The value of worldwide mergers and acquisitions announced so far this year has topped $1 trillion, only the third time deal values have surpassed this mark since records began in 1980, weekly Thomson Reuters data showed on Friday. Deal volumes shot up following a flurry in the healthcare sector, including Zimmer Holdings' $13.35 billion acquisition of rival orthopaedic products maker Biomet and the agreement between Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline to trade more than $20 billion worth of assets.U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs, an adviser to Biomet and Novartis, climbed to the top of the M&A league table after having worked on deals worth $72 billion this week.(For more detail on the week's investment banking data please click on: here)
Thomson Reuters Corporation (Thomson Reuters), is a provider of information for the world?s businesses and professionals. Shares of TRI remained unchanged at $34.41. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $31.38 and as high as $38.73. On average, 835114 shares of TRI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 427170.
Thomson Reuters Corporation (Thomson Reuters), is a provider of information for the world?s businesses and professionals. Shares of TRI traded higher by 0.13% or $0.05/share to $37.97. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $33.02 and as high as $42.10. On average, 968561 shares of TRI.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 571677.
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