Merger mania hits with $96 billion of deals in 24 hours

TOKYO - A buyout frenzy is gripping boardrooms from Tokyo to Paris to San Francisco, adding fuel to a record-breaking rally in global stocks.

While the deals have no single theme - ranging from industry consolidation to diversifying revenue away from flagging home markets - one common thread is acquirers availing themselves of cheaper financing as central banks shift towards stimulus mode. Receding fears of a global recession and tentative signs of progress in US-China trade talks may be giving executives confidence to pull the trigger.

The S&P 500 Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite Index all closed at records on Monday, while the Stoxx Europe 600 hit a level unseen since May 2015. Japan's Topix Index touched its highest point of 2019 during Tuesday trading, helped in part by a surge of as much as 17 per cent in Hitachi Chemical after larger rival Showa Denko K K said it was eyeing a stake.

Monday saw at least 10 deal announcements worth US$1 billion or more, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following is a description of some of the latest plans:Charles Schwab, the San Francisco-based brokerage, announced it would acquire TD Ameritrade, amid a collapse in investing costs as providers embrace zero feesEBay Inc is selling its ticket marketplace StubHub to European rival Viagogo for US$4.

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