john collison.stion -- you can tweet to me at @flacqua. 2015 a record year for global m&a. some of the biggest a deal so far. ♪ francine: welcome back to "the pulse." shaping up to be a record year for global m&a. the total value is on track to surpass $3 trillion for the first time since 2007. with more is manuel baigorri. what are some of the biggest deals? manuel baigorri: a tremendous year for m&a. every sector, every geography. some of the biggest deals you were mentioning energy. we saw the biggest so far with shell bg. very hectic charter. will seem time warner cable in the -- we have seen time warner cable in the u.s. and an offer made yesterday by bouygues telecom. just a nonstop. francine: what is behind in this? manuel baigorri: a few drivers. in europe, the economic recovery as ceo's far more confident that the economic recovery is underway so they feel those deals they had in mind and had thought about in the past they feel quite sure that it was positive. they want to tap into it. on t