3 reasons the trillion-dollar M&A market will keep exploding in 2018

US merger-and-acquisition activity is on pace to clear $1 trillion for the fourth year in a row.
Robert W. Baird sees robust activity continuing through 2018 as private-equity-backed companies grow in number and outbound Chinese investment remains strong.2017 has been a banner year for merger-and-acquisition activity.
Broadcom is trying to buy Qualcomm for more than $100 billion, which would be the biggest tech takeover in history. United Technologies agreed to fork over $30 billion for Rockwel