FULL REPORT HERE: http://bit.ly/EYCCB13  The 13th Global Capital Confidence Barometer finds M&A appetite at its strongest in six years as 6 in 10 companies actively pursue acquisitions.

1. Capital Confidence Barometer
Key M&A
findings
of companies expect
to actively pursue
acquisitions in the
next 12 months
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59%
55%
of companies currently
have three or more deals
in their pipelines
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24%
increase in appetite for
upper-middle-market deals
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48%
of companies intend to
pursue acquisitions
outside their own sector
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26%
of companies have
increased their intention
to acquire in the eurozone
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Sectors with the highest
appetite to acquire
Oil and gas
69%
Consumer
products
and retail
67%
Mining and
metals 67%
Diversified
industrial
products
66%
Power and
utilities 65%
Top investment destinations
1. United States
2. United Kingdom
3. China
4. India
5. Germany