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M&A: Capacity constraints help drive the urge to merge

By James Boxell

Published: June 18 2007 02:27 | Last updated: June 18 2007 02:27

Given the ongoing boom in merger and acquisition activity in the aerospace and defence market, Paris will play host this week to the usual gossip about who is to talking to whom.

A recent report from PwC, the consulting firm, revealed that the total value of disclosed transactions in the sector last year reached $33bn, the highest level since before the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

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