Global bank executives said that dealmaking conditions have begun to improve, with some predicting a better outlook for strategic mergers and acquisitions at an industry event Tuesday. Both M&A activity and initial public offerings (IPOs) faltered last year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes to tame inflation. "The M&A deals are coming a little faster," Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan told the Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Services Conference on Tuesday.