Our 11th Capital Confidence Barometer predicts healthy growth for M&A globally, which should take the market back to levels last seen before the financial crisis. Our previous Capital Confidence Barometer correctly predicted the rise of multibillion-dollar deals in 2014. With the climate still right for those large acquisitions, we can expect to see more transformational and innovative transactions. However, the growth engine of M&A for the next 12 months should be the middle market (defined as deals valued at less than US$1b). Our analysis of year-on-year changes in deal volumes shows that previous upturns have been led by mega- and upper-middle-market deals, followed by an upswing in the lower middle market. Large transactions create M&A activity further down the deal chain. Read more here.

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