Rob Ouellette Quoted in Smart Business: "M&A's Incredible Year"

Ice Miller LLP partner Rob Ouellette was quoted in the Smart Business article, "M&A's Incredible Year." 

The article included:

Dealmakers we’ve talked to all agree that M&A activity is as high as it’s ever been. According to PitchBook’s Q2 Global M&A report, through the first half of the year, 17,808 deals have closed at a combined value of $2 trillion.

That’s already nearly 70 percent of the 25,828 total deals closed in 2020. If this pace continues, 2021 activity could exceed the 10-year high set in 2015 of 31,721 deals closed. It’s exciting, but it’s a lot of work. Professional service firms that operate in the M&A world are extremely busy right now, says Robert Ouellette, a partner in the Business Group at Ice Miller. That’s creating bottlenecks and extending deal timelines, and it’s possible the market has not yet seen peak activity.