Some examples: RAI & BTI, DOW & DD, POT & AGU, Kraft & Heinz, KHC & UL (withdrawn but attempted), MON & Bayer.
I recall reading in (I think) Random Walk that M&A was sometimes done to obfuscate a lack of organic growth. Is this a telltale sign that we are nearing the end of a bull market, or is it simply that I am paying more attention lately to these types of things and large/mega caps have always been attempting mergers in all market conditions?
Please note: don't lump me in with the chicken littles saying a correction needs to come because p/e's are high or whatever, just curious about market cycles.
Submitted February 21, 2017 at 08:15AM by Fearspect http://ift.tt/2lHzOgt
