Most observers feel that market turbulence is not likely to seriously affect industry acquisitions
As 2007 progresses, it becomes ever clearer that Wall Street's wild ride of the past few years is coming to a halt. The flood of easy money that financed the boom in private equity and hedge funds is drying up quicker than spit in the desert. Big lenders, spooked by a stagnant real-estate market and volatility in stocks, have pulled back on lending, sending the debt markets ...