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European cross-border M&A triples to €130bn

The value of European cross-border mergers and acquisitions tripled to €130bn ($156.7bn) in the first half this year while the number of deals rose 17% to 1,229.

According to preliminary figures from Dealogic, the investment banking data provider, Italian bank UniCredito's €15.3bn agreed offer for Germany's HVB Group was Europe's largest.

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