Lee Mlotek Provides 2025 Outlook to Mergers & Acquisitions

Monomoy Managing Director Lee Mlotek was recently featured in Mergers and Acquisitions’ 2025 M&A Outlook.

The publication interviewed industry professionals on a variety of topics impacting the overall M&A landscape, including the global economy, dealmaking megatrends, sector specific expectations and key macro concerns.

• Commenting on his outlook for M&A activity in 2025, Lee shared, “We remain cautiously optimistic that 2025 will bring strong dealflow, supported by recent macro developments, such as anticipated interest rate reductions and a growing need for liquidity events. Market intelligence indicates that increased pitch activity and robust bank backlogs align with the expectation of improved deal volume and quality. However, we anticipate that deal activity may be more concentrated in the latter half of the year, as businesses aim to showcase improved performance against prior periods.”
• Considering potential macro headwinds for the new year, Lee stated, “End market demand and raw material pricing are the two main macro concerns potentially impacting Monomoy’s industrials and consumer-facing portfolio in 2025. We have been carefully adjusting our cost structures to the lower level of demand we experienced in 2024.”
• Sharing his economic outlook for 2025, Lee added, “Our outlook on the 2025 economy is that it will effectively be consistent with what we experienced in 2024. The high level of uncertainty in the economy continues to delay the capex, investment and hiring decisions needed to push the economy back into growth mode.”

To read more of what Lee and other deal professionals expect in 2025, click here.