1、1 Politi, James, and Lina Saigol. “M&A bounces back as dealmakers return.” Financial Times,December 29, 2003. p. 17; and, Sidel, Robin. “Year-End Review of Markets & Finance 2003;Mergers and Acquisitions Pick Up.” Wall Street Journal, January 2, 2004. p. R2.Congressional Research Service The Library
2、 of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21415Updated January 5, 2004Largest Mergers and Acquisitions byCorporations: 2003John WilliamsonTechnical Information SpecialistResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryAfter declining in numbers for two years, the nu
3、mbers of mergers and acquisitionsworldwide had a mixed year in 2003.1 This report provides a listing of the largestmergers (announced value of at least two billion U.S. Dollars) or acquisitions during2003 through December 31, 2003. Completion dates for the mergers or acquisitions areincluded and mer
4、ger or acquisition failures noted. These data have been drawn frompublicly available sources and have not been otherwise verified by CRS. (For the top25 mergers of 1998, see CRS Report RS20502, Twenty-five Largest Mergers andAcquisitions by Corporations: 1998; for the top 25 mergers of 1999, see CRS
