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When will deal volume turn up?

Investment bankers tend to be an optimistic lot, convinced that the next big deal is right around the corner. There's hope but not a whole lot more right now. Sure, we've seen some big pharmaceutical deals--Pfizer and Wyeth, Merck and Schering Plough--and the financing situation may have marginall

Wachtell Lipton on top of merger world

There are a lot fewer deals these days. And we've seen some massive change when it comes to investment banks and the mergers and acquisitions league tables. To that list, we can now add law firms. After a tumultuous year, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz has landed on top. Bloomberg report

Big winners in M&A shakeout

Mergers and acquisitions are far from dead. Investment bankers, the ones that are still employed anyway, have plenty to do. In fact, we're seeing some interesting market-share dynamics at work. Bloomberg notes that Pfizer's purchase of Wyeth was a big win for Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan (both a