Introduction

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The Cambridge Business English Dictionary defines deal-making as:

The activity of making business agreements or arrangements.

Overview

Deals are pivotal to business growth and are being struck all the time. You won’t succeed in business without striking deals.

The last few years have seen records set for global corporate deals. Record low interest rates in developed economies have helped to fuel a large part of this deal activity amongst all levels of companies as they have taken advantage of “cheap money” to buy, or merge with, competitors as a way to spur growth.

Worldwide mergers and acquisitions activity has exceeded $3tn for ...

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