Flashback 2020: Coronavirus drags M&A, private deal volumes to five-year lows

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The number of private investments and mergers and acquisitions dropped to the lowest in at least five years during 2020 even as their aggregate values rose amid the pandemic, thanks chiefly to Reliance. The total value of PE, venture capital and M&A transactions in 2020 grew close to 12% at $83.6 ......