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What’s Shaping M&A in the Second Half of 2026
Confidence is back as AI rewrites M&A dealmaking and momentum builds across sectors. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Marc Cooper shares his outlook on M&A trends to date and the forces likely to drive transaction activity through year-end.
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Mid-Year M&A Trends: Growth Across Key Sectors
Industrials, healthcare, and AI-related businesses continue to attract interest. Marc Cooper shares what these trends signal for the broader dealmaking environment.
Trends for the Year Ahead
Boards are increasingly comfortable underwriting uncertainty and supporting disciplined management teams; preparation matters more than perfect timing.”
There is a very large structural opportunity forming around capital solutions for businesses that are in transition but still have real earnings power.”
Grocery consolidation continues, as significant transaction cost savings help buyers rise above economic pressures on consumers and competitive challenges from enormous global grocers such as Walmart, Amazon, Costco and Aldi.”
Scott Moses, Head of Grocery, Pharmacy & Restaurants VIsit Sector- In today’s market, high-quality assets are still clearing extremely well—there’s more than enough demand, the constraint is really on supply.”
We are on track for the most active year since 2021 — signaling early innings of hopefully a multi-year rebound to normalized activity levels.”
Jon Hemmert, Head of Professional Services Visit SectorAI is driving a widening bifurcation — high-quality, data-rich platforms are clearing at premium valuations, while undifferentiated or ‘wrapper’ solutions are increasingly challenged.”
Ian O’Neal, Partner, Technology Group Visit Sector