M&A Down, Not Out

Tighter credit and concerns over the economy may take some of the fizz out of M&A markets this year but activity should remain decent, as our cover story shows (p. 24). M&A fever has broken since last spring and summer when it seemed like any company was a potential target. Indulgent lenders and easy credit terms fueled a liquidity bubble that sparked fierce bidding on several industry franchises. That helped inflate some valuations attached to last year’s announced mega-deals, including Sabic’s $11.6-billion deal to acquire GE Plastics...

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