Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 51 deals 51 mergers 50 leveraged buyouts 48 acquisitions 48 takeovers 47 dealmaking 45 IPOs 44 buyouts 42 buyout 42 acquirers 42 Mergers 41 private equity 41 acquisitive 40 buybacks 40 restructurings 39 biggies 39 startups 39 overpay 38 accounting scandals 37 leveraged buyout 37 Dealogic 37 share buybacks 37 mergers acquisitions 37 blockbuster 37 valuations 37 outsourcing 37 LBO 36 turnarounds 36 dot com bubble 36 behemoths 36 transformational 35 merger 35 signings 35 highly leveraged 35 spenders 35 multibillion dollar 35 venture capitalists 34 consolidations 34 suitors 34 firms 34 offshoring 34 draft picks 34 multiyear 34 acquirer 34 divestments 34 blockbusters 34 reorganizations 34 Big Pharma 34 SWFs 34 billionaires 34 dot com boom 33 CEOs 33 mega 33 3Par 33 VCs 33 paydays 33 lucrative 33 takeover 33 acquisition 33 #bn [002] 33 deal 33 flops 33 departures 33 conglomerates 33 chump change 33 Blackstone Group 32 bankruptcies 32 IPO 32 companies 32 transactions 32 windfalls 32 Deals 32 titans 32 refinancings 32 emerging markets 32 deep pocketed 32 market capitalization 32 #.#bn [003] 32 Acquisitions 32 McKinsey 31 divestitures 31 contracts 31 shakeout 31 consolidation 31 hedge funds 31 Buyout 31 multinationals 31 overpaying 31 giants 31 sovereign wealth funds 31 venture capital 31 investments 31 midcap 31 alliances 31 agent Scott Boras 31 US#.# billion [001] 31 pharma 31 capex 31 upstarts 31 spinoffs 31 Linklaters