Capital Markets Close '17 With a Bang

Shlomi Ronen is the managing principal and founder of Dekel Capital.

The capital markets are closing the year with a bang, after a slow start. The new administration in the White House combined with the age of this cycle contributed to a decrease in deal activity in the first half of the year. This summer, the market, however, accelerated, and activity in the second half of the year has helped rebound deal volume back to initial expectations. We sat down with Shlomi Ronen, managing principal at Dekel Capital, for an exclusive interview to review the capital markets activity this year and get his expectations for the close of 2017.

GlobeSt.com: After a slow start to the year, capital markets activity picked up at yearend. What drove the surge in the second half of the year?