Deal season is back. That’s the sentiment of many on Wall Street who expect Donald Trump’s re-election to trigger a new wave of merger activity. The changed political landscape could also see the rekindling of large Biden-era deals—featuring well known brands like Intel, Albertson's and Tempur Sealy—that were blocked on antitrust grounds, or simply abandoned, as companies bet the time is ripe to try again.
The climate to resurrect stalled mergers (scroll down for our list of top 5) is more favorable in part because many predict Lina Khan, the current chair of the Federal Trade Commission and a noted antitrust hawk, will be out the door shortly. Trump is expected to turn to one of the two current Republican FTC commissioners to serve as an acting lead for the agency.
