Accoring to a survey conducted at the end of 2021, more than half of executives interviewed globally expected their company to actively pursue M&A in the next 12 months, which was a 10 percent increase from the previous years' survey. In 2022, 59 percent of executives expected to actively pursue M&A, up from 49 percent a year earlier.
Share of executives planning to actively pursue mergers and acquisitions (M&A) over the next 12 months worldwide from 2010 to 2022
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EY. (April 19, 2022). Share of executives planning to actively pursue mergers and acquisitions (M&A) over the next 12 months worldwide from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/955731/share-of-companies-actively-pursuing-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
EY. "Share of executives planning to actively pursue mergers and acquisitions (M&A) over the next 12 months worldwide from 2010 to 2022." Chart. April 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/955731/share-of-companies-actively-pursuing-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
EY. (2022). Share of executives planning to actively pursue mergers and acquisitions (M&A) over the next 12 months worldwide from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/955731/share-of-companies-actively-pursuing-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
EY. "Share of Executives Planning to Actively Pursue Mergers and Acquisitions (M&a) over The next 12 Months Worldwide from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/955731/share-of-companies-actively-pursuing-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/
EY, Share of executives planning to actively pursue mergers and acquisitions (M&A) over the next 12 months worldwide from 2010 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/955731/share-of-companies-actively-pursuing-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Share of executives planning to actively pursue mergers and acquisitions (M&A) over the next 12 months worldwide from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], EY, April 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/955731/share-of-companies-actively-pursuing-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide/