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Mergers & Acquisitions

Apr. 13, 2016

After record deal making year, 2016 starts slowly

U.S. deal making dropped off by 38 percent in the first quarter this year compared to the same period in 2015

By Banks Albach
Daily Journal Staff Writer

U.S. deal making slid by 38 percent in the first quarter this year compared to the same period in 2015, which went down as the most vibrant year in consolidation since record keeping started in the early 1970s.

Activity reached $247 billion spread over more than 2,000 announced transactions, according to a recent report from Thomson Reuters Corp. Global deal making fell 18 percent in the firs...

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