Sucheta Dalal :M&A deals are becoming more expensive. Is the market overstretched?
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M&A deals are becoming more expensive. Is the market overstretched?  

July 28, 2014

With interest rates at historic lows and stock markets in record territory, a lot of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals are being done. This boom in expensive M&A activity also indicates that the market is overstretched

 

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One of the laws of finance is very simple. If investors have too much money, they do not spend it wisely. This should be obvious to anyone, but a central banker. But since central bankers have devalued money, it has less value and is spent foolishly. One more recent example has been the boom in mergers and acquisitions.

 

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