Persistence, focus on tech makes U.S. ‘serial acquirers’ different
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In the U.S., unlike elsewhere in the world, the vast majority of mergers and acquisitions are conducted by “serial acquirers”—large, publicly traded firms that regularly acquire smaller companies. Around four in five M&A deals are made by these major players, including tech titans IBM, Google and Microsoft.