KPMG: M&A forecast for 2018: 'Mixed but promising'

摘要

The sky is no longer falling in the oil and gas M&A market, KPMG energy finance analysts say, but the corporate appetite for deals in the sector is still expected to drop by about 10% in 2018 compared to 2017. The "appetite" is measured by forward P/E ratios, the analysts said in the company's annual "M&A Predictor" report. It forecasts deal activity in four major sectors—consumer markets, financial services, industrial markets, and technology, media and telecommunications—as well as utilities and oil and gas.