Buried deep in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ most recent Management Barometer survey on M&A activity were some interesting statistics.
The survey, which claimed that large U.S. multinational companies expect to increase M&A activity over the next two years, also stated that those acquisitions are getting closer scrutiny. Among the two areas that executives expect to spend more time on when screening deals: New corporate requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley, and internal controls and corporate governance practices.
