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BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 David Henry	M&A Deals: Show Me Aware that many mergers haven't paid off in the past, investors don't have the enthusiasm they once did.
Knowledge@Wharton	M&A Activity: Back with a Whimper To some market watchers, a flurry of transactions signals a comeback for the merger and acquisition market, which has been in a slump for the past few years. But Wharton faculty and other experts say the M&A frenzy of the 1990s is unlikely to be repeated this time.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 David Henry	Have Dealmakers Wised Up? Acquiring companies seem to be taking a closer look -- and paying less.
CFO March 1, 2004 Kris Frieswick	The Two Faces of Bank Mergers Despite all the talk about the "seamlessness" of the mergers being planned in the nation's fast-consolidating banking industry, CFOs of bank customers aren't all that convinced. And their concerns are both financial and personal: Will the merger of their bank hurt their access to capital, they ask? And how will their relationship with bank officers change?
CFO January 1, 2002 Stephen Barr	Deals: They've Come Undone With buying activity sharply down, merger breakups made the biggest headlines last year.
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	Who's Courting BofA? With banking mergers and acquisitions heating up, some big U.S. and European banks are eyeing Bank of America as a possible partner.
CFO October 1, 2009 Russ Banham	Down but Not Out M&A activity has plunged in 2009, but recent deals suggest it may be poised for a comeback.
Knowledge@Wharton	Bank of America and FleetBoston: Dud Deal? It was the third largest bank merger in history, promising to create a mega-bank that would span the country. But though bank executives promise economies of scale and cross-selling opportunities, investors have not been impressed.
CFO September 1, 2005 Kate O'Sullivan	Secrets of the M&A Masters The hard-won lessons of frequent acquirers can cut through the clutter of acquisition statistics and theory and serve as practical deal-making guidelines.
CFO February 1, 2003 Ian Rowley	Banking On U.S. Acquisitions European financial institutions, their growth stymied at home, are targeting U.S. retail acquisitions.
U.S. Banker March 2002 John Hackett	Bottom Falls Out Investment bankers had to find other things to keep them busy in the second half of the year, as the bank and thrift M&A market virtually collapsed...
CFO May 1, 2004 Joseph McCafferty	Where Are All the Europeans? Conditions seem ripe for a transatlantic M&A invasion. There are good reasons it isn't happening.
U.S. Banker April 2007 Lee Conrad	Financial M&A Sees Third-Highest Year on Record Mergers and acquisitions in the bank and thrift market staged a major comeback in 2006.
CFO March 1, 2003 Roy Harris	Close to Divest Many companies are poised to shed failed acquisitions, but few want to talk about it.
U.S. Banker April 2004 Michael Dumiak	Culture Clash Nearly a decade after the last merger wave, dealers sharpen their pencils in the wake of an economic downturn and look to make combinations. Is that really such a good idea?
CFO December 1, 2003 Roy Harris	Lights! Camera! Action! Buying Universal puts GE in the movie business. Its plan for synergies might make a good screenplay.
Bank Systems & Technology November 30, 2003 Katherine Burger	Damning with Faint Praise The winner of last month's "Now you tell me!" award was Charles Prince, Citigroup's recently named CEO, who stated in a presentation about the institution's global corporate and investment bank, "The era of the transformational merger is over."
BusinessWeek December 4, 2006 Emily Thornton	What's Behind The Buyout Binge With stocks cheap and private equity firms flush, this boom may be a record-breaker.
U.S. Banker September 2004 Michael Sisk	Deals on the Fly Again The pace and pricing of mergers & aquisitions this year is, by many measurements, on course to match that of 1998, the last peak in the bank and thrift M&A cycle.
BusinessWeek February 2, 2004 Rich Miller	Commentary: Business Burns Rubber Finally, execs are ramping up capital spending and M&A deals. Will jobs be next?
Managed Care June 2004	Mergers Remain Hot Topic In Managed Care Health plans increasingly find themselves in a position where they need to grow or else, according to A.M. Best, the rating company.
Bank Technology News December 2003 John Adams	BofA's Fleet Of Headaches Bank of America bit off a mouthful when it bought FleetBoston, and the digestion promises to be long, fraught with all the trials and tribulations emerge in the wake of such consumption.
BusinessWeek January 10, 2005 Coy & Thornton	Shake, Rattle, And Merge Companies with cash. Investors who welcome bold offers. A weak dollar. It looks like a year of big M & A deals.
