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It's too early to get into that. That's something we'll address once the merger closes.

Michael Coe

There is a bit of evidence that a merger would bring economies of scale, but it's hard to say just who would benefit from those.

Mark V. Pauly

It could be a merger with another player, it could be joint-venturing a material part of our business with someone, it could be financing the company in a completely different way, it could be just maintaining the status quo.

Joe Houssian

This merger would create a monopoly in those areas where cable television is not available, thereby eliminating the only competitive choice for millions of households.

Charles A. James

Merger and acquisition activity is the primary driver in the market. Investors are greedy for the next deal.

Justin Urquhart Stewart

Our merger with Union Camp is going not only well, but well ahead of expectations.

John Dillon

It's not surprising that Lacy is retiring. In the merger, he certainly appears to be a transitional figure.

Walter Loeb

This is a takeover, not a merger of equals.

Adrian Pilz

We are big enough at this stage to grow our business strongly. I am not ruling out what you may describe as bolt-on acquisitions -- what I am ruling out is a significant merger or anything like that.

Tom Mckillop

A merger of two previously disconnected worlds.

Jerry Hirshberg

It's a great deal. A joint venture doesn't cost (AT&T) as much as a merger would and it gets them into homes and businesses. Michael Armstrong is trying to win the battle from a different angle.

Philip Wohl

There is a real logic to [the Morgan-Bank One merger]. The only thing I would wonder about is might a competing bid come in.

Bert Ely

Nature and TV abhor a vacuum and one was quickly created with the merger that spawned the CW.

John Rash

It should be clear that the burden of coming forward with adequate restructure proposals should be on the sponsors of the merger.

Robert Pitofsky

The purchase is certainly no bargain. That would suggest, to the extent they have ambitions for a significant merger, they are concentrating on the London Stock Exchange.

Benn Steil

The merger with Bank of Punjab has brought new business lines, especially in its SME (small and medium enterprises) portfolio, and increased our low-cost retail deposit base.

Shailendra Bhandari

Certainly merger and acquisition activity will pick up. There are many small- and medium-size companies that need to consolidate to compete, especially in Italy.

Carlo Pambianco

If a big French bank and a big British tank were talking of a merger, there would be scope for things to go awry if it's not clear who is running it.

Gerry Rawcliffe

So, we concluded that this (merger process) is not only important, but must be implemented immediately. The move to install better trading facilities in the bond market will be much easier if we first merge the two exchanges.

Darmin Nasution

A merger in a red-hot group is explosive.

James Dines

The merger is a possibility and it would create important synergies for both lenders.

Niccolo Pini

The merger will have a big impact on retailers. This will likely trigger consolidation within the industry, helping to drive profitability at retailers higher.

Yoshihisa Okamoto

We expect something from the FTC this quarter. We said all along that we expect regulatory [approval] to be completed by the end of first quarter and complete the merger by the first half.

Arch Currid

This merger is all about shaping our future.

James Rogers

I think it's still a merger of equals. I think you will see that it's a pretty good balance.

David Gunasegaram

It's a little bit disappointing. Part of it is an industry slowdown and part, I suspect, is the distraction of the merger.

Todd Rethemeier

This (BellSouth) merger will not affect those plans.

Richard Lindner

Both companies are dedicated to advancing to a broader array of investment products. This merger will give them bulk and more marketing channels.

Donald Light

I maintain the belief that it is not that easy or productive or value-creating going for a mega-merger.

Franz Humer

The merger will create a stronger competitive position for the businesses both in New Zealand and in Australia.

Phil Pryke

The consumer finance crisis could trigger more [merger and acquisition] activities.

Vincent Chang

Could Total survive and thrive without Elf? Yes. Could Elf survive without this merger? Of course, ... the two companies would run more efficiently together.

John Hervey

With this merger, PacifiCare members will have the benefit of this technology years ahead of when we would have had it were to remain.

James Frey

We are very confident that we'll get the merger closed by mid-year. The story basically reaffirms what the FCC has said all along -- that it may or may not impose conditions.

Selim Bingol

Merger talk among utilities has been dominating markets for days and you cannot say when this will end.

