The likelihood of a global deal by Dec. 15 is also growing.

If this is not possible, then the second priority will be a global deal without the States.

We have a small window of opportunity to achieve a global deal on climate change and the next few weeks will be crucial.

"There will be a global deal that takes care of the takeover and this tax suit," he said.

Rather than doing a global deal, they said, they wanted to buy various businesses while leaving the American audit business alone.

A fifth of global deals last year involved private equity funds.

The $653.4 billion in global deals done so far this year is already a record.

A better solution would be to forget a global deal and let countries go it alone, or in small groups.

Aosis are calling for the insurance fund to be part of any global deal on climate change.

These partnerships we are promoting together add up to something that can meaningfully be called a "global deal".