According to a new survey, the M&A community expects an uptick in activity and more deals done with stock.
Paul Moseley/Fort Worth Star-Telegram / MCT
Is 2014 finally the year where multibillion-dollar deals that reshape industries finally come back? The merger and acquisitions industry is optimistic.
According to a survey conducted by the Brunswick Group, a financial communications firm, 83% of M&A advisers think that dealmaking volume will increase, while 72% of advisers in Europe and 74% in China see an increase compared to last year. M&A advisers are by nature an optimistic bunch: In last year's survey, 97% of North American advisers predicted an increase in deal volume.
Despite the 9% increase in 2013 to $2.91 trillion in global M&A volume, according to data compiled by Dealogic, it's nowhere near its pre-financial crisis peak. Brunswick surveyed more than 160 merger and acquisition advisers in North America, Europe, and Asia. The results are being released in advance of an annual M&A conference held at Tulane University in New Orleans.
But almost a third of the way into 2014, M&A advisers have some reason for their sunny outlook. Already one huge tech deal has been announced and closed, Facebook's $19-billion acquisition of messaging service WhatsApp, while Comcast's $45-billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable is working its way through the regulatory approval process. "This year is off to a strong start, and the consensus among M&A practitioners is that deal activity is picking up," said Steven Lipin, a senior partner at Brunswick.
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