With the monster deal of AT&T (T -2.20%) buying out DirecTV (DTV.DL), 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 0.88%) and Skype -- and a few minglings we'd like to see happen, such as Google (GOOG 0.81%) gobbling up Zillow (ZG 0.41%).
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.
