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A KPMG survey found that one-third of business leaders are planning major acquisitions in the next 18 months amid favourable nation-building policy conditions, steady interest rate levels and a stronger economic outlook. (The Logic)
Talking point: The survey also found that 36 per cent of private or private equity-backed companies are planning an acquisition. Companies that are accelerating investments in AI-enabled infrastructure are also expected to drive spinoff M&A activity, Marco Tomassetti, president of KPMG Corporate Finance, said in the report. That optimism contrasts with comments from Big Six bank CEOs at RBC’s conference last week, where they signalled less appetite for acquisitions. Canadian M&A activity surged in the first 10 months of last year, as a handful of megadeals masked a broader decline in deal volumes.
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