Original article by Joyce Moullakis
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 24-Feb-15

Data from Dealogic shows that some $US13.9bn ($A17.7bn) worth of mergers and acquisitions have been proposed in Australia so far in 2015. M&A experts are generally upbeat about the outlook for 2015, with Minter Ellison partner Ron Forster anticipating strong activity in the gold and iron ore sectors in particular. Karen Evans-Cullen of Clayton Utz notes that the downturn in the value of the Australian dollar may attract more bids from offshore groups

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