Analysis
Rahul Sachitanand
Dec 20, 2021

After a challenging 2020, M&A action sprung back to life in 2021

YEAR IN REVIEW: If the theme last year was about consolidation of operations and conservation of resources, a pickup in sentiment saw a surge in deal-making in 2021.

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