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As the first quarter of 2020 wore on, no sector was able to avoid the declining appetite for deals caused by the expanding coronavirus outbreak. However, activity in select industries may be primed to rebound as struggling businesses look to sell and cash-rich buyers swoop in.
The novel coronavirus outbreak slowed dealmaking throughout the world at staggered times during the first quarter, abruptly ending a strong start to 2020 across several regions.
The spread of COVID-19 has jarred financial markets, pushed valuations lower, and, at times, capsized pending deals. The crisis is creating more opportunities for strategic investors and financial buyers on the hunt for distressed assets and those willing to stomach some uncertainty.
Deal activity plunged in the first quarter of 2020 on U.S.-China tensions and the coronavirus outbreak, but Hogan Lovells Corporate partner Liang Xu believes the pieces are falling into place for Chinese buyers and sellers to rebound once the health outlook and the markets stabilize.
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