A reminder of just how reckless some deals were was provided on November 26th by BCE, a Canadian telecoms firm and the target of the second-largest buy-out bid on record.

11月26日，加拿大电信公司BCE为了收购目标公司报出了第二大收购出价记录，这为提醒人们这些交易是多么的鲁莽提供了例证。

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The firm raised $3.25 billion for its tenth fund, compared to a target of just $3 billon.

其第10支基金募资32.5亿美元，明显高于仅30亿美元的目标。

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If the firm is under levered, does it have the characteristics of a firm that is a likely takeover target?

如果该公司是根据杠杆，是否有特点，坚定这是一个可能的收购目标？

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