So the $3trn mark is now in the rear view mirror when it comes to M&A this year.
The value of global mergers and acquisitions this year hit the $3tn mark last week, according to Dealogic, which tracks the market.
There have been enough superlatives showered on the M&A industry this year, but Dealogic adds another: it's the quickest pace at which the $3tn mark has been reached since 2007.
And Monday served up another: the $2.4bn deal Liberty Interactive, the owner of the QVC shopping channel, struck for Zulily, the US online apparel retailer.