Uncertainty in the boardroom, financial market dislocation, sovereign risk, macroeconomic uncertainty – none of it spells boom-time for deals. Activity slumped in April, no one can be sure where the tariff situation is headed, and a confidence game like M&A looks much harder than it did only one month ago.
Yet, you cannot keep a seasoned M&A banker down.
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Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com
