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23 August 2010

Title:
An uprising tend of Mergers and Acquisitions?

Commentator:
Alice Lim


Recently, there is an uprising tend of Mergers and Acquisitions. Some examples are Intel-McAfee deal, BHPBilliton bidding Potash Corp for $39 billion, Hewlett Packard outbidding Dell to acquire 3Par for $1.6 Billion and latest news of HSBC in talks to buy a controlling stake Nedbank Group. However latest economic data has been weighing down investors' confidence and optimism on growth and recovery.