Guenter Senftleben

It is undisputed a preliminary injunction would kill this merger.

James Robertson

The impact is for the long-term. Users will see more integration between content and distribution after the first year or two after the merger.

Bruce Kasrel

As the market has rebounded and as the economy has improved, so has the appetite and dollars available for merger activity.

Bob Barnett

It is hard to say exactly what the impact of such a speech can have on the development of merger negotiations.

Frank Governali

As for the merger proposition, they have not gotten back to us.

Nestor Tan

At this stage, and clearly with the AGL merger looming, it's prudent for us just to maintain that guidance.

Bob Browning

I think you'll find most people are optimistic about the merger, ... It's been a while since we've had anything to be excited about.

Phil Gee

Any of the four would be willing to do [a merger] if they were shielded from liability.

Art Bowman

Our pensions trusts are more than adequately funded, and nothing in the merger agreement changes BellSouth's, or after closing [of the deal], AT&T's obligation to honor existing pensions.

Joe Chandler

The time has come to look at whether New York banking has become anti-competitive. A merger of this size is something that low-income neighborhoods cannot afford. We've had more than enough.

Matthew Lee

This was about as good a performance coming off a big merger as seen in technology.

Tony Ursillo

We have no specific information about what number of job cuts would be at BellSouth. That's going to be determined after the close of the merger.

Joe Chandler

The merger should not be approved unless the executive compensation package is stripped out.

Phil Angelides

Our merger with Liberty Corp. allows us to take an exciting and logical next step into an exceptionally attractive group of markets.

Paul Mctear

The merger creates a Goliath. What they have done is created the best of the best.

David Saks

The merger would be against the public interest and should be prohibited.

Patricia Hewitt

The merger activity in the market is positive for stocks. Companies have a lot of cash on their balance sheets.

Thomas Muehlberger

They either need a major new product or they need a merger.

Richard L. Evans

Heinz is confident that this acquisition will meet the criteria for final clearance. This deal has already received approval from the merger authorities in Ireland and Germany.

Jane Miller

In our opinion this news is not new and should not slow down the merger with Guidant.

Joanne K. Wuensch

They're doing anything and everything to keep the company intact until the (merger) deal is done.

David Heupel

This order is intended to ensure that this new medium, characterized by openness, diversity and freedom, will not be closed down as a result of this merger.

Robert Pitofsky

I think we will be number three (after the merger with Equitable PCI). We're hoping to get an answer from Equitable PCI board before the end of this month.

Nestor Tan

AOL would do everything in their power to get [the merger] through. It would sell as much as possible. But they might not have to sell anything.

Pat Comack

We view the vote as an overwhelming endorsement of the merger.

John Still

The merger will help lower costs by expanding production capacity. The combination will narrow the gap with Korean companies.

David Hsieh

Frankly, it's kind of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the brand. It's a way to tell all of our customers and investors why this merger is important to them.

Roy Spence

If concluded, we believe the merger would add significant value to shareholders.

Lorna Tilbian

Yes, it has been stated in the signed agreement that the issue of merger of the two parties would be facilitated after the elections.

Veerappa Moily

We want certain guarantees that they won't pull out of the small group market and premiums won't pay for the merger.

David Fink

We had a lot going for us before the merger. We never said it was a do-or-die situation for America West.

Carlo Bertolini

Synergies from the AT&T merger will be 20 per cent better than expected.

Richard Lindner

This merger is a cataclysmic event, second only to the Big Bang in the amount of energy it produces.

Joan Centrella

We do not expect this development to interfere with the progress of the pending merger between Guidant and Boston Scientific.

Steve Tragash

We have brought a lot of companies into the Boston Scientific family and we have never been more confident or enthusiastic about the prospects for a merger.

Paul Donovan

Tech is a great place to be at the moment. Merger and acquisition activity and good company earnings make it a sector you have to be in.

Mariano Sancho

Governments do not have right to take measures relating to competition, if it is a merger that falls under our (jurisdiction).

Jonathan Todd

I think among this group of chip companies there's a period of merger and acquisition activity coming up.

