Analysts are suggesting that predictions for merger and acquisition activity this year are being low-balled, according to reports. While data concerning the value of mergers in 2012 around the globe was “flat,” and while the percentage of American bosses who said they planned some type of merger remained at 42 percent from last year into 2013, some are saying that predictions are not adequately taking into account rising confidence. A report by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, for example, suggests that while merger and acquisition activity was 17.4 percent lower in 2012 than in 2011 for the first three quarters, mergers rose dramatically in the fourth-quarter, a momentum that may carry into this year.
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