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Deals, Deals, Deals ... in a bear market - Part 50

The suggestion that nothing happens in August clearly does not apply in the US, where workers tend to take a lot less holiday than in Europe.

Indeed, today five US public company deals were announced in what is being dubbed another "Merger Monday".

Those deals include:

1. Campbell Soup's $2.7 billion takeover of pasta sauce maker Sovos Brands.

2. Clayton Dubilier & Rice's $2.3 billion acquisition of packaging group Veritiv Corporation...