Deal making slowed to a trickle in the third quarter, yet still finished September just shy of 2006's record total. Check out our interactive graphic breaking down the first nine months of 2007 in M&A.

Fueled by cheap credit and overflowing coffers, private-equity firms powered an unprecedented M&A boom that peaked during the first half of this year. Here's a look at the major private-equity players. (6/11/2007)

The Nasdaq, the London Stock Exchange, Sweden's OMX and the governments of the Persian Gulf states of Dubai and Qatar have been involved in a flurry of wheeling and dealing. Here's a flow chart of what everybody ends up with if and when the day's various deals are done. (09/21/2007)