Technology M&A another victim of the downturn

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Expect far fewer mega-deals, but smaller acquisitions could continue, says research

HP's purchase of EDS was the biggest IT M&A deal of 2007 Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the IT sector fell 40 per cent in the last three months of 2008 as market confidence plummeted, a...

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