Global M&A Appetite: Executives Continue To Be Hungry

Executives around the world have a strong appetite to pursue acquisitions, the highest in six years, according to Ernst & Young's Global Capital Confidence Barometer (the Report), released at the end of October. The bi-annual Report details how despite market volatility, companies have confidence in deal-making and are pursuing growth opportunities and acquisitions at increasingly high rates. Companies are not only pursuing acquisitions in their own sector, but looking outside their traditional sectors and across borders. The Report highlights how executives are focused on "sustainable" growth, to both safeguard against the cost-cutting measures required over the past decade, but also to build healthy growth for the future.