M&A Deals Reach Record High in 2005, Trend to Continue

Mar 3 2006 | 12:00am ET

By Deirdre Brennan 

Last year saw a record number of mergers and acquisitions in the alternatives space and the trend looks to continue in 2006 as institutional investors demand more products aimed at delivering alpha. According to a report released this week by investment bank Putnam Lovell NBF, buyers paid $6 billion to purchase almost $140 billion-worth of alternative assets last year—a large jump over 2004 when $84 billion-worth was snapped up in M&A deals.


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