Baker McKenzie’s Erika Lopez: Momentum shifts as PE embraces progress

Expect strong dealmaking and narrower valuations, says Erika López, corporate partner in Baker McKenzie’s Chicago office and a member of the Global Private Equity Practice.

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What do you expect to be the dominant themes for private equity this year?

While we are facing an evolving market, we can form a view on what is to come this year by looking back at recent years and recent trends. We had relatively low activity in the M&A markets in 2023 but 2024 showed a moderate uptick in deal activity for us.

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