Bloomberg reported the appetite for M&A is at the highest level since 2010 amid increasing confidence in an economic recovery, according to a survey by consultancy EY.

Bloomberg said further the firm’s bi-annual Global Capital Confidence Barometer, which surveys more than 1,600 executives in 54 countries, found that more than half of companies plan to carry out acquisitions in the next 12 months.

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