1、+ For the top 25 mergers of 1998, see RS20502, Twenty-five Largest Mergers and Acquisitionsby Corporations: 1998; for the top 25 mergers of 1999, see RS20503, Twenty-five LargestMergers and Acquisitions by Corporations: 1999;for the top 25 mergers of 2000, see RS20504,Twenty-five Largest Mergers and
2、 Acquisitions by Corporations: 2000; and for the largest mergersof 2001, see RS20804, Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations: 2001.Congressional Research Service ? The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20504Updated February 5, 2001Twenty-fiv
3、e Largest Mergers and Acquisitionsby Corporations: 2000John WilliamsonTechnical Information SpecialistResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryThe rate of corporate mergers and acquisitions both in the United States andinternationally increased throughout the 1990s. Many analysts believe that
4、 the value ofmergers peaked at $3.48 trillion3 in 2000. This report provides a listing of the twenty-five largest mergers or acquisitions for the year 2000.+ Completion dates for the mergersor acquisitions are included. These data have been drawn from publicly available sourcesand have not been othe
