Baird Global Investment Banking partnered with 8 Acre on a study to explore the evolving landscape of corporate mergers and acquisitions, including how dealmaking is changing in a PE-driven market and what it takes to compete and win as buyers advance their approach.
8 Acre conducted 68 in-depth, expert interviews with corporate development leaders around the world at both private and publicly listed companies, across a range of industry sectors and market capitalizations. Key themes revealed in the research and discussed in Baird’s published white paper include:
- How private equity is compelling corporates to raise their M&A game
- Unique advantages of and differences between PE-owned businesses and publicly owned strategics
- What drives strategic buyers to aggressively pursue some deals while walking away from other opportunities
- Important factors to consider when selling to strategics
