2012 showed a sustained rate of merger and acquisition activity that was nearly equal to the annualized ; billion in transactions seen yearly before the 2009 recession. This year will likely experience a similar level of buy-sell activity, given estimates that between ; trillion and ; trillion dollars of private equity is sitting on the sidelines in the form of cash reserves. As market uncertainty and depressed interest rates keep this capital on the sidelines, private equity investors are left to search for more lucrative ventures. By George Mathes, Gary Risse and Heather Barbare
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