1. Given the level of domestic m&A in Q1, do you expect Activityfor the rest of 2011 to:

Bullishness reigns. Leading M&A advisors believe deal activity will continueto increase or the remainder o 2011, and 92 percent o top bankers andlawyers polled believe that the level o deal volume will continue to rise thisyear ollowing a strong rst quarter in M&A volume. Seventy-eight percent o advisors surveyed last year accurately predicted an increase or 2010.

2. if you selected increAse, whAt is the sinGle GreAtest fActorthAt you expect will drive this rebound?

Tis year, nearly hal o those surveyed view the return o CEO and Board condenceas the greatest driver supporting more deal activity, an increase rom 36 percent lastyear. A urther 26 percent pointed to an improving economy as the primary reason orthe uptick in sentiment. Tese actors ar outweighed concerns around the availability o cash on company balance sheets (11%) or access to credit (11%).