The Year of the M&A Deal:
The value of those transactions in 1997
- figures compiled by Broadview,
Mergers & acquisitions in the worldwide
technology industry jumped 25% in 1997 to 4,040,
as more companies chose to be sold rather than
rely on public securities markets for funding.
rose 17% to $242.8 billion.
as reported in the Wall Street Journal
January 22, 1998