"The regulatory posture of the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division that during the past four years challenged many proposed business combinations will likely be more relaxed under the incoming administration," Goldman Sachs chief U.S. equity strategist David Kostin wrote in an analyst note published Wednesday.
"Goldman Sachs projects a 20% increase in M&A activity in 2025, according to the same note. Over the last couple of years, M&A activity had fallen significantly."
"Under FTC chair Lina Khan and assistant attorney general for the DOJ's antitrust division Jonathan Kanter, regulators have been testing new parameters to evaluate whether they would approve certain mergers."
"Now, with Trump set to return to office for a second term, that scrutiny is expected to dissipate-a reality that was reflected in the stock market over the last two days."
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