Weekly Market Recap – January 12, 2026

Heading into 2026, absent any major market shocks, the pieces are in place for one of the strongest years for North American M&A and IPO activity we have ever seen. Favorable economic conditions, an increasingly permissive antitrust agenda in Washington and cheaper financing costs should make it easier to facilitate transactions, with companies now operating in one of the most pro-business deal-making environments in years.