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Together with Mergermarket, we surveyed 220 senior corporate and private equity executives about the challenges and risks that IT can present in the transaction process. Learn more in our latest report and video.

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In our latest edition of Eye on Real Estate, we sit down with Thomas Schwartz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (CAP REIT). He shares his insights on the Canadian multifamily residential market and the factors that have allowed CAP REIT to grow into the largest multifamily REIT in Canada.

Robust levels of M&A activity in developed economies in Europe and North America remained elusive in the third quarter as the eurozone and US budget crises continue to play out. Despite the uncertainty, transactions are still getting done in the plastics and packaging industry.

Market fluctuations in the North American food and beverage industry caused dealmakers and buyers and sellers alike to incorporate uncommon forms of transaction risk hedging during the third quarter, such as reverse breakup fees and increased attention to the quality of financing paper. Learn more in our latest Food and Beverage Recap.

A 67% increase in deal value totalling US$132 billion reveals cashed-up mining and metals companies are taking advantage of recent declines in valuations to pursue mergers and acquisitions this year.

M&A activity in the North American home and building products sector slowed in the second quarter. In the third quarter, valuation multiples in home and building products experienced their steepest quarterly decline since early 2009, as global stock markets fell across all sectors. Learn more in our latest Building Recap.

Despite economic turbulence and market turmoil, 41% of leading international companies expect to make an acquisition in the next 12 months, according to our latest Global Capital Confidence Barometer, based on a survey of more than 1,000 senior executives around the world.