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Governance & Sustainability Center Briefings

The Current State of M&A

October 08, 2025 12:30 PM ET - 01:30 PM ET | Virtual Meeting

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M&A in 2025 is being reshaped by persistent market volatility, heightened regulatory and antitrust scrutiny, and a challenging deal-financing environment—pressuring boards to adopt more agile strategies, strengthen governance, and rethink long-term value creation. This high-level briefing, led by David A. Katz and his partners at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Alison Preiss, Christina Ma and Lina Tetelbaum will provide senior governance executives with a pragmatic look at the current state of M&A.

Discussion topics will include:

  • Market Trends – what’s driving transactions and which industries are seeing accelerated growth, including AI-driven consolidation in technology, energy acquisitions, bank consolidation, and private equity activity and what we expect to see over the next 12 months.
  • Regulatory and Antitrust Scrutiny – evolving enforcement priorities in the US and abroad, and what they mean for dealmaking and timelines.
  • The Board’s Role – how directors and executives can weigh immediate deal value against long-term strategy and risk, and prepare for investor scrutiny.
  • Shareholder Activism and M&A – how activism is impacting M&A in the current environment.
  • Valuation and Financing Dynamics – how the cost of capital, investor expectations, and private equity strategies are shaping deal structures.

To Attend

To register, please log into our website at the top of this page. For any questions about the agenda, please email Christine Guinessey, Senior Program Manager, at CGuinessey@tcb.org. 

For issues regarding registration or questions about your company’s membership status, please get in touch with Abby Martiner, Member Engagement Manager, at AMartiner@tcb.org.

Governance & Sustainability Center Briefing discussions bring business leaders and others together to discuss timely, strategic issues under the Chatham House Rule, generating actionable insights for participants and their organizations. Participating in this program is an exclusive benefit for our US Governance & Sustainability Center Members. There is no fee associated with this program.

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