- Global mergers and acquisitions are on pace this year to hit the highest level on record, thanks to record buying sprees from companies on the hunt for growth.
- According to data provider Dealogic, takeover-deals would reach $4.58T this year if the current pace of activity continues, comfortably above the $4.29T notched in 2007.
- The latest to add to the tally is Berkshire Hathaway's $37.2B acquisition of Precision Castparts.
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