Christopher Chaney

We always look at markets, and this is the classical market - and we have three of them. The merger of these three down to two would probably cause a competitive inquiry by somebody.

Harvey Saferstein

I don't think the merger is going to impact the level of competition for residential customers very much. What you have here is, you're substituting the AT&T name for BellSouth.

Robert Gruber

What happened when Warner merged with Pfizer in the end of May is that you will have a much broader portfolio. You will have probably 10 different drugs growing at double-digit rates. One of the advances of this merger is to broaden the focus beyond just the two drugs.

Jeffrey Chaffkin

We had looked for Wells to enter into a merger but we didn't know Norwest would be the other partner.

Tom Theurkauf

Only when the share-merger reform is done, then the time for introducing the stock index future is mature.

Hu Yuyue

The German government approves of such a merger and will approve the budget necessary to achieve it.

Gerhard Schröder

There are no problems with the deal. The real question is whether the merger would block competition and in this case, it won't because the industry is already monopolistic.

Miguel Folly

This merger is particularly challenging to review, not so much because of its size, but because of its novelty, ... It's difficult to grasp the impact on consumers in markets that have barely emerged.

Michael Powell

HP's strong show [in the fourth quarter] will certainly help and add credibility to the pending merger.

Andy Neff

This is a belated copycat lawsuit that is completely without merit, and an interesting tactic for someone that didn't vote against the merger.

Rick Stone

The merger will give us technology to enable consumers to interact with their physician and health plan.

Jeff Arnold

Toll remains committed to the proposed merger of the Toll and Patrick businesses.

Paul Little

This is the type of merger that we've seen in the past and that we're going to see more of in the future.

Michael Schneider

I'm not at all frightened, ... We are big enough now -- we now have the scale from this merger to compete.

Tom Mckillop

The merger-and-acquisitions cycle and also the market are far more beneficial in Europe and Asia and in emerging markets than they are in the U.S..

Huw Van Steenis

The offer that we have now is almost identical to the offer that was associated with separation that will occur after the merger.

Joe Chandler

The entire transaction is a landmark merger exercise and value-enhancing for all shareholders, customers and employees.

Nazir Razak

It does offer us the job protections that have eluded us since this merger was announced.

Gary Richardson

A merger this huge creates a maze of affiliate transactions and accounting that will be difficult to oversee and audit.

Sharon Miller

We see the rationale for this merger as separate and distinct.

Michael Coe

When we announced the merger agreement on Aug. 8, this was not the case.

Peter Thonis

This [type of transaction] has never been done before, ... Capitalizing on Merger Chaos.

Robert Lamb

This merger will allow us to move to a single brand for wire line, for wireless, for business and consumer, and that's AT&T. A single brand is much more cost-efficient and far more effective.

Randall Stephenson

This merger is a leap for Gold Fields into the international arena that could not be achieved through organic growth alone.

Chris Thompson

Mitsubishi UFJ's first priority is to digest the merger, ... Speed of execution is the crucial factor.

Standard Life

Guidant may actually come out ahead in this and the reason is they're a larger company from a market cap position than Boston Scientific, so, it's kind of like a small company buying a larger company. At the end of the day, they may be the dominant company in this merger.

Dr. Matt Willen

Merger deal flow is going to reflect an economic recovery and stock market recovery. They go hand in hand.

John Orrico

This is a very important step forward as we move toward completing our merger with HP.

David Booth

This is a decision that had been made prior to the merger, reflective of the overall change in the telecommunications industry.

Bill Kula

This merger combines two high quality businesses and will change the face of Russian retailing.

David Noble

Historically, the consumer has been subsidized by business users. Unfortunately, with the deregulation of this industry, the consumers are going to pay more regardless of this merger. It's already in the cards.

Bruce Roberts

This merger makes a net neutrality requirement all the more urgent.

Gigi Sohn

In certain countries, the merger and acquisition model is more attractive because of the existing franchise and our ability to buy into them.

Anthimos Thomopoulos

We believe this combination and this merger will change the experience for our customers. It is a game-changing event.

John Killian

In the broad sense, our concern was that the merger of these two powerful companies would deny to competitors access to this amazing new broadband technology.

