With the monster deal of AT&T (T 0.19%) 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 -0.66%) and Skype -- and a few minglings we'd like to see happen, such as Google (GOOG 0.56%) gobbling up Zillow (ZG -1.92%).
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.
