Goldman Tells Dealmakers Not to Wait for Perfection in M&A (1)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. bankers say companies can’t afford to wait out the volatility gripping markets to pursue strategic mergers and acquisitions.

“If you wait for perfection, you may struggle to get your deal done,” Nimesh Khiroya, the Wall Street bank’s co-head of M&A for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said in an interview. “You’ve got to balance strategic impetus with managing volatility.”

Goldman Sachs is forecasting pure M&A volumes of $3.8 trillion for 2026 — a slight increase on last year’s haul. That’s despite a challenging start to the year that’s already brought a technology selloff, private ...