Key industries expected to show more flair for creative deals in the U.S. 2021

When selected U.S. corporates and equity firms were asked in a November 2020 survey which key industries they expect creative merger and acquisition (M&A) deal structures to be used more regularly in 2021, more than 85 percent of respondents suggested they are more likely to use creative deals in the energy, mining and utilities industry. Over 70 percent of total respondents cited that creative deals are likely in the industrials and chemicals industry post-pandemic. The top three was completed by 53 percent of the respondents, who stated that creative M&A deal structures are likely in the real estate industry after the COVID-19 crisis.

在2020年11月的一项调查中，当被问及美国上市公司及股权公司预计在2021年将更频繁地采用哪些关键行业的创新合并与收购（M&A）交易结构时，超过85%的受访者表示，他们更倾向于在能源、采矿和公用事业行业使用创新交易。超过70%的受访者指出，在疫情之后，创新交易在工业和化工行业也颇具可能性。在受访者中，有53%的人认为，在COVID-19危机之后，创新型M&A交易结构在房地产行业的应用也将日益增多。