​Year in Review 2016: Marriott pulls off largest...

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The late-breaking announcement of Marriott International Inc.’s blockbuster acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. actually topped our list of biggest stories for 2015 — and that was before we knew just how long it would take to complete, and how crazy that deal would get. But it makes the list yet again in 2016 due to some of that drama, not to mention the sheer size of the final price and resulting company. When all is said and done, Marriott (NASDAQ: MAR) pulled off a merger…