James Stevens, co-leader of Troutman Pepper’s Financial Services Industry Group, was quoted in the August 22, 2023 S&P Global Market Intelligence article, “US Banks Dash Back to Dealmaking as Their M&A Appetite Returns.”

“We’re seeing a lot of activity where people are talking about deals that maybe they talked about before, and they’re reenergizing conversations or new parties are coming together,” James Stevens, a partner at Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, said in an interview.

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“Most people are accepting the reality that something that was worth whatever it was worth 18 months ago is now worth a different, lower amount than it was,” Stevens said.

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