The phrase "a wave of acquisitions" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden increase or trend in the number of acquisitions made by companies or organizations.
Example: "The tech industry is experiencing a wave of acquisitions, with several major firms merging to enhance their market presence."
Alternatives: "a surge of acquisitions" or "a flurry of acquisitions."
Through a wave of acquisitions, Itau is gradually closing the gap on its archrival Bradesco, currently Brazil's largest private bank.
Sycamore's purchase of the privately held Sirocco is part of a wave of acquisitions in the red-hot optical network market.
But the transactions will probable dilute the value of shares held by existing investors and could lead to a wave of acquisitions.
Others note that since a wave of acquisitions several years ago by private equity, most of the deal activity among public hospital systems has been for single hospitals or smaller deals.
The $155 million cash deal is Dell's latest in a wave of acquisitions ranging from small shops like the software company Everdream to the $1.4 billion purchase in November of the network storage provider EqualLogic.
But in recent months, as a wave of acquisitions has shrunk the number of buyers that agents sell to, many believe it's a matter of time before the agency business contracts.
It now seems inevitable that American and European banks will be sucked into a wave of acquisition and merger, driven by the lowly valuations that simply seem too low to continue.
"Rising personnel costs and a wave of systems acquisitions initiated some time ago, as well as the costs of ongoing operations, leave little room for investment to satisfy newly identified requirements," the institute noted in its annual Strategic Survey.
Foreign investors, who once joined with confident Americans in a wave of spectacular acquisitions and business spending that helped power the 1990's economic boom, are now turning cautious about the United States economy.
Yet despite the hype, this shopping spree is not quite what it appears, being in some ways more modest in ambition (for now, at least) than many suppose.Back in 2005 when Lenovo, China's leading maker of personal computers (PCs), bought IBM's PC division for US$1.25bn, some pundits hailed the deal as the beginning of a wave of big acquisitions abroad by Chinese companies.
Look for a wave of mergers, acquisitions, spinoffs and initial public offerings as the big companies begin their long-overdue restructuring.
