Unsolicited M&A Offers At Highest Level Since 2008

Unsolicited and hostile M&A offers are at their highest levels in both dollar and percentage terms since 2008, points out a recent Bloomberg report. Bloomberg, in its Mergers report dated June 16, 2014, notes that more and more uninvited guests are enlivening the global M&A party. Assertions from buyers The Bloomberg report points out that so far this quarter, 38% of all deals globally by value have been unsolicited or hostile. The report highlights that this is the highest level in dollar terms and percentage terms since 2008, when BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) (NYSE:BHP) (LON:BLT) made an unsuccessful attempt to acquire…