Summary: At a total of $3.6 trillion in transactions, 2014 was the most active year for mergers and acquisitions since just before the global financial crisis. This year is on track to surpass that, with deals totaling $1.9 trillion year-to-date through June 3, according to Invesco. Forty of the transactions that occurred last year were “mega-deals”—those valued at over $10 billion—the largest number of these deals since 2006.
 The fact that they’re being funded one way or another, or the companies say they’re strategic rather than financial—that’s completely meaningless. The fact is, corporations are taking on huge amounts of debt to do share buy backs and to pay dividends.”John Rubino, DollarCollapse.com and co-author of The Money Bubble. “ |
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