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Although the winners of The Deal magazine's 2010 Most Admired Corporate Dealmakers survey span five very different industries, they have much in common. In addition to being transaction-intensive, 3M Co., Abbott Laboratories, Coca-Cola Co., Hew­lett-Packard Co. and J.P. ­Morgan Chase & Co. all have a lot of cash on hand, have strong balance sheets, are cost-conscious, have disciplined strategies and a growing appetite for overseas markets, says senior editor Suzanne Miller in our video. For more, see "Cool heads, clear strategies," in the current issue of The Deal magazine. - Mary Kathleen Flynn