# M&A Corner: Market Confidence Returning Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-obvious-6984827/m-a-corner-market-confidence-returning Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-obvious-6984827/m-a-corner-market-confidence-returning.md Podcast: [Beyond The Obvious](https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-obvious-6984827) Published: 2025-06-30T13:20:25+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/142ec0c5 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/142ec0c5/9a21b266.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-the-obvious-6984827/episodes/m-a-corner-market-confidence-returning Duration seconds: 566 ## Resource Market certainty drives businesses to take action, and returning confidence has led to a flurry of transactions across several sectors. In part one of this installment of M&A Corner, Mizuho | Greenhill's Co-Head of Corporate Finance and Head of Greenhill International, Kevin Costantino, sat down with Stephen Amdur, Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, to discuss the recent resurgence in dealmaking and what is driving it. Stephen reflects on the uptick in activity his law firm has seen in recent months, touching on: The uptick in deal activity as private equity sponsors are becoming more comfortable with new market conditions following an extended period of uncertainty How Mizuho | Greenhill has navigated inconsistent markets to successfully advise our clients on recently announced deals New statute changes in the state of Delaware and how they will impact businesses looking to incorporate there ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-the-obvious-6984827/episodes/m-a-corner-market-confidence-returning/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-obvious-6984827/m-a-corner-market-confidence-returning.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.