As we move into 2020, Jesse Ho Head of Event-Driven at Carlson Capital believes the fertile M&A environment that persisted throughout 2019, is likely to continue over the next 12-months.
Writing in his December and year-end letter to investors of the Black Diamond Arbitrage Partners fund, the fund manager speculates that as prospective merging parties are running out of time to announce a deal "with visibility into whether it will be reviewed under the current Republican US administration," there could be a sudden surge of merger announcements earlier in the New Year.
Last year was the fourth busiest year...

