M&A Outlook II – The AGN Global Survey of M&A Activity: The Foothills of Future Change?

This latest edition of the AGN Global Business Voice survey follows M&A Outlook I (The Calm Before The Storm), conducted in early 2021 – which gave us a snapshot of how AGN members’ corporate finance activity had been impacted by the global pandemic.

Volumes and values were down – but perhaps not as much as one might have expected, and it was clear that there was concern about future levels of distressed sales due to an anticipated downturn in economic fortunes.

Just over half a year later, we now look again into this fascinating area. It would appear that many economies have bounced back with greater energy than might have, at one point, been expected. Regardless, some economies are now burdened with huge public debt, and as pundits are pointing out, “someone will have to pay”, and the question for us is how will that affect global M&A business?

Access the publication to discover the high-level, opinion-based picture from our international panel of business advisory accountants. What is happening in their region or country?