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A Platinum Year With a Huge First Half
Mergers and acquisitions in financial services set a record last year -
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Sky Financial: On the Fast Track in Ohio
The company four acquisitions last year, all in the top 150, and is
Union Planters Takes Top Honors for the Most Deals
The Memphis-based company bought 13 banks and acquired branches from two
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Norwest-Wells Deal: Closed But Far from Finished
Splicing two giant and culturally diverse companies together promises to
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Europeans, Looking at Deutsche Bank Deal, Say Me Too
They are mounting a counteroffensive against the invasion of Europe by
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Where Have All the Banking Companies Gone?
A graphic depicts the names that have disappeared ove two decades and
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The Y2K Problem Is Having an Impact on Merger Plans
Some companies may be postponing deals because they need to pay