Bankers get creative to sign M&A deals in Trump’s trade war By Reuters
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Apr 18 2025
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Source: Investing.com
Market Volatility Impact on Deals: The recent tariffs imposed by President Trump have caused significant market volatility, leading private equity firms like Silver Lake Partners to modify deal terms, such as deferring payments in their acquisition of Intel's Altera business to mitigate risks associated with the unpredictable economic environment.
Decline in M&A Activity: While global dealmaking initially rose in early 2023, it has since experienced a sharp decline, with M&A volume dropping 29% in April compared to the previous year, prompting companies to rethink and adjust their financing structures and deal terms to navigate the turbulent market conditions.
Analyst Views on GPN
Wall Street analysts forecast GPN stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for GPN is 102.82 USD with a low forecast of 75.00 USD and a high forecast of 135.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
16 Analyst Rating
6 Buy
10 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 75.940
Low
75.00
Averages
102.82
High
135.00
Current: 75.940
Low
75.00
Averages
102.82
High
135.00
About GPN
Global Payments Inc. is a payment technology and software company that powers commerce for businesses of all sizes worldwide. The Company helps businesses grow by delivering solutions that enable payment acceptance, smarter operations and client experiences - online, in store and everywhere in between. Through its Merchant Solutions business, it provides payments technology and software solutions globally to primarily small- and-medium sized businesses and select mid-market and enterprise customers. Its comprehensive offerings include authorization, settlement and funding services, customer support, chargeback resolution, reconciliation and dispute management services, terminal rental, sales and deployment, payment security services, consolidated billing and reporting. Its Worldpay is a payments technology and solutions company. It serves various industries, including restaurants, retail, services, sports and entertainment, K-12 education, higher education, and property management.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
