(Bloomberg) – Bloomberg Gadfly columnist Brooke Sutherland joins Alex Sherman for a peek into the future of mergers after a record-setting year for M&A that spanned the globe and crossed every industry. What's next following a year that saw the biggest-ever deals for drugs, food and beer? Brooke lays out her top five predictions -– and some of the names may surprise you.

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