M&A All the Way

It goes on to note several favorable macro-economic factors that are contributing to an up-tick in M&A. These include record low interest rates, enhanced credit availability, and healthy equity markets highlighted by increasing stock prices and improving public equity valuations. Public companies realize the need to improve profitability to justify the higher share prices. "This dynamic can contribute to higher transaction activity as public acquirers use M&A as a strategy to grow revenue, realize synergies, enter new markets, expand market share, and generally enhance their business models," states the report.