By Sabrina Valle

NEW YORK, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The “fertile” conditions driving dealmaking in 2025 will persist through the end of the year and into the next as CEOs look for scale and private-equity firms offload aging assets, according to Michal Katz, Mizuho Americas head of investment and corporate banking.

This year was dominated by megadeals over $10 billion, which more than doubled year-over-year to $1.3 trillion through Tuesday, according to data compiled by Dealogic. That included an $85 billion rail transaction, a $40 billion data center deal, and the largest leveraged buyout ever — a $55 billion take-private of Electronic Arts, Katz said at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York on Wednesday.

She cited pent-up demand for M&A and a desire by CEOs to “future-proof” their companie

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