The Coming M&A Boom

The Great Recession effectively put an end to M&A activity worldwide. But, with American companies sitting on nearly $3 trillion in cash and Chinese businesses sitting on even more in foreign currency reserves, the pump is primed for a serious boom in mergers and acquisitions. What will trigger the boom? What are the major implications? How can you benefit? We'll provide the answers.

August is ordinarily a slow month for mergers and acquisitions.  But, this past August, deals amounting to $285 bill.....