Nine Months Of Merger Activity

Abstract: A 5 page paper discussing the astounding rates of merger activity not only in the US, but all over the world. The writer focuses on the US and uses the financial services industry as its prime example since that industry is the most flamboyant in its merger activity. Banks show no hesitation at paying three and four times the stated book value for the entity they want to buy, and often pay as much as 20 times the earnings rate of the bank they are buying in order to expand their asset base. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Filename: Mergers.wps

Pages: 5

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Catagory: Money & Banking / Corporate Finance

Subcatagory: Accounting & Personal Finance

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