Worldwide mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have risen 58 percent so far this year, according to preliminary data from Thomson Reuters, marking the best start to a year since 2007 and building on last year's tentative recovery.
A doubling of deal volume in the United States and Europe, which was hobbled in 2010 by the sovereign debt crisis, as well as big deals such as AT&T Inc's $39 billion bid for T-Mobile USA, helped push announced worldwide M&A to $717 billion so far this year.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Solid start to 2011 Asia M&A; resource sector in spotlight > Global crises to soften M&A near-term after strong Q1 > Goldman slides to 10th spot in U.S. M&A ranks > Boutique firms see 'pure advice' paying off > DEALTALK-Mega AT&T deal cements Morgan Stanley's lead > QUOTEBOX-M&A leaders on Q1 dealmaking > REUTERS INSIDER > Show on league tables: http://link.reuters.com/vaz68r > GRAPHICS > Global M&A activity at a glance: http://r.reuters.com/kyb46q
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