For Dealmakers, Life Hasn't been this good in years. Companies awash in cash and blessed with a benevolent economy, along with private equity players whose piles of capital keep growing, are driving mergers and acquisitions to new records, eclipsing much of the blockbuster action at the turn of the century. When the final tallies are in, deal-making around the globe should surpass $3.44 trillion, nosing ahead of the $3.41 trillion record set in 2000 and moving up sharply from 2005's $2.74 trillion, according to Thomson Financial. The U.S. total, likely to climb beyond $1.39 trillion, will fall below the $1.71 trillion of 2000 but will finish well ahead of 2005's $1.15 trillion.
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