Total Safety was recently featured in AxialMarket’s Corporate Development M&A Activity Report. The report analyzes some of the most prevalent issues impacting strategic acquirers in the current M&A climate. To gauge the environment, AxialMarket compiled information and insight from its netowrk, a survey sent to over 4,000 corporate development professionals, and a series of interviews with leading corporate development professionals from across a variety of industry verticals.

A few highlights from the report:

• It seems that the sluggish M&A activity from the past few years has experienced a marginal uptick. 72% of surveyed Corporate Development professionals would describe the current M&A environment as “moderate.”
• To evaluate deals in this still-difficult environment, deal professionals rely on a combination of financial and nonfinancial factors — most notably culture and fit.
• Looking to the future, 62% of those professionals believe that deal activity will increase. The increased activity could be a result of the gradual economic recovery, increasingly available debt facilities, and PE dry powder.
• 88% of corporate development professionals expect to make at least one acquisition in the next year.
• Although PE dry powder could help stimulate M&A activity, it could also mean serious competition for strategic buyers and corporate development offices. 88% of survey respondents believe dry powder will increase competition for strategics.

To download and view the report, visit the AxialMarket Blog.