DC hedges return amid tariff pause

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- By Cole Lipsky
- 27 May 2025

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The deal contingent (DC) hedge market has been making a comeback, after President Trump’s chaotic tariff policies in April led to a sharp dropoff in public merger deal activity amid the widespread economic uncertainty.

“The tariff discussions and news flow saw a lot of timelines pushed out, but I feel deals are coming back in now, and we’re getting quite a lot of inbound requests of substantial size,” says Edmund Carroll, head of FX, rates and commodities corporate client solutions at UBS.

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