Florida's corporate deal scene is leading the Southeast United States, Jeff Harrington of The Tampa Bay Times reports:

Florida was a mergers-and-acquisitions machine in 2013, accounting for 47 percent of all deals announced in the Southeast based on deal value, according to an analysis released Friday by deal tracker the Mergermarket Group.

Florida notched 189 deals worth a combined $34.7 billion last year, up 67 percent from the previous year's $20.7 billion total.

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