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Top investment bankers expect a bumper year for deals as local companies, especially pandemic winners in technology, look to build on their momentum and overseas predators vie for exposure to Australia s stronger health and economic performance.
The rolling out of the COVID-19 vaccine globally and hopes the drama of the US election will soon come to an end, prompted companies to seriously assess and lock-in new growth opportunities. That means after a year of cancelled deals and pandemic damage control, investment bankers are again run off their feet – although 2020 s emergency capital raisings ensured their workloads weren t completely dry in the past 12 months.