Original article by Michael Bennet
The Australian – Page: 17 : 22-Feb-16

Data from Thomson Reuters shows that $US5.4bn ($A7.5bn) worth of mergers and acquisitions have been announced in Australia so far in 2016, compared with $US20.3bn at the same time in 2015. However, Herbert Smith Freehills partner Tony Damian expects M&A activity to improve, noting that a number of deals are in the pipeline. Freehills expects an increase in takeover activity in sectors such as financial services and resources. It also forecasts that private equity firms will be more active.

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