2015 In Review: 5 Massive Merger Deals That Stole The Spotlight

2015 In Review: 5 Massive Merger Deals That Stole The Spotlight by PitchBook

M&A has been booming in 2015, and the roughly $2 trillion in transaction volume across North American and Europe this year doesn’t even factor in several announced mega-deals that have yet to close. As part of our continuing 2015 Year in Review coverage, we highlight five of the biggest announced mergers and acquisitions that dominated the headlines and will be sure to give 2016 numbers a boost—pending regulatory approval, of course.

We’ll have a more detailed look at the M&A landscape with a comprehensive datagraphic next week.

For more of our year-end coverage, click here.

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