More than $50bn worth of takeovers were being lined up on Wednesday in a final flurry of dealmaking that saw global volumes exceed $1.2tn in a record breaking quarter.
In the latest sign of how eager boardrooms are sparking a record number of “mega-deals”, Japan’s top drugmaker Takeda revealed it was weighing a $40bn takeover of Irish rival Shire.
Concho Resources, a US oil and gas producer, agreed to buy rival RSP Permian for $9.5bn including debt and CME Group, the Chicago exchange, agreed to buy Nex Group in a deal that valued the UK group at nearly $3.8bn.
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