Posted on December 16, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | CD Community | Corporate Strategy | Election 2008 | People | Sector Watch | Trends
Tagged: Barack Obama , Chris Williams , Harris Williams & Co. , Hiter Harris , President-elect

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Harris Williams & Co. co-founders Hiter Harris and Chris Williams donned their business casual wear for a talk about what's coming for mergers and acquisitions in 2009. They say while pockets of debt capital are still available for small and mid-size deals, all who touch middle-market M&A - be it investment bankers, lenders, lawyers or private equity firms - have felt the effects. Harris and Williams opine on the transportation and logistics, healthcare, technology, and energy and power sectors.

They noted infrastructure-related companies that focus on roads and bridges will likely get a boost from new investment under the Barack Obama administration and that energy and power will get a boost from Obama as well. The president-elect received praise from T. Boone Pickens on nominating Steven Chu and Carol Browner for his energy and environmental team. - Baz Hiralal

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