Livewire Exclusive: What an M&A boom would mean for investors

Global mergers and acquisition activity topped US$1.3 trillion in the first quarter of 2021, setting a new record for the strongest opening period ever and suggesting we could be in for a bumper year. This follows the ramping up of M&A activity in the last few months of 2020, all the more remarkable after the standstill of last March.

In the Australian market, some of Livewire readers’ most-tipped small-cap stocks are among those recently lobbed with bids – including home loan company Mortgage Choice (ASX: MOC) and lithium miner Galaxy Resources (ASX: GXY). But how should shareholders feel about M&A? It’s a complex area with many variables.

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