Dealcast: The M&A Podcast

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“This level of uncertainty has allowed boardrooms to rise above what is happening in the market,” Global Chair of Investment Banking at JPMorgan Anu Aiyengar says. Rather than being paralysed by geopolitical turmoil, executives have acknowledged they are playing on a constantly changing pitch and doubled down on long-term thinking to simplify their corporate footprints while building growth and resilience, Aiyengar says. That’s writ large in a record-breaking first half for global M&A, with volume of USD 3.16tn (up 44% year-on-year) – and 78% of that haul involving strategic acquirors. In this episode of Dealcast, Aiyengar joins John West, Mergermarket’s Global Com...

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Dealcast: The M&A Podcast

Episodes (272)

Yesterday Proof, process, and price: A look at the new standards for sponsor-backed dealmaking in the wake of AI – Investec’s Kate Gribbon
Mon Jul 13th ‘Scale, simplicity, strategy’ drive corporate dominance in record 2026 M&A run – JPMorgan’s Anu Aiyengar
Jun 17th Why GP consolidation is on the rise in Asia

Dealcast: The M&A Podcast

Jul 20, 2026
40¾ minutes
831 MB

While sponsor-related deal volume from the exit perspective is at EUR 132bn so far this year, nearly double the volume in the first half of 2025, deal counts are only up 12%. Deal momentum is picking up, but it still can be difficult to get a deal over the line in the current environment, according to Kate Gribbon, Investec’s head of financial sponsor coverage. The effects of SaaSpocalypse or SaaSmageddon are still lingering and dealmakers need to have a strong offensive and defensive strategy when it comes to AI. Diligence also needs to come in at an...

Dealcast: The M&A Podcast

Proof, process, and price: A look at the new standards for sponsor-backed dealmaking in the wake of AI – Investec’s Kate Gribbon

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