Friday, June 22, 2007

Another record for M&A, no slowdown seen -Thomson

June 22 - Reuters - Global corporate merger activity in the first half of 2007 surged 53 percent to a record-high $2.5 trillion as Europe equalled the United States for the first time in four years, new research released on Friday showed.

Mergers and acquisitions in the first half exceeded the 1999 all-time high of $1.9 trillion by a third, according to preliminary figures from market data firm Thomson Financial. Read More.

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