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# Our survey supports the data that 2021 is set to be a record breaking year for M&A

14 June, 2021

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Corporate Financier shares Corbett Keeling’s quarterly survey results on how Private Equity investors anticipate the next quarter’s M&A activity.

Click [here](https://www.corbettkeeling.com/hubfs/Corporate_Financier_June_Edition_2021.pdf) to read the full details on page 11 of Corporate Financier's June edition.

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