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Summary
M&A volumes have been depressed for more than six quarters and the regulatory environment is creating more headwinds. In many cases, deal approvals are taking longer and US regulators are poised to continue challenging transactions even after they’ve suffered setbacks in the courts. In recent months, the FTC and Justice Departments have proposed an update to the merger draft guidelines, which agencies used to determine compliance with federal antitrust laws, and a redesign of the premerger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.
Which trends and strategies can help dealmakers get off the M&A sidelines?
Our panel will discuss:
- An overview of M&A activity and terminations
- Antitrust scrutiny and its impact on activity
- Challenges from in the regulatory proposals
- A spotlight on tech M&A deal impacts
- Regulatory developments to track from a corporate strategic’s viewpoint
Speakers
Megan Browdie
Cooley
Partner
Megan solves clients’ antitrust issues, guiding transactions through merger review and representing clients in government investigations and litigation. She regularly counsels clients – including private equity sponsors – on a variety of topics, including pricing practices, licensing of intellectual property and other distribution issues.
Megan solves clients’ antitrust issues, guiding transactions through merger review and representing clients in government investigations and litigation. She regularly counsels clients – including private equity sponsors – on a variety of topics, including pricing practices, licensing of intellectual property and other distribution issues. Megan has helped to secure critical wins for clients in a number of cases and has experience in matters before the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission and state antitrust authorities.
Chambers USA, Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal recognize Megan as a top antitrust practitioner. Chambers quotes clients describing Megan as “an expert” who is “great to work with.”
Megan works with clients in a variety of industries, including automotive, consumer goods, computer hardware, financial services, Internet of Things, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, publishing, software and telecommunications.
Megan also is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section. She is currently a vice chair on the Health Care and Pharmaceuticals Committee and previously served in various positions on the M&A Committee, the Federal Civil Enforcement Committee and the Presidential Transition Task Force. Megan was also as an editor for Antitrust Law Developments (Ninth Edition), the premier antitrust treatise.
Megan maintains a vibrant pro bono practice, typically representing caregivers and children in the Washington, DC area. Megan is also co-chair of Cooley’s DC Pro Bono Committee.
Jesse Kramer
S&P Global
Head of M&A and Strategic Investments
Jesse Kramer is Head of M&A and Strategic Investments with the corporate team at S&P Global. He has extensive experience with corporate law and the inner-workings of acquisitions the lifecycle.
Jesse Kramer is Head of M&A and Strategic Investments with the corporate team at S&P Global. He has extensive experience with corporate law and the inner-workings of acquisitions the lifecycle. Jesse previously served as Associate General Counsel for Mergers & Acquisitions for S&P Global and, prior to that, was a Corporate Associate with Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. He holds a law degree from Harvard Law School.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Joe Mantone
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Editorial Senior Lead, US Financial Institutions News
Joe Mantone is the News Desk Manager for the U.S. financial institutions group at S&P Global Market Intelligence and the author of a quarterly white paper on M&A and equity capital markets activity. He also hosts the new podcast The Pipeline: M&A and IPO Insights.
Joe joined the U.S. FIG team in 2008 and covered investment banks for more than 10 years before moving into his current role. Joe has been working as a business journalist for nearly 20 years and previously worked for The Wall Street Journal and the Crain Communications magazine, Modern Healthcare. Joe is based in New York.
He holds a master’s degree in journalism from Roosevelt University and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Arizona State University.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Samantha Tomaszczyk
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Senior Research Analyst
Samantha Tomaszczyk is a senior research analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Samantha Tomaszczyk is a senior research analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence. She is focused on identifying emerging areas of M&A activity, many of which fall within her areas of sector expertise – including fintech and the internet of things.
Samantha’s recent areas of concentration include dealmaking in the payments sector, the changing nature of private equity and the impact of regulation on large-cap buyers.
Prior to joining the research team in 2022, Samantha was an editor at S&P Global Market Intelligence covering technology, media and telecommunications. Before this, she spent several years covering the sector for various publications, including M&A newswire Mergermarket. She has also written about telecommunications regulation and trade lawsuits for newswire MLex.
Samantha holds a law degree from the University of Law.
Moderator
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Joe Toomey
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Director, Professional Services Business Development, Data and Research Solutions
Joe is an Associate Director within the Desktop Product & Market Development team with a focus on the Corporates and Professional Services segment.
Joe is an Associate Director within the Desktop Product & Market Development team with a focus on the Corporates and Professional Services segment. He has been with S&P Global since 2012 working in various roles within the organization, including Client Support, CMBS analysis for S&P Global Ratings, and a Commercial rep for several different customer segments. He now oversees Product and Market Development for the Corporates and Professional Services workflows with a focus on the S&P Capital IQ Desktop.
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