Original article by Joyce Moullakis
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 16 : 24-Jul-15

Some $US2.28trn ($A3.09trn) worth of global mergers and acquisitions were announced during the first half of 2015, according to data from Dealogic. This includes 31 deals worth at least $US10bn. However, M&A activity in Australia has totalled just $US56.9bn so far in 2015, and David Friedlander of law firm King & Wood Mallesons describes the level of local activity as "disappointing". Grant Chamberlain of Bank of America Merrill Lynch says five local deals worth at least $A5bn were announced during the first half.

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