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- Title
DEAL OR NO DEAL.
- Authors
Sweeney, Paul
- Abstract
The article discusses the significant increase in corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the U.S. during the first four months of 2013. The article cites statistics from the data firm Dealogic to state that M&A deals totaled $402 billion through the period. It discusses the takeover of the firm Plains Exploration Co. by global mining company Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold Inc., the funding of leveraged buyouts (LBOs) by banks, and the impact that initial public offerings (IPOs) had on financing. It also discusses the gross domestic product (GDP) of the U.S.
- Subjects
UNITED States; MERGERS &; acquisitions; LEVERAGED buyouts; GOING public (Securities); PLAINS Exploration &; Production Co.; FREEPORT McMoRan Copper &; Gold Inc.; UNITED States gross domestic product
- Publication
Financial Executive, 2013, Vol 29, Issue 6, p18
- ISSN
0895-4186
- Publication type
Article