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Business professionals overlooking a city financial district as global M&A activity rebounds amid heightened regulatory scrutiny and transaction complexity.
M&A is rebounding, but the rules have changed

Goldman Sachs believes M&A activity could approach record levels in 2026, but this is not a repeat of the dealmaking boom that followed the pandemic. Strategic buyers are driving transactions in a market shaped by higher financing costs, greater regulatory oversight and increased pressure to deliver transaction certainty.

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The in‑house org chart gains a new center 

The in-house org chart is changing, with legal teams now at its center. In-house legal teams play a hands-on role in shaping strategy and help define the company’s direction from the very beginning.

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Deloitte maps three shifts redefining the in‑house CLO

Deloitte has identified three trends that are changing how Chief Legal Officers work within large organizations.