Goldman Sachs in M&A league of its own

No one is suggesting the merger and acquisition flood gates are about to open. But it has been the best start to the year for announced M&A since 2011, and the second best in the past six years.

Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Gretchen Friemann

Updated Mar 6, 2014 – 9.39am, first published at 4.40am

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No one is suggesting the merger and acquisition floodgates are about to open, but it has been the best start to the year for announced M&A since 2011, and the second best in the past six years.

Now that reporting season is out of the way, senior bankers are charging their troops to make the most of the conditions. Bankers have reporting season fresh in their pitch books.