Five mega-deals to expect in 2018

The coming year is likely to see the return of the mega-deal. Matthew Lynn explains why, and tips five possible contenders for 2018.

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The coming year is likely to see the return of the mega-deal. Why? First, the impact of Brexit is fading, and as the year unfolds companies will be feeling a lot more confident that a reasonable deal will be struck with the EU and they can get on with building their businesses. Deals that have been on hold will be back on again. Second, we are heading into the late, euphoric stage of a bull market. In the past, that has always been marked by a flurry of mergers.

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Matthew Lynn

Matthew Lynn is a columnist for Bloomberg, and writes weekly commentary syndicated in papers such as the Daily Telegraph, Die Welt, the Sydney Morning Herald, the South China Morning Post and the Miami Herald. He is also an associate editor of Spectator Business, and a regular contributor to The Spectator. Before that, he worked for the business section of the Sunday Times for ten years. 

He has written books on finance and financial topics, including Bust: Greece, The Euro and The Sovereign Debt Crisis and The Long Depression: The Slump of 2008 to 2031. Matthew is also the author of the Death Force series of military thrillers and the founder of Lume Books, an independent publisher.