Original article by Stephen Cauchi
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 30 : 27-Oct-15

Citigroup notes that some $US3.1trn worth of mergers and acquisitions have been announced globally so far in 2015. Citigroup believes there is potential for 2015 to eclipse 2007 as the biggest calendar year on record in terms of global M&A activity. The Citigroup reports notes that M&A activity is 38 per cent higher than at the same time in 2014, including year-on-year growth of 54 per cent in Asia, central Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

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