Confidence is increasing - and event-driven strategies could stand to benefit

Making the best out of the pandemic

Heading into 2020, it could be argued that confidence was rising following a lessening of tensions between the US and China, and a seemingly stable outlook for the global economy.

Many businesses found themselves in a position to look at expansion and take advantage of the opportunities that were due to present themselves as the year unfolded. As we now know, much of that was shattered by the economic lockdowns experienced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Business growth became stunted and confidence destroyed. Many executives quickly moved into survival mode and went about looking to restructure their companies to not only survive the pandemic but to implement new business models and make the best of a challenging situation. The quality companies have ...