Deal Talk With 7ma

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a sense of uncertainty to business owners, strategic buyers, and private equity groups who continue to gauge the long-term ramifications to the stock market. In this episode of Deal Talk with 7MA, Ariail Barker and Andy Johnston explore a recurring question in the M&A space, are deals getting done during the COVID-19 pandemic? They examine how businesses are handling the fallout from the pandemic and how the team at 7 Mile Advisors has been able to help clients overcome these obstacles. Andy Johnston stresses deals ARE getting done. As the pandemic took hold, and the stock market was rapidly atrophying, uncertainty gripped the M&A world. However, companies appreciated that there was still plenty of value in acquisitions, whether it was making investments or acquiring other businesses to accelerate their growth. Many business trends accelerated exponentially, especially in industries such as IT services and outsource business services. IT services benefited immensely f