We are excited to share our latest LionTree’s Lens: Sector Insights & A Look Ahead, Winter 2025 perspectives, which highlights what we view as the most important market trends and thematic shifts across the TMT and consumer landscape during the last quarter, and some expectations as we look ahead.

It doesn’t exactly feel like mid-December, with the New Year right around the corner! Activity in the space has been sky-high and the major market indices have become increasingly choppy with a rotation out of Tech (Nasdaq fell -1.6% this week) and into cyclicals (the Dow rallied +1%). Fresh concerns about the AI trade surfaced and was a big focus this week

Just as the week was winding down, it ended with a bang with Netflix’s announced acquisition of Warner Brothers (see Theme #1). In the background, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted modest gains, up +0.3% and +0.9%, respectively. Treasuries were weaker with yields higher across the curve. The Fed meeting next week will be the next main macro catalyst, with the markets now pricing in a ~90% chance of a 25bp cut.