The crisis may have left many businesses incapable of sustaining themselves. But these may have valuable IP or other assets that an acquirer can obtain a an attractive valuation. Other industries may have benefitted immensely from reduced bricks-and-mortar shopping and more online shopping, such as businesses engaged in online payments alternatives. These businesses may be growing and could afford acquirers attractive ways of expanding into geographies where the addressable market has yet to experience significant penetration.
