M&A Boom Has Room to Run: Dealmakers’ Predictions for 2026

Huge takeovers agreed across railways, drugstores, film studios, video game makers and more, mean dealmakers’ roughly $4.5 trillion haul for 2025 is their second biggest on record.

There’s already plenty of optimism on Wall Street that next year could bring a new high, even as trade tensions remain and fears of a stock market correction grow.