With Republicans taking control of Congress, Wall Street is buzzing about a potential boom in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) under the upcoming Trump administration.

Bank of America analysts see brighter days ahead for deal-making, anticipating that Trump could remove Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, whose aggressive antitrust stance has been a major roadblock for M&A activity across sectors.

Combined with favorable macro factors and investor demand for capex and M&A over debt paydown, there are plenty of reasons to believe that 2025 and beyond could see significant deal activity.

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