Discover the latest trends and get insights on these 5 topics and more:

  1. Improbable Rebound: The black swan event of 2020 created the most extraordinary rebound in U.S. equity markets in the postwar era, and a frenzy in retail trading activity. Dig into the data in the Summary. 
  2. Top 10: Franklin Resources’ acquisition of Legg Mason created one of the 10 largest asset managers globally, but it was just one of four $1 billion-plus deals in the traditional asset management sector.
  3. Credit rolls on: The hot private credit market continued to mint deals, with two cross-border transactions leading the pack. Find out more about those buyers and others in Credit.
  4. Property disrupted: Covid-19 created winners and losers in real estate. Find out which sectors are rising and falling and the dip in advisory M&A that occurred, in Real Assets.
  5. Wealth managers adapt: Over decades, Ron Carson turned his dorm-room startup into a notable wealth firm. Last year, he learned a new lesson: How to manage clients remotely. Find out more about that trend and the deals that defined 2020 in Wealth.

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