Alan Tannenbaum, CEO of BMO Capital Markets, recently joined a panel at the Milken Global Conference 2024 in Los Angeles to discuss the M&A market, moderated by Bloomberg Television’s Romaine Bostick.

The economic outlook remains complicated. On the one hand, the U.S. and Canadian economies have exhibited remarkable resilience. On the other hand, inflation remains stubbornly high despite central banks’ best efforts, and that’s delaying the start of expected interest rate cuts. In such a fluid...