Mergers and acquisitions returned with a vengeance in 2014. After six years of relatively subdued activity, a number of collective factors drove M&A totals to record levels. A tip of the hat must go to central bank chiefs across the globe who continued to pump liquidity into the global capital markets. Not only did these efforts result in record low interest rates in many major economies, but they also drove stock market levels and valuations higher.

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Mergers and acquisitions returned with a vengeance in 2014. After six years of relatively subdued activity, a number of collective factors drove M&A totals to record levels. A tip of the hat must go to central bank chiefs across the globe who continued to pump liquidity into the global capital markets. Not only did these efforts result in record low interest rates in many major economies, but they also drove stock market levels and valuations higher.

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