KPMG Says Global M&A to Fall in 2009, Late Year Pickup Possible

2007 was clearly the peak of global M&A, with private equity and strategic buyers in full force, strong capital markets and supportive debt structures freely offered by commercial banks. But what a difference a year makes!

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KPMG Predicts Slowdown in Global Mergers and Acquisitions in 2008

KPMG's Global M&A Predictor anticipates that the global deal environment will likely deteriorate into the second half of 2008, with both deal value and volume with forward-looking corporate valuations down 10% compared to just 6 months ago. The firm’s predictor shows a decrease in both ‘appetite’ (forward valuations) and ‘capacity’ (estimated net debt to EBITDA) for M&A activity...

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