What's driving today's hot M&A market?

<p>The market has rarely seen the level of merger-and-acquisition activity that we see today with a plethora of large and small buyers.</p><p>To breakdown what’s driving the deals, Editor Nick Wakeman spoke with Bob Kipps of the investment bank KippsDeSanto. </p><p>Kipps shares his views on why the market has been so good to buyers and sellers as well as the critical role being played by private equity firms, who drive nearly half of the transactions.</p><p>The expectation is that the pace of mergers and acquisitions will continue and Kipps explains why.</p>