All 90 M&A deals announced during 1993, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.
| # | Acquirer | Acquired | Date | Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McCaw Cellular
McCaw Cellular provides cellular mobile telephone, paging, conventional mobile p…
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1993-08-17 | Acquisition | $12.6B | Deal → | |
| 2 |
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an online and offline news provider that features various se…
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1993-06-11 | Acquisition | $1.1B | Deal → | |
| 3 |
Fisher-Price
Fisher-Price offers products and services that support families with young child…
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1993-08-20 | Acquisition | $1.0B | Deal → | |
| 4 |
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Powerfone
Powerfone is a provider of specialized mobile radio operations and digital mobil…
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1993-10-27 | Acquisition | $370.0M | Deal → | |
| 5 |
Applied Biosystems
Applied Biosystems is a global company that provides innovative instruments and …
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1993-01-01 | Acquisition | $330.0M | Deal → | |
| 6 |
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Engraph, inc.
Engraph is a manufacturer of packaging and product identification materials.
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1993-09-14 | Acquisition | $300.0M | Deal → | |
| 7 |
Williams Scotsman International
Williams Scotsman offers space solutions for various industries.
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1993-12-01 | Lbo | $234.0M | Deal → | |
| 8 |
Epoch Systems
Storage Management
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1993-08-10 | Acquisition | $144.8M | Deal → | |
| 9 |
Wilkinson Sword
Wilkinson Sword makes razor blades, gels, and foams for shaving.
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1993-03-23 | Acquisition | $142.0M | Deal → | |
| 10 |
Six Flags
Six Flags is a regional theme park company that offers coasters, themed rides, a…
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1993-08-18 | Acquisition | $70.0M | Deal → | |
| 11 |
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Quad Design Technology
Quad Design Technology provides cross-talk and transmission line interference an…
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1993-03-16 | Acquisition | $16.7M | Deal → | |
| 12 |
Rysher Entertainment
Rysher Entertainment is a film and television production and distributor company…
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1993-01-01 | Acquisition | $15.0M | Deal → | |
| 13 |
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Real Decisions Corporation
Real Decisions Corporation provides benchmarking services to information technol…
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1993-12-31 | Acquisition | $14.3M | Deal → | |
| 14 |
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MiLAN Technology Corp.
MiLAN Technology Corp. provider of networking products.
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1993-11-15 | Acquisition | $6.8M | Deal → | |
| 15 |
Medco Containment Services Inc.
Medco Containment Services Inc., one of the largest mail-order pharmacy and mana…
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1993-11-19 | Acquisition | $6.0M | Deal → | |
| 16 |
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Innovative Technology
Innovative Technology is a manufacturing plant that specializes in fabric finish…
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1993-12-29 | Merge | — | Deal → | |
| 17 |
Morris Air
A Salt Lake City-based carrier roughly an eighth the size of Southwest
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1993-12-14 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 18 |
M
Mountain Systems International
Mountain Systems International is a supplier of software and e-commerce solution…
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1993-12-13 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 19 |
V
Vantage Analysis Systems
Vantage Analysis Systems is a privately held company provides VHDL simulation so…
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1993-12-01 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 20 |
North American Company for Life and Health Insurance
North American Company for Life and Health Insurance is an insurance company spe…
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1993-12-01 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 21 |
Smarte Carte
Smarte Carte is a provider of self-serve vended luggage carts, electronic locker…
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1993-12-01 | Lbo | — | Deal → | |
| 22 |
Elkjøp Norge
Elkjøp Norge is a privately held retails consumer electronics company.
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1993-11-01 | Lbo | — | Deal → | |
| 23 |
Sperry Marine
Sperry Marine is a supplier to the U.S. Navy.
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1993-11-01 | Lbo | — | Deal → | |
| 24 |
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MediaChips
MediaChips is a multimedia semiconductor company that design PC audio chipsets f…
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1993-11-01 | Acquisition | — | Deal → |
| 25 |
Insurnet
Insurnet is a independent property and casualty insurance agencies throughout No…
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1993-10-04 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 26 |
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Bavarian Soft Pretzels
Bavarian Soft
Bavarian Soft Pretzels, Inc., a specialty snack food retailer oper…
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1993-10-01 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 27 |
Coldwell Banker
Coldwell Banker is a real estate company that assists with buying and selling ho…
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1993-10-01 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 28 |
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Healthco International
Healthco International provides products and services to the dental profession.
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1993-10-01 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 29 |
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Crescendo Communications
Crescendo Communications, Inc. provides FDDI-speed LAN over unshielded copper tw…
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1993-09-24 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 30 |
B
BT & D Technologies
BT & D Technologies is a company that was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1993.
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1993-09-20 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 31 |
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Fifth Generation Systems
Fifth Generation Systems Inc., the developer of Fastback, Safe, DiskLock, Pyro!,…
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1993-09-20 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 32 |
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Welling Associates
Welling Associates is an employee benefits consulting company.
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1993-09-16 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 33 |
S
Stark, Johnson & Stinson, Inc.
Stark, Johnson & Stinson, Inc. is an insurance brokerage company.
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1993-09-16 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 34 |
C
Capella Systems
Capella Systems is a developer of electronic-mail client software for Windows.
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1993-09-13 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 35 |
E
EEsof
EEsof develops computer-aided engineering software.
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1993-09-13 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 36 |
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Ditel
Ditel designs and manufactures fiber optic components and related hardware.
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1993-09-01 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 37 |
U
Unionamerica Holdings
Unionamerica Holdings Ltd., is a provider of specialty casualty and property ins…
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1993-09-01 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 38 |
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Ithaca Software
Ithaca Software provides prepackaged software services.
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1993-08-04 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 39 |
Kenzo S.A.
Kenzo S.A. offers women and men fragrances; jackets, suits and vests, shirts, sw…
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1993-08-02 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 40 |
Lindex
Lindex is one of the fashion chains in Europe with over 480 stores in the Nordic…
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1993-08-01 | Lbo | — | Deal → | |
| 41 |
C
CoSA
Developers of PACo and After Effects -- animation, motion graphics, visual effec…
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1993-07-27 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 42 |
B
Brixton, Talbot & Wolfe
Brixton, Talbot & Wolfe is a company that was acquired by Therp Sajik Enterprise…
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1993-07-01 | — | — | Deal → | |
| 43 |
Zindart Manufacturing Limited
Zindart Manufacturing is an OEM manufacturer, designing and producing high-quali…
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1993-07-01 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 44 |
Guldfynd AB
Guldfynd AB, a jewelry company, provides gold and silver bijouterie, watches, an…
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1993-07-01 | Lbo | — | Deal → | |
| 45 |
Redken
Redken Laboratories is a company built from the inspiration of a dynamic, entrep…
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1993-06-23 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 46 |
Hadson Energy Resources
An energy company engaged in domestic and international crude oil and natural ga…
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1993-06-19 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 47 |
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Dynatron/Bondo Corp.
Dynatron/Bondo Corp. is a supplier of specialty automotive repair materials and …
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1993-06-08 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 48 |
ExperTest
ExperTest is an automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) technology company.
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1993-06-05 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 49 |
C
Contact Software International
Contact Software International is a Software company.
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1993-06-02 | Acquisition | — | Deal → | |
| 50 |
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The Woodsmall Companies, Inc.
The Woodsmall Companies, Inc. operates as an independent insurance brokers.
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1993-06-02 | Acquisition | — | Deal → |