Friday, November 30, 2007

November M&A slumps in United States - Dealogic

November 29 - Reuters - The value of announced U.S. mergers and acquisitions fell 71 percent in November to $58.1 billion when compared to the same month last year, according to research firm Dealogic.

In November of 2006, M&A had reached $200 billion.

As lending markets remained tight and investment banks absorbed the fallout from mortgage losses, the M&A slowdown in the United States that started in August showed few signs of reversing course this month. Read More.

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