Bank Systems & Technology November 30, 2003 Steven Marlin	Careful What You Wish For: Technology Is Key to BofA/Fleet Deal Bank of America and FleetBoston must decide how best to assimilate their systems.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Deal Market Hasn't Dried Up Yet Private equity may have cooled but deals are still getting done.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2005 Tom Taulli	Wall Street's Shopping Spree M&A is back, and it's not leaving anytime soon. How can an investor capitalize on this?
CFO October 1, 2007 Avital Louria Hahn	Only the Strong Shall Thrive Financially sound companies find gold in credit mayhem even as weaker players fear the game is up.
Knowledge@Wharton	In Search of a New Investment Banking Model: The Debate Goes On One of the panels at the recent student-sponsored Wharton Finance Conference was subtitled: "In Search of the Optimal Business Model for Investment Banking." Given the current pall on Wall Street, that search has taken on new urgency.
U.S. Banker April 2005 Michael Sisk	Regulations Add Wrinkle to M&A Caveat Emptor is the name of the game more than ever, lest buyers get saddled with the legal troubles of their new firm.
U.S. Banker September 2007 Lee Conrad	Woes Cause Gloom To Spread The mortgage problems that market prognosticators have been expecting for a couple of years are finally coming. And they've quickly soured the mood in financial services M&A.
BusinessWeek December 25, 2006 Joseph Weber	M&A: An Irresistible Urge To Merge The dealmakers will be working double time in '07, and in virtually every sector.
BusinessWeek May 22, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian	(Investment) Bank Of America? Bank of America aims to build its way up to the top tier of investment banks. It won't be easy.
CFO January 1, 2006 Tim Reason	A High-water Mark? Private-equity firms boosted deal values again in 2005, but resurgent corporate buyers and higher borrowing costs may rein them in this year.
Financial Advisor February 2006 Alan Lavine	Alive And Well The ongoing merger boom keeps feeding the risk arbitrageurs' bottom line. Financial advisors have a number of options if they want to invest clients' cash in mutual funds that could benefit from merger deals.
U.S. Banker March 2006 Michael Dumiak	Value of Bank Deals Plunged in 2005 The number of M&A deals remained relatively flat last year, but their combined value fell through the floor. This year is not looking a lot better, but 2007 holds some promise, say analysts.
Insurance & Technology October 28, 2003 Julie Gallagher	Tech Not M&A Motivator Technology tends to be a consideration, not the driver, of insurance carrier mergers and acquisitions.
Knowledge@Wharton	The Deal Drought: IPOs and M&As are Down But Not Out The rate of financial deals has plummeted since the collapse of the economic boom. IPOs, mergers and venture funding have all seemingly evaporated, and with them thousands of financial industry jobs. But experts hint that you can still find deals going on, if you look in the right places.
CFO January 1, 2008 Avital Louria Hahn	Lessons from Adversity The split personality of 2007 dealmaking, with its dramatic highs and lows, could teach a few things about M&A in the year ahead.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007	Hot Potato: Asset Manager Deal Boom Last year was a blockbuster for merger-and-acquisition activity in the asset-management sector -- buyers spent nearly $44 billion to purchase 191 firms managing more than $2.6 trillion, according to a recent research report.
Inc. October 1, 2002 Kenneth Klee	Mergers and Accusations Yes, most mergers are misguided. But savvy investors shouldn't overlook those few companies that get them right.
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Thornton, Arndt & Weber	Why Consumers Hate Mergers Mergers often make customers dissatisfied. And once that happens, it can take managers years to regain lost ground.
CFO April 1, 2007 Joseph McCafferty	The Buyout Binge Private-equity firms are gobbling up everything in sight. How long can it last?
BusinessWeek January 10, 2005	Here Comes The Year Of The Deal Fallout from a new M&A boom could turn out to be a major unanticipated policy issue in 2005. Rapid consolidation could increase pricing power in many industries. It's the right time for the U.S. government's trustbusters to stay alert.
U.S. Banker January 2002 Mark Bruno	Not All Bad Yes, banks are firing thousands of employees. And yes, we're in a recession. But not all is bad. Some banks see this as the time to do some hiring...
The Motley Fool October 15, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Bank of America's Obvious Force The country's third-largest bank flexes its muscles and may be a good place to deposit your investing dollars.
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