As dealmakers welcomed 2025 with toasts at their Aspen and Palm Beach vacation homes, hopes were high that a business-friendly White House would usher in an M&A boom. Their champagne dreams mostly came true, though political volatility in DC proved an obstacle at times, too. SUBSCRIBE:  Receive more of our free The Daily Upside newsletter. READ ALSO: Backed by ‘Bank of Dad,’ Paramount Makes Another Push For Warner Bros. Discovery and Investors Hope the Santa Rally Is Hitching Up Its Reindeer Worthy of Br ...