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Mergers Unleashed Poll Archive

When will M&A rebound?

After Labor Day

 36% 

Not for another 12 months

 45% 

It's anyone's guess

 18% 

BofA's Countrywide Deal:

Good buy?

 57% 

Good money after bad?

 43% 

The Fed's latest interest rate cut:

Excessive

 23% 

Reasonable

 45% 

Insufficient

 32% 

Which political party is best for mid-market M&A?

Republican

 73% 

Democrat

 27% 

Independent

 0% 

Better odds of success:

Microsoft buying Yahoo!

 45% 

The Giants beating the Pats

 55% 

It's Super Tuesday: Will you even vote?

Yes

 80% 

No

 20% 

A new president will likely:

Impact antitrust regulations

 25% 

Influence cross-border activity

 0% 

Create economic stimulus

 0% 

Have no impact on M&A

 75% 

Where will we see the most consolidation in '08?

Airlines

 75% 

Auto parts

 0% 

Tech

 25% 

Natural Resources

 0% 

With Romney out, who is better for M&A?

John McCain

 52% 

Barack Obama

 35% 

Hillary Clinton

 13% 

Will decrease (on credit weakness)

 78% 

Will increase (on stock weakness)

 11% 

Won't change at all

 11% 

Yahoo stalled a possible Microsoft proxy battle. What happens next?

Yahoo combines with AOL.

 67% 

Yahoo combines with News Corp.

 0% 

Yahoo only delays the inevitable.

 33% 

The FCC's diversity initiative:

Will help women and minorities

 20% 

Will create more loop holes

 40% 

Won't make a difference

 40% 

Should regulators fear SWFs?

Absolutely

 25% 

Not at all

 0% 

Depends on the deal

 75% 

Is the credit crunch finally seeping into the middle market?

Yes

 88% 

No

 13% 

Distress in FIG sector:

Falling knife

 33% 

Opportunity to buy

 67% 

Paulson calls for broader Fed oversight of the markets:

Long overdue

 50% 

Just more Fed meddling

 33% 

Let's wait and see

 17% 

Which union is most likely to win out?

Yahoo-Microsoft

 0% 

Yahoo-AOL

 0% 

Yahoo-Microsoft-News Corp

 50% 

Yahoo-Google

 50% 

Airline consolidation:

good for the carriers?

 20% 

good for consumers?

 0% 

good for employees?

 40% 

good for nobody?

 40% 

Fair value accounting:

will provide more clarity into PE

 43% 

will only add volatility

 14% 

will just create more headaches

 43% 

Icahn's sabre rattling at Yahoo:

Will lead to a Microsoft deal.

 33% 

Will drive other alternatives.

 33% 

Just makes for good headlines.

 33% 

As credit stays tight, will joint ventures replace M&A?

Yes

 46% 

No

 54%