KYIV, Dec 10 – The share of Ukrainian companies planning to buy a business in the next six to 12 months has decreased over the year from 50% to 37%, according to a study of the M&A market in Ukraine by the Avellum law firm, which interviewed more than 90 owners, top managers and heads of legal departments of Ukrainian and international companies.

According to materials sent to Interfax-Ukraine, at the same time the share of companies that do not plan to buy a business increased from 26% to 44%, and the share of those who are not sure decreased from 24% to 19%.