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Reasons to be cheerful

Seeing through the gloom, why our leading Rainmakers are upbeat for 2025

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Michael Taylor
Jan 07, 2025
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Happy new year Rainmakers,

We’ve already seen the first few deals of the year get announced.

But there is still a mixed set of messages coming out about the economy and the likely effect on the regional M&A market.

Today’s post isn’t a scientific survey of sentiment, but it does provide a snapshot of opinion when we asked a cross section of leaders in your field to say what keeps them optimistic about 2025.

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