At last the Americas M&A market is thawing out. Two US interest rate cuts herald the return of affordable borrowing, and liquidity looks set to follow. With the election settled and stock markets riding high, everything points to 2025 being a watershed year.

It’s very much a buyers’ market as monetary conditions ease up. Though most of the uptick to date has been refinancings and repricings, new deals are gathering momentum. Not only will private equity (PE) sponsors look to capitalize on these conditions, but corporates also have the equity firepower to fund strategic M&A.

See where the market may be heading in Deal Drivers Americas 2025 Outlook, produced by Datasite in partnership with Mergermarket. Track the heat map of prospective deals across the Americas, identify the key sectors and regions to watch, and explore our predicted trends for the coming year.