This statistic presents the main reasons for acquisitions planned in the United States in 2016. In that year, 36 percent of the U.S. M&A professionals stated that expanding geographic reach was the primary factor for the mergers they planned to initiate in 2016.
What is the primary reason for the acquisitions you intend to initiate in 2016?
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KPMG. (December 31, 2015). What is the primary reason for the acquisitions you intend to initiate in 2016? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/380165/main-reasons-manda-activity-usa/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
KPMG. "What is the primary reason for the acquisitions you intend to initiate in 2016?." Chart. December 31, 2015. Statista. Accessed February 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380165/main-reasons-manda-activity-usa/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
KPMG. (2015). What is the primary reason for the acquisitions you intend to initiate in 2016?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380165/main-reasons-manda-activity-usa/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
KPMG. "What Is The Primary Reason for The Acquisitions You Intend to Initiate in 2016?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380165/main-reasons-manda-activity-usa/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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