Thursday, December 14, 2006

M&A Will Set a Record in 2007 So Long as Goldilocks Economy Continues

Healthcare, Media, Financial Services, Energy and Telecom Sectors to Fuel Activity

December 13 - PRNewswire - On the heels of a sweeping wave of fourth quarter deal activity that could make 2006 a record year for M&A, the Transaction Services group of PricewaterhouseCoopers believes 2007 could set a new record for deal volume with both strategic buyers and private equity firms expected to further accelerate activity. According to Thomson Financial, deals involving US companies announced through November 2006 totaled $1.3 trillion compared with $1.2 trillion for all of last year, and $2.0 trillion in 1999, which holds the current record for deal value and volume. The number of deals exceeding $10 billion is about the same as it was in 2000. Read More.

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