Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature,
Quote
of
the
Day.
As
optimism
about
the
deal
market
continues
to
return
and
companies
and
private
equity
sponsors
alike
look
to
transact
through
the
end
of
this
year
and
beyond,
we
expect
more
M&A
activity
is
likely
in
the
pipeline
on
the
back
of
the
tailwinds
of
a
recovering
M&A
cycle
more
generally.
We
are
thankful
for
the
continued
opportunity
to
partner
with
our
clients
on
some
of
their
most
strategic
and
important
transactions
over
the
course
of
this
year
and
are
looking
ahead
to
what
lies
in
store
for
2025.
—
Katherine
Kraus,
a
partner
in
Simpson
Thacher
&
Bartlett’s
corporate
department,
in
comments
given
to
the
American
Lawyer,
on
what
she
and
her
dealmaker
colleagues
are
thankful
for
this
year.
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Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
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