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Summary
The first half of 2024 saw a stabilization of M&A volumes and dealmakers are poised to transact in the coming months with expectations that interest rate cuts lie ahead. As year-end opportunities and possible rate cuts loom, will private equity become more actively involved in the deal flow? Hear what our economic and M&A analysts are tracking within the forecasted US credit environment and the implications for dealmaking.
Moderator
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Joe Toomey
Associate Director, Market Development
Joe is an Associate Director within the Desktop Product & Market Development team with a focus on the Corporates and Professional Services segment.
Speakers
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Joe Mantone
US FIG News Desk Manager
Joe Mantone is the News Desk Manager for the U.S. financial institutions group and the author of Market Intelligence's quarterly white paper on M&A and equity capital markets activity.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Ruth Yang
Managing Director, Global Head of Ratings Thought Leadership
As Global Head of Private Markets & Thought Leadership, Ruth Yang is responsible for developing and expanding S&P Global Ratings’ coverage of private credit alongside the franchise’s market engagement in both public and private markets through thought leadership outreach.
Market Intelligence
Dylan Thomas
Private Equity Reporter
Dylan has nearly two decades of journalistic experience and currently covers the private equity market for S&P Global Market Intelligence.
S&P Global
Satyam Panday
US Chief Economist
Satyam Panday is a Senior Economist in the Global Economics and Research Group at S&P Global Ratings, based in New York.
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