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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[M&amp;A revving for a comeback?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/03/manda-revving-for-a-comeback/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/03/manda-revving-for-a-comeback/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/03/manda-revving-for-a-comeback/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/deals/" rel="tag">Deals</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/privateequity/" rel="tag">Private Equity</a></p><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/08/laz.jpg" alt="" />So far this year, it's been miserable for M&amp;A bankers, which makes sense. If you look back at prior recessions, there was always a big fall in M&amp;A activity. Buyers don't want to take the risks and sellers want higher valuations. <br /><br />According to Reuters, global M&amp;A <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUSTRE56U1PP20090731">volume</a> was about $968 billion this year as of June. This is down more than 40% since 2007, which was a peak in dealmaking.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/03/manda-revving-for-a-comeback/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>M&amp;A revving for a comeback?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/03/manda-revving-for-a-comeback/">M&amp;A revving for a comeback?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/03/manda-revving-for-a-comeback/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19117187/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/03/manda-revving-for-a-comeback/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>inthenews</category><category>laz</category><category>lazzard</category><category>MA</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Taulli]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:20:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
