Salesforce Shows M&A Is Coming Back. What It Means for Investors.

Mergers and acquisitions were dead earlier this year. For the first couple of months, investors were hesitant to put money to work and borrow more ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which crimp demand for goods and services. By late February, global M&A for 2025 had totaled $412 billion, according to London Stock Exchange Group, putting deals on track to hit $2.6 trillion for the entire year. That would have been down 24% year over year from the $3.4 trillion 2024 total.

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