COVID-19 and M&A: How the Pandemic May Change the Road Ahead
The coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic continues to have dramatic effects on daily life across the globe. Businesses face a variety of challenges, including unprecedented market conditions, supply chain issues, liquidity concerns and dilemmas over how best to protect their customers and employees. Moreover, some businesses are confronting existential crises as the changes caused by COVID-19 have sped up what might have otherwise been more gradual evolutions.