Will the RJR record be beaten ?

The largest buyout during the late 80's buyout binge was the $25 billion LBO of RJR Nabisco. Will that record be broken ? I think so. We will see a larger deal over the next 2 years.

The recent $10 billion buyout of Sungard Data Systems was just a start. More similar sized tech deals are in the offing. One ideal candidate is EDS, with a current market cap of around $10 billion.

The steady stream of new announcements of fundraising, including the recent $8.5 billion raised by Goldman Sachs points to another round of takeovers down the road.