• Confidence 14 percent higher than June 2012 but static since the start of the year

• Japan and US among top performers in both appetite and capacity for deal-making

• Healthcare, consumer discretionary and industrial sectors show highest confidence year-on-year

• Capacity to transact expected to rise 13 percent, with healthcare and technology sectors anticipated to increase the most

KPMG International’s latest Global M&A Predictor shows that deal appetite among the world’s largest companies is higher than it was 12 months ago, with forward P/E ratios – a measure of confidence, or appetite – up 14 percent from June 2012.