Big Deals Drive Investment Banks, Brokers, Near Highs

By | March 26, 2014

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Big deals so far this year include Facebook’s (FB) bid for WhatsApp, Comcast (CMCSK) for Time Warner Cable (TWC) and Actavis (ACT) for Forest Labs (FRX). Such news bode well for advisers behind the mergers. Global dealmakers expect merger-and-acquisition activity to rise this year, according to Brunswick Group’s 7th annual M&A survey. Among North American-based advisors, 83% see M&A volume increasing, while 72% in Europe and 74% in Greater China Scalper1 News

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