U.S. Bancorp survey finds 78% of industrial, manufacturing finance leaders expect M&A activity to rise

• U.S. Bancorp's 2026 CFO survey found 78% of industrial products and manufacturing finance leaders expect sector M&A activity to rise.
• In those sectors, 66% say their businesses are more likely to make acquisitions over the next 12 months than a year earlier.
• Among public-company finance leaders, 34% expect their businesses to raise equity capital over the next year.

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