Goldman Sachs reminds companies to promote mergers and acquisitions without waiting for the perfect timing.

Goldman Sachs bankers said that companies pursuing strategic mergers and acquisitions cannot afford to wait for the latest round of market volatility to calm down before taking action. "If you wait for everything to be perfect, you may have a hard time completing the deal," said Nimesh Khiroya, Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at Goldman Sachs, in an interview. "You have to strike a balance between strategic momentum and volatility management." Goldman Sachs forecasts that the scale of pure M&A transactions will reach $3.8 trillion by 2026, slightly higher than last year. Despite a challenging start to the year, with tech stock sell-offs, private credit devaluations, and rising energy prices due to the Iran war, Khiroya said at the Goldman Sachs and McKinsey European M&A conference in London this week that the market has gradually adapted to uncertainty since the COVID-19 pandemic and the investment banking team at Goldman Sachs expects deals to continue.