With the monster deal of AT&T (T -7.96%) buying out DirecTV (DTV +0.00%), it got us thinking about whether there's ever a good time to jump on a stock during a merger or acquisition. It also made us consider a few previous couplings that would probably be better if they broke up -- hello, Microsoft (MSFT +0.66%) and Skype -- and a few minglings we'd like to see happen, such as Google (GOOG -1.08%) gobbling up Zillow (Z -3.10%).
In the video below, Motley Fool banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and contributor David Hanson talk about mergers, acquisitions, and spinoffs they'd like to see.





