According to the latest Capital Confidence Barometer, 57% of executives plan to make acquisitions in the next 12 months. The need to respond to challenges while navigating a complex and fast-changing environment makes dealmaking an imperative, not an option. Executives are looking at more targets, and deals will tend to be smaller. However, as boards look to make innovative acquisitions, they are using analytics to make better decisions.
The Global Capital Confidence Barometer is a bi-annual conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit on behalf of EY. It gauges corporate confidence in the economic outlook and identifies boardroom trends and practices in the way companies manage their Capital Agendas — EY’s framework for strategically managing capital. Discover more on ey.com/ccb.
