Description: Companies sitting on almost $3 trillion in cash are starting to spend it, putting what is typically the slowest month for mergers and acquisitions on course to be the busiest this year.
Source:Â Businessweek.com
Date: 08/20/2010
Link:Â http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-08-20/m-a-sees-august-revival-as-companies-tap-3-trillion.html
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Questions for discussion:
- Summarize the current state of M&A activity?
- What are the reasons for this level of activity?
- How do you think activity would react to a rise in interest rates?
- How do you interpret the recent bond activities?
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