M&A plans at 3-year high: survey

[LONDON] More corporate executives are planning acquisitions in the next year than at any time in the last three years as the global economy stabilises, according to a survey by consultancy EY.

The firm's bi-annual Corporate Confidence Barometer, which surveys more than 1,600 senior executives, found that 40 per cent anticipate making acquisitions in the 12 months to come, compared with 35 per cent a year ago. Sixty per cent of respondents said that they anticipate total deal vol…