Deals Haven’t Peaked Yet, Report Says

The merger-and-acquisition boom is likely to be even bigger next year, according to a year-end outlook from PriceWaterhouseCoopers. The accounting firm’s Transaction Services group published its outlook for 2007, and it said that private equity funds will continue to fuel much of the activity “as long as the Goldilocks economy continues.” The consultancy said the health care, media, financial services and telecommunications industries are likely to see the most deals.