The fourth quarter is on course to be the quietest three-month period for global mergers and acquisitions activity since the third quarter of 2004, as deal activity crawls to a halt following sustained volatility as a result of the eurozone crisis.
According to Thomson Reuters' preliminary M&A review, published this morning, global M&A volumes stand at $2.5 trillion for 2011 to date, a 3% increase over full year 2010.
