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Financial Standard Comments - Australian M&A activity surges to record high
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Merger and acquisition (M&amp;A) activity in Australia more than doubled last year, surging 125 per cent to $35 billion, while the number of deals jumped only by one-quarter to 490, said Thomson Financial's just released Asia-Pacific M&amp;A Financial Advisory Review.
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	<copyright>Copyright 2026 Financial Standard</copyright>
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