Deals
Trump Gives Dealmakers ‘All-Clear Signal’ for M&A, Bok Says
- Bok cites Tesco’s Booker deal as significant signal in U.K.
- Markets are ‘discounting the negative stuff,’ he says
Greenhill CEO: Trend Towards Smaller Firms for M&A
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Greenhill & Co. Chief Executive Officer Scott Bok said that clients pondering mergers and acquisitions are looking beyond political uncertainty in the U.S. and U.K. and focusing on President Donald Trump’s commitment to economic growth.
“You could say, ‘Wait, let’s see what the tax rate is, and let’s see what happens with trade deals,” Bok said Friday in an interview on Bloomberg Television. But, “I think what’s well understood is we have a very pro-business government in Washington now, and I think that’s the all-clear signal for companies to do deals.”