M&A Forecast 2025

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    04 February 2025

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What does the future hold for merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in New Zealand? MinterEllisonRuddWatts' leading Corporate M&A team analyses current trends and shares their forecast for 2025.

“Dealmakers eye $4 trillion-plus M&A haul in 2025 on Trump boost.”

That was the headline published by Reuters in late December following a modest 15% uptick in global M&A volumes in 2024. With international pundits predicting the highest worldwide M&A activity in the post-COVID era, how did New Zealand fare in 2024 and are we going to see a similar rise in activity in 2025?

In this our ninth forecast, we look back at a topsy-turvy 12 months of New Zealand dealmaking and then outline why we think activity will increase in the year ahead.

Read the M&A Forecast 2025
Individual articles can also be found below:

Overview: Is the storm coming?

Change is coming: Regulatory reviews in the works

Merger knock backs: The start of a trend or business as usual?

IRD going “full throttle” in 2025

M&A in New Zealand’s renewable energy sector

Intelligent due diligence in an AI world

Selling to the world: Considerations when dealing with overseas buyers