After two record-breaking years, U.S. merger and acquisition activity will likely subside in 2008 as the credit crunch sidelines private-equity firms and an economic slowdown quells other deals.
December 17 - MarketWatch - Still, companies that were out-bid by buyout firms in recent years could make more acquisitions next year, helping to keep activity at healthy, if not record-breaking, levels, experts said.
A record $1.5 trillion of transactions were announced in the U.S. this year, through the end of November, according to Dealogic. That's up from about $1.4 trillion during the same period in 2006, which was the highest ever at that time, the firm noted. Read More.
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