A large number of corporate sellers believe they are not making the most of favourable current market conditions, according to new research.
The study, carried out by KPMG Transaction Services, found that almost half of all sellers felt they had not maximised the value from their latest disposal in the current benign market conditions.
Over 400 merger and acquisition decision-makers, including accountancy and auditing professionals, were questioned during the course of the survey, as well as a number of mid-market companies across Europe, North America and Asia.
Ward Pratt, a partner with KPMG's Transaction Services in the UK, said: "Conditions for anyone looking to sell a business could not be much more favourable.
"Sellers are in the driving seat for the time being and need to make the most of this window of opportunity to achieve maximum value from their disposals," he added.
KPMG has overtaken PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as the leading auditor in the UK, according to Hemscott's Quarterly Rankings of Auditors for 2007. The Amsterdam-based Big Four firm now employs 394 clients, compared to the 385 that PwC has on its books.
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