<p><strong>How has energy sector M&A activity fared in 2020 and what can we expect in 2021? </strong></p><p>In 2020, despite a positive start for energy Exploration & Production M&A activity on the UKCS, the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by the oil price crash and the widespread calls for a ‘green recovery’, led to a dip in M&A activity and increasing uncertainty about the future of the sector. However, by the latter half of 2020, M&A activity in oil and gas began to resume, and opportunities are likely to continue into 2021. On the renewables side, the start of unsubsidised deployment in onshore wind and solar in 2020 has led to buyers and se</p>
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Comment—the M&A energy market in 2020 and beyond
