1.   Among the many possible obstacles to any merger deal are the issues of which management would control the new company and where to locate its headquarters.

2.   And they seem to be the only ones assured of a job after a merger deal closes.

3.   Are investors chasing merger deals over the cliff?

4.   Before long, the bankers are hoping, it will match that with a flow of merger deals.

5.   But he was also determined to enter into any merger deal with SmithKline as an equal partner.

6.   But in many places, differences between a nonprofit and a for-profit hospital have killed a merger deal.

7.   Coincidentally, these banks earn fat fees for flotations or merger deals from the companies they analyze.

8.   Companies now routinely put a clause into merger deals, letting buyers back out if the SEC forces a purchase instead of a pooling.

9.   Corporations justify severance packages on the grounds that they free executives to impartially evaluate potential merger deals without worrying about their personal careers.

10.   Each company is looking to do a new merger deal with another party.