Predictions For Global M&A Appetite

The recently published September 2015 M&A Predictor put out by KPMG uses important indices and projections to predict the global appetite for M&A in the upcoming year. Forward P/E ratios are used by KPMG as a guide for overall market confidence and net debt to EBITDA ratios are used to indicate the future acquisition capability of companies. Using these metrics, analysts predicted that the global appetite for M&A among the world's largest companies would increase over the next twelve months, with forward P/E ratios expected to increase by 11% between June 2015 and June 2016 and companies' capacity to transact increasing by 7% during that same period.

M&A Predictions for North America