The inaugural Deloitte Private global survey indicates that, despite ongoing uncertainty amid interesting global conditions, private company leaders are optimistic and plowing ahead, investing in new technologies and talent to stay ahead of competitors. http://dupress.deloitte.com/dup-us-en/topics/strategy/global-business-survey-private-midsize-companies.html?id=us:2sm:3ab:dpglobal17:eng:abt:011618&pkid=1004816

1. Global perspectives for private companies
Plans, priorities, and expectations
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In September 2017 Deloitte Private polled nearly 1,900 executives from private and mid-sized companies in 30 countries about their expectations, experiences
and plans for becoming more competitive in the current economic environment. Here are some of the most significant findings;
access the full report online at dupress.deloitte.com/global-private-survey.
We are “very confident” or “extremely
confident” about the success of our
companies over the next 24 months.
Two-thirds of executives surveyed said:
42% say they are likely or very likely
to acquire targets in the next year
26% say they expect to be
acquired in the next year
79% of
private
companies
surveyed
already rely
on global
markets for
a portion of
their revenue
46% say
training
is their
most likely
talent
investment
in the next
12 months
45% expect
to hire more
full-time
employees in
the next year
Nearly half of the respondents believe
disruption from non-traditional competitors
is likely in the next two to three years.
EMEA
65%
Asia Pacific
60%
Americas
70%