COVID-19 split the retail financing market—players of scale with online capabilities thrived, while retailers reliant on brick-and-mortar stores for the bulk of their earnings came under increasing financial pressure

Global retail M&A value increased year on year, as appetite for supermarket and convenience store assets resulted in big-ticket deals

Dividend recapitalization activity plunged in the immediate aftermath of COVID-19 but, as markets recovered, investor appetite for recap deals swelled

After taking a deep dive in Q2, US leveraged loan issuance picked up in Q3, while European markets gained year on year

Since COVID-19, deals involving foreign state-owned enterprises or enterprises related to public health or the supply of critical goods and services are increasingly subject to review

Most deals are approved, but new rules covering more types of transactions and requiring mandatory filings in certain cases have changed the landscape

While COVID shut the window on deals in H1 2020, Q3 saw a revival that augurs well for the rest of the year and beyond

Although US high yield bond issuance cooled somewhat in Q3 2020, it still hit record highs, while European activity remained on an upward trend

After deal activity stagnated in H1, the third quarter offers some hope for dealmakers, as deal volume and value surpass Q3 2019

A series of exit megadeals doubled the value recorded in Q3 2019, while global buyout activity lost momentum, growing more modestly in the third quarter.

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A majority of dealmakers say their companies are focused on defense or survival, but about a quarter are actively pursuing growth.

While not unscathed by the ongoing pandemic, software deals are proving to be resilient to the effects of lockdown