Mergers and acquisitions exceeded $3 trillion for the fourth year in a row in 2017, and for the third consecutive year announced 50,000 deals. M&A will continue be used as a tool for equity value creation, especially as industries and companies target outside of their lines and focus on technology-based businesses. With the new U.S. tax policy and mandated reparation, what sectors are primed for increased deal making? How have the administration's changes to regulations affected the outlook for M&A here in the U.S. and abroad? Who in the field will feel the impact of increased private equity capital going forward?

Moderator
Dana Mattioli
Mergers and Acquisitions Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Speakers
Leon Kalvaria
Chairman, Institutional Clients Group, Citi

Navid Mahmoodzadegan
Co-President, Founding Partner, and Managing Director, Moelis & Company

James Sprayregen
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Chris Stadler
Managing Partner, CVC Capital

John Waldron
Co-Head of the Investment Banking Division, Goldman Sachs