Optimism’s the Word as Bankers Look for Deals After Brexit Shock

Dealmakers facing global turmoil in financial and currency markets since U.K. voters decided to leave the European Union are finding reasons to be positive.

The year so far has been a relatively gloomy one, with global mergers and acquisitions down 14 percent from the same period in 2015, when the market was on its way to a record, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Companies held off on selling shares or making purchases as the uncertainty of the Brexit vote hung over big transactions.