Corporate and private equity executives foresee an acceleration of merger and acquisition activity in 2018, both in the number of deals and in the size of transactions.The state of the deal points to strong activity ahead with technology acquisition the key driver of M&A pursuits. Further, there is a virtually unanimous sentiment that deal size will increase, compared with deals brokered in 2017.
The Deloitte M&A trends report looks at activity by surveying more than 1,000 executives at corporations and private equity firms about the current year and their expectations for the next 12 months.
To find out more, explore the M&A Trends report.