According to LSEG, a record 68 transactions worth $10 billion or more were announced globally this year, bringing the average annual transaction size to nearly $227 million. Ivan Farman, co-director of global mergers and acquisitions in the United States of America, said: “The big deal is driving the market, which is a sign of the confidence of CEOs and the board.” He and his team expected that the momentum would continue in 2026 and beyond and that it would spread across industries. Another sign of the coming boom is the sustained investment in recruitment by banks and law firms, from the banks of rich countries and Razad to Bouves and Cayes. Looking forward to next year, lawyers at the top law firm, Vodzier Lipton, are focusing on trends that include more fragmentation, more mergers and acquisitions in the area of encrypted currency, and larger inflows of funds to autonomous wealth funds, particularly in the Middle East. The more liberal enforcement of mergers by the Trump Government was also a factor in the growth of transactions.