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Mergers & Acquisitions

Jul. 3, 2014

Mega-deals in telecom, pharma sectors bolster M&A

With a whopping $1.57 trillion worth of deals announced worldwide, M&A valuations in the first half of the year reached levels not seen since the same period in 2007, according to a report released Tuesday.


By Dominic Fracassa


Daily Journal Staff Writer


With a whopping $1.57 trillion worth of deals announced worldwide, merger and acquisition valuations in the first half of the year reached levels not seen since the same period in 2007, signaling that companies with a lot of cash in the bank have been eager to put that money to work.


Bolstered by a spate of 11-figure mega-deals in the telecommunication and pharmaceutical sectors, transaction valu...

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