2025 Year in Review & 2026 Outlook
In this episode of Bundy Group Insights, Clint Bundy and Stewart Carlin reflect on a pivotal year in the M&A market, reviewing key developments from 2025 and discussing what business owners should be thinking about as they head into 2026.
The conversation begins with a discussion of the broader M&A environment. While headline attention focused on large, marquee transactions, 2025 was notable for the breadth of global deal activity, with more than 50,000 M&A transactions completed worldwide—a first-time milestone—and approximately 19,503 transactions in North America, the third-highest annual…
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