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Deal activity rose in the 1st quarter

U.S. mergers and acquisitions and equity-capital raising upticked in the first quarter from the same period of 2014. There were 2,593 purchases or sales of companies, continuing a brisk trend since first-quarter 2010. And a post-recession record 269 companies raised $71.5 million in equity capital through IPOs and follow-on public sales of stock.

By Jim Foster

April 24, 2015 at 10:21PM
(Jim Foster/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(Jim Foster/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Jim Foster is a graphics reporter/producer who began his career at the Minnesota Star Tribune in 1985. He specializes in graphics for the Business section.

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