Trends in Packaging M&A

Outlook

Thanks to abundant balance sheet expansion by central banks around the world, the financial and credit crises of the past several years thankfully seem behind us. The start of 2013 has been characterized by modest economic growth in the United States, continued expansion in China, and at least a stabilization of the issues in Europe. In addition, credit markets remain liquid and global equity markets seem healthy. These conditions have led to a good start to M&A in 2013. There have been several multi-billion transactions announced involving both strategic and financial buyers.