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While Global M&A surged in 2021, China cross-border M&A slumped – so, which areas are active and where do the opportunities lie?

Where are the opportunities in Metals & Mining M&A this year, and what are the underlying factors driving activity?

Covid-19 saw a proliferation of ‘edtech’ and related services. We are beginning to see early consolidation and directional guidance on the future of the industry.

Cross-border investment and M&A activities have been particularly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

As the world focuses more resolutely on its climate change goals, we are seeing an inevitable increase of investment into new energy power sources as businesses seek to transition their operations from brown to green.

There is no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for M&A around the globe, not to mention additional pressure from increasing economic, political, and technological decoupling between China and the West.

Historically, mining may not be the first industry many investors think of when considering an investment based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, but there appears to be a revolution underway.

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