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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: After nearly a decade of growth, global M&A activity in the first quarter of 2020 was down 39.1% by deal value year over year — comparable to levels seen in the first quarter of 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis. The chilling effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of the year translated to a significant backlog of M&A transactions. Approaching the end of 2020, however, dealmaking returned in full force, despite the ongoing human challenges imposed by the pandemic. Coupled with cautious optimism around the effe...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Democrats retained control of the House in November 2020, though the party enjoys a notably smaller majority after losing several seats to Republicans. Additionally, after Democrats prevailed in both runoff elections in Georgia on January 5, 2021, Vice President Kamala Harris can provide the tie-breaking vote to give Democrats the majority in the Senate. Leadership of the House committees in the 117th Congress, which convened on January 3, 2021, remains largely the same. At least nine Senate committees are slated to have new Republi...