In France it seems mainly to have taken the form of rationalization during a major merger boom.

No, the cause isn't telemarketers - or even the corporate merger boom.

The healthy returns can be attributed in no small part to the merger boom.

Canadian banks have been eclipsed by the merger boom of the last few years.

Europe was ripe for a merger boom of its own.

Could the merger boom continue even if the stock market registered a significant drop?

The merger boom is driven in part by the exuberant American economy.

The latest merger boom may turn out to be just a boomlet.

In the current merger boom, the prevailing strategy is to buy what you know.

Now the traders are on the defensive, while the merger boom has continued despite the crash.