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Main reasons for acquisitions planned in the United States 2016

What is the primary reason for the acquisitions you intend to initiate in 2016?

The data describes the main reasons for acquisitions planned in the U.S. in 2016. In that year, 36% of the United States M&A professionals stated that expanding geographic reach was the primary factor for the mergers they planned to initiate in 2016.

Enter into new lines of business	37
Expand customer base	37
Expand geographic reach	36
Enhance intellectual property or acquire new technologies	34
Opportunistic - target becomes available	25
Financial buyer looking for profitable operations and/or gain on exit	20
Acquiring additional elements of the supply chain	16
Responding to activist investiors	13
Defend against competition	7

Main reasons for acquisitions planned in the United States 2016

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