A torrent of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2021, a year that followed the pandemic outbreak, with all its rage and devastating blow on the world economy, not only suggests the resilience of corporate Nigeria but the gritty resolve of growth-minded corporations to add weight, put the global emergency behind them and move on.
Several Nigerian firms appear to have been bitten by the bug of deal-making during the year, with the number of deals among quoted companies coming to 23, including 15 acquisitions (both outright takeovers and acquisitions of