Adobe Inc

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Jun 19, 2024

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• DJ M&A Is Back. 4 Stocks That Could Be Targets. -- Barrons.com, from 1:30AM ET on Wednesday Jun 19, 2024 by Dow Jones

  1:30AM ET on Wednesday Jun 19, 2024 by Dow Jones
  Companies Mentioned: MSFT, ADBE, AMGN, BMY, CRM
  
  By Jacob Sonenshine
  
  Mergers are back -- and that means opportunity for small-cap investors.
  
  Small-caps don't have a lot going for them. The Russell 2000 index has gained 0.2% this year, lagging the S&P 500's 15% return. But they do have one thing in their favor: This year, there has been $847 billion of merger and acquisition activity in the Americas, up 43% over the same period last year, according to LSEG Group. That puts activity on pace to hit just over $1.87 trillion for the entire year, only a few hundred billion dollars below the 2021 peak. And small-cap companies are usually the target.