In Ernst & Young’s 2015 Global Capital Confidence Barometer issued in October, a number of key findings were highlighted–and many responses from real estate, construction, and hospitality executives display enthusiasm for a bustling economy.
In the study, 80 percent of executive view the global economy as improving, and 77 percent of dealmakers expect the M&A market to improve in the next 12 months. Many seem to expect a positive future, with more than half of companies reporting three or more deals in the pipeline.
While the economy may seem solid to many, a number of executives are fearful of a lack of cyber-security. In the survey, 87 percent of executives polled see cyber-attacks as a high level threat to the dealmaking process.
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