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Rainmakers return to ’08 as dollar fuels deal market

M&A bankers celebrate the best start to the year for almost a decade and capital markets deals soar

Rainmakers return to ’08 as dollar fuels deal market
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Europe’s investment bankers had a busy - and potentially lucrative - start to the year.

The value of announced mergers and acquisitions recorded its best first quarter performance since 2008 and the amount raised in equity capital markets doubled, according to analysis of data from Dealogic.

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