Could the CMA fire the starting gun to unlock M&A in 2024?
News Editor's view: With increased M&A activity predicted for 2024, news editor Scott McGee asks: Is the industry waiting with bated breath to find out the outcome of the Competition and Markets Authority’s investigation into the Markerstudy/Atlanta deal?
It appears that everyone is up for grabs. In the past few months, M&A appears to have gone wild.
To name a few confirmed deals, Direct Line sold its commercial book to RSA, Swinton bought RSA’s
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