Forty
percent of business executives, whose organizations are contemplating merger
and acquisition (M&A) transactions in 2013, expect the deals will occur
in North America. According to a recent Deloitte online poll, more than
one quarter of these deals (28 percent) will be under $1 billion.
Additionally,
more than two-thirds of executives (67.1 percent) expect the U.S. economy to
continue improving throughout the year, with 76 percent of respondents
significantly optimistic, more optimistic or maintaining their existing level
of optimism about the M&A market for the remainder of the year.
