Global merger and acquisition activity in 2010 is off to its worst start in six years, and with economic uncertainty and a sovereign debt crisis in Europe, the second half could be just as disappointing.As of June 22, global M&A; this year was worth just under $976 billion, according to Thomson Reuters data, less than half the value of the first half of 2007, M&A;'s peak year, and only moderately h
LONDON – Insurance firm Prudential said on Wednesday it was withdrawing from a bid to buy AIA, the Asian arm of AIG, after the US group refused to lower its asking price.Prudential said in a statement it was in negotiations with American International Group, Inc.(AIG) for the termination of the agreement (the SPA) for the combination of Prudential with AIA Group Limited. The deal had foun