Most firms (86%) saw expansion coming from organic growth rather than from mergers and acquisition.
Mergers and acquisition volumes in Europe are yet to show a significant pick-up but there are a couple bright signs on the horizon.
An avalanche of mergers and acquisition activity has cut that number to seven, with the four majors controlling most of the rail lines.
Meantime, the flurry of mergers and acquisition activity that began late last year and which launched the biotech sector into overdrive has slowed noticeably.
Meanwhile, the cross-border mergers and acquisition business is heating up.
As a result, I am bringing my prediction forward and believe that we are now on the verge of a wave of mergers and acquisition activity emanating from China.
Stocks leapt to the finish after trading day full of mergers and acquisition news and if returns hold, this could be the market's best quarter since the financial crisis.
There are countless studies of mergers and acquisitions showing that in the days surrounding acquisition announcements the share price of the buyer usually declines.
The Justice Department usually defers to the Pentagon on whether mergers of big military contractors raise competitive concerns, and the current position of Pentagon policymakers as expressed in a February 9 speech by acquisition chief Ashton Carter is that mergers of the biggest military suppliers are not welcome.
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He shocked the industry with his acquisition last August of America's Amoco, setting off a round of mergers that included the marriage of Exxon and Mobil last December.
Bank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch stands out as a testament to a central problem in many failed mergers.
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