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Created: 2025-06-02 13:20:49 UTC

❗️M&A CRASHES TO 20-YEAR LOW — WORSE THAN 2008❗️

In April, only 2330 deals were closed worldwide — the lowest since February 2005.  
Worse than during COVID, the global financial crisis, and the uncertainty of Trump’s first term.

💸 By volume, things seem to be holding up:  
• $243B globally (−20% from the 20-year average)  
• $114B in the US (−8%)  

But let’s be real:  
🧨 $243B today isn’t what $243B was in 2010.  
Inflation hasn’t gone anywhere, and the cost of capital has spiked.  
The Fed’s holding rates at 4.25–4.50%, and the appetite for risk is on a strict diet.

⚠️ What could revive the market?  
• Rate cuts in the second half of 2025  
• Thawing of trade tariffs  
— and then the ice might just crack.

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