Worldwide M&A activities have stabilised at the end of 2008 despite the rough economic climate and the problems from the financial market crisis. The ZEW-ZEPHYR M&A-Index rose by 14 points to 127 points in December 2008 (see figure at the end of the press release). It now stands significantly above the launch-level of 100 points in January 2000 and slightly above its long-term average of 125 points. The index is published by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing (BvDEP). It is calculated monthly and tracks the development of mergers and acquisitions transactions conducted vxykijzod.
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