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Article: Merger-mania wanes among Wisconsin companies
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- February 23, 2001
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Merger-mania wanes among Wisconsin companies
By AVRUM D. LANK
of the Journal Sentinel staff
Friday, February 23, 2001
Merger and acquisition activity involving Wisconsin companies fell
sharply last year, according to an annual report compiled by Anderson/
Roethle Inc.
In 2000, Wisconsin companies engaged in 156 merger and acquisition
transactions involving $10.9 billion in asset and revenue transfers.
In 1999, there were 259 such deals involving $65.9 billion.
Of the deals in 2000, 41 involved two Wisconsin companies, 73
involved Wisconsin companies buying a concern based elsewhere and 42
involved a Wisconsin company being sold to an outsider.
However, the out-of-staters bought $4.6 billion ...