Robert Pitofsky

This merger will mean a real choice and lower prices in local phone service, faster Internet access and better cable TV.

C. Michael Armstrong

The merger will really boost bilateral trade opportunities for businesses on both sides of the Atlantic.

Roy Thomas

There will be no job cuts arising out of this merger in Europe -- this is in the interest of jobs in Europe.

Lakshmi Mittal

This merger is extremely dangerous for consumers.

Gene Kimmelman

I don't know how many members they have now, but I'm sure its far shy of 60. After the merger, the chamber do not do what it promised it would.

Richard Tillis

The deal also paves the way for a merger with the smaller Allied Bank, which is also owned by the Lucio Tan group.

Lucio Tan

The UFJ merger was our first step into the new era after bad loans.

Nobuo Kuroyanagi

Intellectual property issues rarely derail a merger. If there was an issue, there would probably be an economic adjustment between Abbott and Boston Scientific.

Randy Katz

Given Siebel's announcement [Thursday], we look forward to a favorable Siebel stockholder meeting on Jan. 31st and completion of the merger on the same day or very soon after.

Bob Wynne

This merger will enable our customers to accelerate their deployment of high speed data services.

Gary Seamans

We have always said it was a merger of equals, but things have changed over the months. The structure now is what emerged from the merger of equals, but things have developed into what we are today.

Thomas Froehlich

This means at this stage we have some concerns about the proposed merger ... The formal decision of the second stage will be adopted before the end of this week.

Mario Monti

This merger is not just about [cost savings]. It's the opportunity to integrate the two businesses and generate new revenue growth.

John O'neil

Activity levels are probably higher than I've seen in my 25 years at Goldman Sachs. Client activity is very, very high. CEO confidence is quite high. You see lots of merger activity going on.

David Viniar

When the merger is complete, we will be the dominant community banking franchise in the market.

Gary Gall

I think it raises the possibility of another merger if this one gets through.

Gareth Thomas

There is a lot of merger and acquisition activity, and where it is affecting particular stocks in an industry, you're seeing a lot of action.

Tom Mcintyre

We're constantly looking at merger and acquisition opportunities. We'd be fired if we didn't.

Bobby Godsell

There are various merger and acquisition options that we can and will explore.

Frans Van Houten

The facilities involved are those associated to pre-merger Boeing. The major ones were the Puget Sound, Wichita and Philadelphia facilities.

Peter Conte

The only way this company can improve their earnings is through pursuing a merger or by being acquired. It's not very innovative, but it's what they're going to have to do.

Barbara Ryan

We are not in discussions with [Palm] about any kind of merger.

Money Magazine

As we value what each one of us have, we want to create a new model through our merger.

Toshifumi Suzuki

If they screw it up, there probably won't be another rail merger approved, at least in my career.

Michael Lloyd

Experience with claims of efficiency defenses... indicates that efficiencies are often exaggerated and, perhaps even more often, can be achieved through non-merger routes.

Robert Pitofsky

It will take some time for the merger to be completed.

Andrew Levi

This is an ideal merger for both companies.

Michael Roemer

The merger between MTFG and UFJ Holdings will become a major turning point.

Hideo Kumano

Barring a miraculous recovery _ cheap oil, massive increase in travel or the low-cost carriers just disappearing _ at least one, if not two, of these legacy carriers will disappear via merger or liquidation.

Anthony Sabino

With the merger of the three clubs, it has grown into something bigger. With the growth of HCU it is important that this tournament does do well.

Eric Sims

They've agreed to a merger so short-term earnings are not a priority right now.

Eric Schmidt

This would have to be a friendly affair with both companies sitting down to talk about the benefits of a merger.

Enrique Soldevila

The thing behind it short term, without any doubt, is the merger and acquisition activity.

Edward Menashy

Certainly seeing more merger and acquisition activity going on encourages people too because it's a signal to them that things are undervalued.

Edgar Peters

This merger is a logical next step.

Ed Whitacre

There are no benefits in this merger for consumers or the U.S. economy. This merger continues the anticompetitive resurrection of the old Bell monopoly.

Earl Comstock