Mega-takeovers are likely to be the preserve of big, cash-generative groups with simple structures.
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Moreover, the technology companies that tend to acquire such start-ups are extremely cash-generative and relatively debt-free, making them pretty aggressive acquirers.
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Lloyds, once seen as a stable investment that paid high dividends and was consistently cash generative, is enamored with the task of writing down legacy assets from HBOS--with help from the British government's asset protection program--as well as rebuilding its presence in the U.K. domestic banking market.