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Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz were the top three global principal advisers on M&A deals

While deal value and volume are down, US leads the way to a potential upturn

The FCA has proposed a striking makeover of stock market listing rules amid a global IPO decline

Dealmaking dropped by 33% in the second half of the year, the largest drop since records began in 1980

Consultations including the Primary Markets Effectiveness Review, Secondary Capital Raising Review and Prospectus Regime Review have seen progress stall over the last few months

The sharp slowdown in Q3 activity positions 2022 as a tough year for dealmaking, reports LSEG deals intelligence director Matthew Toole