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M&A landscape looks different from boom years

Though merger and acquisition activity in the distribution sector hasn't "fallen off a cliff," it has seen a dip from the heady days of 2005 and 2006. Foreign buyers with strong currencies, private business owners around 55 and older who are interested in selling and a surfeit of private-equity cash are helping drive the market, according to experts who spoke in a Modern Distribution Management webcast. Modern Distribution Management (06/10)