Divestment & acquisition of assets
What form will M&A activity take? What assets will attract most attention?
A third of companies (31%) wish to shed underperforming assets over the next 12 months 32%
45% will be looking for strategic business growth or acquisition activities
88% expect upstream operations to see the most M&A activity
36% Multiple specific assets or parts of companies
17% Individual project or interest in a project
Company-wide activities or entire asset portfolios
Insolvencies & disputes on the horizon? – – Concerns over cancelled or broken agreements loom large, with 86% of respondents expecting this to be the main cause of claims and disputes over the next year – – JV partners, contractors or suppliers becoming insolvent or unable to fulfil their contractual obligations is also a key concern (81%), as are payment issues (67%)
86% Cancellingor breakingof agreements
81% Companies or suppliers becoming insolvent and unable to perform obligations
67% Payment issues
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