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[null,"Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah","Seth Asante"]
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["Global M&A Trends Report"]
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["Report Generated: 11/19/2025"]
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["Question","Ghana"]
["Private M&A"]
["With respect to private M&A, what are three things on top of mind for M&A practitioners in your jurisdiction?"," Three things top of mind for private M&A practitioners in Ghana are:  \n \n General: economic environment \n General: political environment \n Legal/general: transaction structuring \n \n The Ghanaian economy has been going through turbulent headwinds. This impacted business activities generally and private M&A activity. Further, a general election is due in December this year. The general tendency of investors is to be cautious about making new investments in an election year. "]
["With respect to private M&A, where does your jurisdiction see most deal activity?","Most private M&A deal activity is categorized as below mid-market. \n"]
["With respect to private M&A, what sector sees the most deal activity in your jurisdiction?","Most private M&A deal activity is seen in the Food, Beverage & Agribusiness sector. \n"]
["What are your predictions for private M&A deal volume in your jurisdiction during 2024?","Private M&A deal volume in 2024 is predicted to be less than 2023 deal activity, we anticipate investor hesitance during the election year. \n"]
["Public M&A"]
["With respect to public M&A, what are three things on top of mind for M&A practitioners in your jurisdiction?"," Three things top of mind for public M&A practitioners in Ghana are:  \n \n General: economic environment \n General: political environment \n Legal/general: transaction structuring \n \n The Ghanaian economy has been going through turbulent headwinds. This impacted business activities generally and public M&A activity. Further, a general election is due in December this year. The general tendency of investors is to be cautious about making new investments in an election year. "]
["With respect to public M&A, where does your jurisdiction see most deal activity?","Most public M&A is categorized as below mid-market. \n"]
["With respect to public M&A, what sector sees the most deal activity in your jurisdiction?","Most public M&A deal activity is seen in the Food, Beverage & Agribusiness sector. \n"]
["What are your predictions for public M&A deal volume in your jurisdiction during 2024?","Public M&A deal volume in 2024 is predicted to be less than 2023 deal activity, we anticipate investor hesitance during the election year. \n"]
["Jurisdictional Insights"]
["Please share any other insights with respect to M&A in your jurisdiction:","Despite the recent economic downturn in Ghana, we have seen moderate deal flow across various sectors. Though ticket sizes are small this is still quite encouraging. We expect to see a significant rebound in deal activity as the economy begins to show signs of recovery.\n"]