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2004 M&A activity in U.S., Europe highest since 2000.

Publication: Westchester County Business Journal
Publication Date: 10-JAN-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: 2004 M&A activity in U.S., Europe highest since 2000.(Acquisitions and mergers)

Article Excerpt
A surge in merger and acquisition activity and spending made 2004 a year to remember for U.S. and European deal makers alike, according to statistics from FactSet Mergerstat, a Norwalk, Conn., provider of global mergers and acquisitions information.

In the United States, the number of merger and acquisition announcements jumped 14.8 percent to 9,964 in 2004 and spending on deals shot up 43.7 percent to $777 billion. It was the best overall performance for mergers and acquisitions since the record-breaking market of 2000.

In Europe, year-over-year M&A...

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