Takeover activity sets blistering pace in first half of 2007
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Merger and acquisition activity in the first six months of 2007 hit a record, boosted by the battle for Dutch group ABN Amro and rapid growth of the private equity sector, a study showed on Friday.
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With merger and acquisition fever hitting new highs, which deals will work out?
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'Tis the season for mergers, as technology firms go on a buying binge this holiday season that is starting to rival the great M&A spree of the 1990s. -washingtonpost.com
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Despite the euphoria of one of the busiest weeks in U.S. mergers and acquisitions in almost five years, Wall Street investment bankers cannot live by mega-deals alone.
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PRIVATE equity firms, flush with cash from wealthy institutions and other investors eager for extraordinary returns, snapped up more and bigger companies this week in a burst of takeovers impressive even in a year that is shaping up as a record for mergers.
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With merger and acquisition fever said to be waning, which deals will be the ones to work out?
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A $55 million purchase could be bigger than investors think.
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Investors might want to wait a while as this company digests its large acquisition.
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The value of foreign-backed takeovers of British firms hit a quarterly record in the three months to June 30 amid the sale of pharmacy group Alliance Boots and steelmaker Corus, data showed Tuesday.
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International markets account for more than half of the conglomerate?s sales.
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U.S. homeowners began the foreclosure process at a record pace in the first quarter of 2007, largely due to a sharp rise in previously hot real estate markets such as California and Florida.
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The stock looks reasonably valued but some core businesses are struggling to grow.
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Acquisitions can juice sales but can also lead to messy balance sheets. A simple test can sort them out.
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When I sat down for my annual review of what I've written over the past year, something jumped out at me. Usually, I write about widely diversified subjects. But in 2007, I devoted an inordinate number of columns to the shenanigans of leveraged buyout firms and the attempts by the world's central...
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Another impressive first quarter, but business may be softening.
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Stocks began the new quarter with a rally on Monday, boosted by a new wave of takeover activity and data showing a pickup in manufacturing activity in June.
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Top shares have jumped to their highest level for 27 months, tracking a buoyant start to the fourth quarter across global stock markets and as takeover speculation continues to rumble among banks and elsewhere.