The deadline is 23 November to participate in a survey by international law firm Osborne Clarke and Recruiter to gauge future recruitment merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in Q1 2011.

M&As in the recruitment sector have remained relatively buoyant over the last couple of years. However, that buoyancy is often overlooked as many deals remain private, and no barometer of future sentiment currently exists.

That’s why Recruiter, recruiter.co.uk and international law firm Osborne Clarke have teamed up to create a new M&A barometer for the recruitment sector. Let us know what you think — the survey only takes two minutes to complete, and can be found here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5H2TT9Z.

So what do you think will happen in recruitment M&A activity over the next quarter, Q1 2011?

Again, the deadline for sharing your insight into the first M&A barometer is 23 November. The results will then be published in the 8 December 2010 issue of Recruiter.