Creganna Expands With Big US Buy; Careys Gross €21m As Xerox Buys IBS; TerminalFour Secures €1.6m In Funding; AccountsIQ Secures VC Investment; Plus other M&A and Fundraising activity Huge Wind Bonanza For Ion Equity Trio; GameStop Buys Into Dylan Collins's Jolt; Hostelworld Sold To US Private Equity Firm; And Other M&A And Fundraising Activity Mpstor Secures VC Backing From Kernel; Invesco Buys Traders For Cork Expansion; French Offload Irish Waste To Greenstar; Digiweb Poised To Snap Up Smart; And Other M&A And Fundraising Activity Aramark Pays €51m For Veris Division; Desmond Backs €22m Intune Funding Round; Buy & Sell Snapped Up By Loane Family; Plus other M&A and fundraising activity BearingPoint Survives With EMEA MBO; Tech Firms Raised €111m in First Half; Tedcastles Snaps Up Sweeney Oil; Enterprise Ireland Buys; Into DVD Rentals; and other M&A and fundraising activity Snap Expands Galway Facility; Oasis Raises €25m From US Investors; Larkin Joins Forces With Leo Burnett; and other M&A and fundraising activity Voicesage Secures €2.9m In Funding; WorldSpreads Splits As Merrion Capital Buys In; Aepona Swoops For Ailing Valista; And More M&A And Fundraising Activity Close Buys Belfast Factoring Business; Equiendo Raises 1.5m To Fund Expansion; Tech Firms Raised 54m VC In Q1; Clare FM Buys Stake In Kfm Founders Cash Out Of Benchmark; Top Dollar For Geary Clan With Sysco Sale; Arantech Bought By US-based Tektronix; Fresh Investment For MicksGarage; Bleak First Quarter For IPOs in Europe; Barrett Buys Galway Oil Terminal Doris Buys Back Firms He Sold To Veris; Quinn Injects Cash Into Claret Capital; Helix Health Merges With Health Ireland; AIB Seed Fund Backs Fourteen Ventures; Opsona Raises €18m From Biotech Investors; More Cash For Halo; Lundin Into Belmore McCabe Exits After MBO At Waveform; Enterprise Ireland And AIB Invest In Datakraft; Creganna Snaps Up Swedish Firm's Assets; Limerick Firm Raises €5.25m In Equity Funding; ILP Pays €56m For Full Control Of Cornmarket; And More Fundraising And M&A Activity Orbiscom Duo Finally Get Their Reward; Boston Scientific Swoops For Labcoat; Shackleton Backs Macalla MBO; Tuam Herald Sold To Midland Group; Havok Duo Raise €1.6m For New Venture; PR Firms Merge; Former Partners Reunite Kenny Cunningham Merges With OSK; CDSoft Buys ACT In €1.5m Deal; Murray's Hibernia Merges With Evros; Growcorp Pockets €7m From Neutekbio Sale; plus other M&A and fundraising activity M&A Doldrums: Corporate acquisition and disposal activity fell away sharply in the second half of 2008. Graeme McQueen canvasses the views of corporate finance experts as to what's likely to happen through 2009 You make the most money in business by finding a buyer for the firm. Graeme McQueen reports on the entrepreneurs who cashed out in 2008 Selling a business should be planned well in advance. A rushed sale seldom reaches the optimum price achievable Matching the right seller to the right buyer can make all the difference in obtaining the greatest value for your business