Leading obstacles to M&A deals in the U.S. 2017

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 2, 2025
This statistic shows the leading obstacles to merger and acquisition deals in the United States in 2017. In 2017, global market uncertainty was viewed by 20 percent of the executives surveyed as the largest obstacles to M&A deals, down from 26 percent in 2016.
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Leading obstacles to merger and acquisition deals in the United States in 2016 and 2017

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Release date

February 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

September 6 to 24, 2017

Number of respondents

1,016 respondents

Special properties

executives; 766 at U.S.-headquartered corporations and 250 at domestic-based private equity firms

Supplementary notes

2016 data retrieved from a survey carried out by the source in fall 2016.

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