Transactional January 13, 2026 Skadden’s 2026 Insights Transactional M&A Boards Face Continued Pressure to Pursue Spin-Offs as Investors Seek Corporate Clarity and Value Creation M&A in the Middle East: AI, Financial Services and Energy Transition Lead the New Wave Liability Divestiture Transactions: A Win-Win for Financial Buyers and Mass Tort Defendants For more articles on M&A, see: M&A in the AI Era: What Buyers Can Do to Confirm and Protect Value The Long-Anticipated Wave of Bank Consolidation Starts to Break ‘Premiumization’ and Slow Organic Growth Likely to Feed Food and Beverage M&A Political Law Due Diligence in M&A Transactions Is Increasingly Critical Capital Markets Strategic Capital Meets Innovation: How Government and Industry Are Shaping the Next Wave of Market Growth Key Considerations for Private Equity Sponsors Aiming to Take Portfolio Companies Public Hong Kong Exchange Speeds Up Listing Reviews and Loosens Retail Allocation Shareholder Activism As Activism Becomes a Year-Round Sport, Possible Regulatory Changes Could Impact Both Activists and Companies See the full 2026 Insights publication BACK TO TOP
Transactional M&A Boards Face Continued Pressure to Pursue Spin-Offs as Investors Seek Corporate Clarity and Value Creation M&A in the Middle East: AI, Financial Services and Energy Transition Lead the New Wave Liability Divestiture Transactions: A Win-Win for Financial Buyers and Mass Tort Defendants For more articles on M&A, see: M&A in the AI Era: What Buyers Can Do to Confirm and Protect Value The Long-Anticipated Wave of Bank Consolidation Starts to Break ‘Premiumization’ and Slow Organic Growth Likely to Feed Food and Beverage M&A Political Law Due Diligence in M&A Transactions Is Increasingly Critical Capital Markets Strategic Capital Meets Innovation: How Government and Industry Are Shaping the Next Wave of Market Growth Key Considerations for Private Equity Sponsors Aiming to Take Portfolio Companies Public Hong Kong Exchange Speeds Up Listing Reviews and Loosens Retail Allocation Shareholder Activism As Activism Becomes a Year-Round Sport, Possible Regulatory Changes Could Impact Both Activists and Companies
