Despite CEOs having a less than positive outlook on the global economy in 2020, more than half of US based CEOs surveyed said they were planning mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2020. On a global level, the engineering and construction industry had the highest percentage of CEOs planning M&A in 2020.
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PwC. (January 31, 2020). Share of CEOs that are planning mergers and acquisitions in 2020 worldwide, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/894909/share-of-ceos-that-plan-to-conduct-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-region/
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