The tide finally seems to be turning for hedge funds that have struggled to make money in M&A arbitrage trading after 2023 turned out to be the worst year for deals in a decade.
Mergers and acquisitions are showing signs of revival. The spurt in volume toward the end of last year reflected the strongest level of activity since the beginning of the current rate-hiking cycle, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Adding to the optimism, some event-driven hedge funds surged in December after an abysmal start to 2023, industry tracker Hedge Fund Research said.