It is no secret that 2021 was a big year for M&A in Asia. As the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic began to lessen, deals once again picked up and the future began to look brighter. As activity increased into a steady flow of blockbuster deals, lawyers found their hands full and their expertise in hot demand. Now, as 2022 is well and truly underway, lawyers are strapping in for another eventful year of work.
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals picked up steam throughout Asia Pacific during the first half of 2021, in no small measure due to a rebound from the worst economic ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic through 2020. With vaccine rollouts continuing and border restrictions being gradually loosened, M&A lawyers can look forward to an upswing in work in 2022 and beyond.