Stand-outmarkets for predicted high transactional growth in next five yearsinclude developed economies such as the Netherlands, the UK, Sweden,China, Hong Kong (China) and India, and emerging markets of Mexico,Egypt, and Vietnam, Singapore’s Business Times quoted the report assaying.
Globally, Baker McKenzie analysts predicted M&Adeals to rise to 2.7 trillion USD in 2015 before accelerating to 3trillion USD in 2016 and 3.4 trillion USD in 2017.
M&Aactivity relating to emerging markets will grow dramatically, rising by56 percent to 678 billion USD by 2018, up from 435 billion USD in 2014.
The most active sectors over the next five years are forecastto be healthcare, telecommunications and structural financials.
Consumer goods and services, technology and pharmaceuticals are also expected to expand due primarily to cyclical trends.-VNA