Mid-Year Outlook: Continued Corporate Focus on Strategic Growth Drives M&A MarketStephen F. Arcano,Thomas W. Greenberg,Thomas H. Kennedy, June 22, 2011
The dollar value of M&A transactions in the U.S. rose by close to 40 percent during the first five months of 2011 from the comparable period in 2010, continuing the momentum that started to build in the latter half of 2010. The increase in deal activity was primarily driven by corporate acquirors...