Six months on from the euphoria that greeted the announcement of AOL's proposed $182bn takeover of Time Warner, and a gloom has descended on the merger and acquisition hot shots of Wall Street and the City of London. The scars left by the stock market rout in April remain visible, with the volume of US deals way off expected levels and few signs of new deals that would rank alongside the AOL-Time Warner merger in size....more

HOSTILE TAKEOVERS
The weak will become prey  Jun 30

DRESS CODES
Wall Street joins fashion parade  Jun 30

TALENT WAR
Lured by prospect of glittering prizes  Jun 30

INTERNET BANKING
Bloom comes off the dotcom rose  Jun 30

DEBT
New lenders seek better returns  Jun 30

HIGH YIELD BONDS
Optimism that revival is in prospect  Jun 30

BONDS
Deals put credit ratings under scrutiny  Jun 30

PRIVATE EQUITY
Banks seek to mine a rich seam  Jun 30