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January 22, 2004 | Law.com

On the Mend

Last year, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich partner Diane Holt Frankle could just say the word "deal" and be mobbed by associates anxious for work. That changed last spring with Zoran Corporation's $358 million acquisition of Oak Technology. For Gray Cary, the Zoran deal was the first tangible sign of a turnaround in M&A activity after two years of declines. Deal activity actually grew in 2003. Bay Area firms with significant M&A practices had a hand in 410 deals, a 45 percent increase from 2002.

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