Paul Weiss’s Langston Sees ‘Stars Aligning’ for M&A Uptick (1)

A top dealmaker is predicting busy times ahead for mergers and acquisitions with deal volumes up 16% so far this year.

“Confidence is returning to board rooms, to C-suites — companies are willing to make big, bold bets on M&A,” Jim Langston, a partner in the mergers and acquisitions group at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, said in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Wednesday.

Corporate buyers have been at the forefront of the jump, with mega deals powering a rebound this year. More than a dozen deals valued at $10 billion have been announced, according to data ...