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Strategic growth, new capabilities to drive M&A in rest of 2025, Goldman Sachs says

By Curtis Eichelberger ( July 23, 2025, 16:51 GMT | Insight) -- Strategic growth and the addition of new capabilities such as software, artificial intelligence and vertical integration are expected to be the primary factors driving M&A decisions in the second half of 2025, according to a Goldman Sachs survey. The investment bank said in a report that the US is in the second year of a five-to-seven-year M&A market recovery, and that although uncertainty will persist — especially in tariff-sensitive industries — many companies are maintaining a “change is constant” mentality and seizing opportunities to reevaluate their portfolios.Strategic growth and the addition of new capabilities such as software, artificial intelligence and vertical integration are expected to be the primary factors driving M&A decisions in the second half of 2025, according to a Goldman Sachs survey....

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