Thursday, January 24, 2008

America for Sale

Mergers & Acquisitions

Thomson Financial reported foreign investors acquired positions in American companies, factories and other properties, through private deals and purchases of publicly traded stock, valued at a record $414 billion in 2007: 1) up 90% from 2006, 2) more than double the average for the last decade, 3) more than one-fourth of all announced deals for the year.



(source: Bloomberg Financial markets)


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