M&A: Looking Back And Looking Forward

As 2020, one of the most challenging, erratic and uncertain years in recent history, flipped the calendar to 2021, it is a good time to reflect on lessons learned from the turbulent and unique conditions of this past year and shift focus onto the future as the world continues on the track to recovery-physically, socially and economically.

Key Corporate Governance and M&A Developments in 2020

• During the early days of Covid-19 (March-April) as the economy came to a grinding halt and markets experienced large-scale volatility, companies and industries were impacted in unprecedented ways that presented significant risks to all, upended business models and forced bankruptcies for some and highlighted material weaknesses for others, while allowing those well positioned for the remote, technology driven, economy prosper.