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On Rising Interest Rates: ‘Drivers of Deals are Still Present’

The Texas Lawbook asked a half dozen lawyers how the Fed’s move to raise interest rates Wednesday will impact M&A and the capital markets in Texas. Here are their responses: 

Alain Dermarkar, partner at Shearman & Sterling in Dallas:

“From my perspective, while this will obviously have an impact on the market generally, particularly I think consumer goods, I don’t think its impact is as significant as gas prices on the overall economy.  In terms of M&A activity, I think this has been priced in for a while and I don’t think it will have a significant impact on overall activity, given that we continue to see a lot of capital looking to be deployed.”

Claire Poole

Claire Poole is a senior writer at The Texas Lawbook, where she covers corporate transactions.

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