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Mergers & Acquisitions

Dec. 29, 2009

M&A Ends a Painful Year on a Positive Note

A rising stock market and growing optimism about future economic prospects fueled a modest revival of mergers and acquisitions activity in 2009 that accelerated into the final quarter of the year and should carry into next year.

By Craig Anderson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE A rising stock market and growing optimism about future economic prospects fueled a modest revival of mergers and acquisitions activity in 2009 that accelerated into the final quarter of the year and should carry into next year, according to Bay Area corporate attorneys.

"After Labor Day, things picked up pretty dramatically," said John Newell, a partner at Latham...

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