M&A Activity in First Half 2010 Highest Since 2007

Star Tribune -- "After sputtering for more than a year amid the credit crisis and ensuing recession, the deals machine appears to be running once again. Mergers and acquisitions posted a fourth consecutive quarterly increase in the second quarter and deals in the first half of the year reached the highest level since 2007, an indication that more companies are increasing their confidence in the economy.  Nationally, there were 5,345 deals in the first half of the year, up 49 percent from the same period last year, according to research firm Dealogic (see chart above)."