ACG Cleveland Special Editorial 2022: Adapting to disruption in M&A deals in an era of volatility

As disruptive as the current M&A landscape has been, deal practitioners have seen and successfully navigated similar disturbances before. Doing so is never easy, however, especially during dark days like March 16, 2020, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average sharply dropped 2,997 points due to COVID-19. Many presumed that deal activity would grind to an extended halt. While volume initially plummeted, a “V-”shaped recovery ensued even as the pandemic raged on.