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Cooley’s 2023 Activism Year in Review: Wolfpacks at the Gate

Cooley M&A

a sale, divestiture, change in strategy or management, return of capital to shareholders, etc.). To that end, many top activists stay close to private equity firms (or even activist buyout funds) to assess targets ripe for an M&A campaign.

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World’s Best Investment Banks 2025: Introduction

Global Finance

Market participants entered the year hoping for a robust revival in M&A, IPO, and debt financing activities. Programmatic M&A, where firms make small to midsize acquisitions annually, remains the highest performing, least risky strategy, delivering 2.3% Corporate Finance Editor Anthony Noto served as lead editor.

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