1、1 Saigol, Lina. “Biggest M&A boom since 2000 coming.” FT.com, November 16, 2005.http:/ (last viewedNovember 16, 2005); and, Kay, John. “Why many mergers are a triumph of hope overexperience.” Financial Times, November 15, 2005. p. 15.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report f
2、or CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22051Updated November 18, 2005Largest Mergers and Acquisitions byCorporations: 2005John WilliamsonInformation Resources SpecialistKnowledge Services GroupSummaryMergers and acquisitions activity increased in 2004 over 2003 and 2005 looks tobe an ev
3、en bigger year for m&a.1 This report provides a listing of the largest mergers(announced value of at least two billion U.S. Dollars) or acquisitions during 2005through November 18, 2005. Completion dates for the mergers or acquisitions areincluded and merger or acquisition failures noted. These data
4、 have been drawn frompublicly available sources and have not been otherwise verified by CRS. (For the top25 mergers of 1998, see CRS Report RS20502, Twenty-five Largest Mergers andAcquisitions by Corporations: 1998; for the top 25 mergers of 1999, see CRS ReportRS20503, Twenty-five Largest Mergers a
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