A Trillion Dollars Ain't What It Used to Be...

Published: July 19, 2007, 7:34 pm

Tags: investing non domain investing

Josh sends note: ""Mergers, mergers everywhere .. Who's next in the web/domain space?http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070719.wmanda0719/BNStory/robNews/homeJOHN PARTRIDGE Globe and Mail UpdateJuly 19, 2007 at 1:23 PM EDTThe worldwide mergers and acquisitions juggernaut is on track to set a new record this year after leaving an all-time high of $2.7-trillion (U.S.) in deals in its wake in the first six months of 2007, according to the New York-based Association for Corporate Growth. The first-half performance is nearly 70 per cent higher than the comparable period of 2006 and well above the previous first-half record of $1.93-trillion set in 2000, according to a survey released Thursday by the ACG and Thomson DealMakers. At this pace, deal-makers are on track to put a total of more than $4-trillion in M&A on the books by the end of 2007, easily beating last year's record total of $3.6-trillion, ACG president and chief executive officer Daniel

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