Mergers and acquisitions should increase worldwide in 2015

Despite the global financial challenges expected for 2015, the market for mergers and acquisitions must be heated this year. That's what points a survey by Grant Thornton along the 5,000 companies from 35 countries.
According to the study, in 2014, 33% of global leaders ears stated consider growth plan strategy for business over the next three years. In 2013, this piece had been 31% and 28% of the previous.
In Brazil in 2014, 31% of executives said consider mergers and acquisitions for the same time period. In 2013, they were 25% and in 2012, 26%.
By region
North America is where the larger share of concentrates companies wishing to carry out mergers and acquisitions over the next three years (45%), followed by Latin America (38%) and Europe (32 percent).
The proportion of companies that plan to change on the property within that period also increased from 11% in 2013 to 14% last year, led by the more developed economies of Europe and North America, according to the survey.
"The race for markets still deprived of offer explains the optimistic prospect for mergers and acquisitions, and this marriage of goals", explains Daniel Maranhão, partner at Grant Thornton, Brazil in a note.
Brazil
Among the executives who study consolidate mergers and acquisitions in Brazil over the next three years, the majority (59 percent) sees us private equity funds the most viable path for these transactions.
Of them, 27% see the possibility of close to three acquisitions in the period and 5% indicated that can achieve up to six.
The most cited reason for searching for growth via acquisitions was the construction of new talents and business areas (mentioned by 50% of respondents), followed by entry into new markets and places (48%) and access to lower operational costs (44 percent).
Sectors
Overall, the sectors that most confirmed the intention to expand the business through acquisitions were those of electricity, gas and water (with 19% of positive variation between 2012 and 2014), mining (15%) and food and drinks (also with 15 percent).
In flashlight technology segments appear, health and professional services, with negative variation of 5%, 3% and 10% in the period, respectively.