New Market Report: Global Business Survey: MandA Trends and Key Markets for Growth in 2013-2014

"Global Business Survey: MandA Trends and Key Markets for Growth in 2013-2014" is a new report by ICD Research that provides the reader with a definitive analysis of global MandA outlook across 10 key industry segments in 2013-2014. The report explores projections surrounding merger and acquisition activities and core factors influencing such anticipations. Additionally, the report provides the reader with an analysis of the most promising emerging and developed markets across 10 key industry segments in 2013-2014. The report also provides access to information categorized by region, company type, and company size.

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Introduction and Landscape
Why was the report written?
This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from ICD Research's exclusive panel of leading global industry executives. The report provides data and analysis on global MandA outlook in 2013-2014 across 10 key industry segments including the key emerging and developed markets for growth. The key industries covered in this report include Airports, Beverages, Defense, Food, Medical Devices, Mining, Oil and Gas, Packaging, Pharmaceutical, and Power. Most secondary research reports are based on general industry drivers and do not understand the industry executives' attitude and changing behaviors, creating a gap in presenting the business outlook of the industry. In an effort to bridge this gap, ICD Research created this primary research-based report by gathering the opinions of multiple stakeholders across the value chains of 10 key industry segments.

What is the current market landscape and what is changing?
Of respondents across various industry verticals, 61% from global pharmaceutical and 55% from global medical devices industries project either a 'significant increase' or an 'increase' in MandA activities in 2013. Furthermore, 54%, 54%, and 52% of respondents from the global mining, oil and gas, and power industries, respectively, anticipate that consolidation in their industry will increase in 2013.

What are the key drivers behind recent market changes?
The reasons for increased MandA activity highlighted by respondents from various industries are high operational costs, increasing competition, the need to increase geographical presence in key markets, the need to increase business competence, use economies of scale, increase market share, and put pressure on bottom-line performance.

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