M&A activity has been slow, but Matt Edgar, founder of the recently launched Edgar Matthews & Co. LLC, said the landscape offers opportunities for a new investment bank.

M&A activity was slow in 2022, and the start of 2023 hasn't been much better. What will it take to get the investment banking businesses going again? We talk with RBC Capital Markets analyst Gerard Cassidy about that very topic. 

Reduced valuations have many potential buyers wanting to purchase their preferred targets at lower multiples, and the proposals are leading to debates inside the boardrooms of would-be sellers.