PARIS: Low interest rates are stoking the fires of takeovers, with about a quarter of big groups now on the lookout for targets in the next 12 months, a study found this week.

The signs are clear “that plans for transformational acquisitions are accelerating,” the survey by consultancy EY concluded.

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