Global Buyers Report 2022

For the seventh consecutive year, we surveyed global strategic buyers and private equity investors acquiring businesses across the knowledge economy to understand how they will approach M&A in the coming year.

We're pleased to present this annual report covering buyer trends in management consulting, technology services & outsourcing, software & tech-enabled services, engineering consulting and human capital management sectors.

In this report, you'll get insight into:

  • How buyers will navigate the heated M&A market
  • Buyers propensity for acquisitions in 2022
  • The impact of digital disruption as an M&A driver
  • How buyers will evaluate deals
  • Buyers approach to valuing and structuring deals