Every Acquisition Announced in 1997

All 392 M&A deals announced during 1997, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.

392
Deals announced
$43.5B
Total value
$468.1M
Avg deal
$11.0B
Largest deal
# Acquirer Acquired Date Type Price
251
I
Impress Metal Packaging Ltd.
Impress Metal Packaging Ltd provides metal packaging solutions for consumer good…
1997-05-01 Lbo Deal →
252
B
BALZ Medical Services
BALZ Medical Services provides a variety of medical supplies, nutritional supple…
1997-05-01 Acquisition Deal →
253
T
Telemercadeo Integral
Telemercadeo Integral is a Mexico-based provider of customer management services…
1997-05-01 Acquisition Deal →
254
E
Express Freight Systems
Express Freight Systems Inc. provides trucking freight services and is based in …
1997-05-01 Acquisition Deal →
255
W
Webcenter Unique
Webcenter Unique is a privately held company provides software solutions to its …
1997-05-01 Lbo Deal →
256
C
Cliffco of Tampa Bay
Cliffco of Tampa Bay is a privately held cellular telephones service & repair co…
1997-05-01 Acquisition Deal →
257
P
PC Cox
PC Cox is a privately held company that manufactures and sells the range of hand…
1997-05-01 Lbo Deal →
258
P
Professional Relief Nurses
Professional Relief Nurses is a Medicare certified and licensed home health care…
1997-05-01 Acquisition Deal →
259
Vachette Frères
Vachette Frères is manufactures mortise and surface mounted locks, master key pl…
1997-04-30 Acquisition Deal →
260
S
Softbridge, Inc.
Softbridge, Inc. is a provider of automated software quality testing products an…
1997-04-29 Acquisition Deal →
261
Open Environment Corporation
Open Environment Corporation offers software solutions.
1997-04-25 Acquisition Deal →
262
K
Keystone Tube Co.
Keystone Tube Co. a privately held and predominantly regional Midwest distributo…
1997-04-23 Acquisition Deal →
263
M
Mainstay
Mainstay is a regional managed behavioral health care company.
1997-04-16 Acquisition Deal →
264
M
Minet Group
Minet Group provides insurance brokerage and reinsurance services.
1997-04-13 Acquisition Deal →
265
Fleishman-Hillard
Fleishman-Hillard is global agency that operates as a public relations, public a…
1997-04-10 Acquisition Deal →
266
C
Compact Software
Compact Software is a microwave computer-aided design (CAD) company.
1997-04-09 Acquisition Deal →
267
A
Anco Air Conditioning, Inc.
Anco Air Conditioning, Inc. sells and services air conditioning, heating, and re…
1997-04-08 Acquisition Deal →
268
S
Superconductivity
Superconductivity is a privately held manufacturer of low temperature SMES produ…
1997-04-08 Acquisition Deal →
269
L
Leasetec
Leasetec a leading privately-held equipment leasing company.
1997-04-08 Acquisition Deal →
270
M
MOVATS - Nuclear Valve Division
MOVATS - Nuclear Valve Division supplies nuclear valves, parts and services.
1997-04-07 Acquisition Deal →
271
Alex. Brown & Sons
Alex. Brown and Sons is an investment bank based in Maryland.
1997-04-07 Merge Deal →
272
Northeast Broadcast Lab
Northeast Broadcast Lab was founded in 1961 as a full service broadcast engineer…
1997-04-07 Acquisition Deal →
273
ELIS
ELIS specialized in the rental and maintenance of professional clothing and text…
1997-04-02 Lbo Deal →
274
Pinnacle Natural Gas Company
Pinnacle Natural Gas Company provides and operates natural gas gathering and tra…
1997-04-01 Acquisition Deal →
275
I
International Medical Technical Consultants
International Medical Technical Consultants is a contract research organization …
1997-04-01 Acquisition Deal →
276
Meneba
Meneba develops, produces and markets raw materials and functional cereal-derive…
1997-04-01 Lbo Deal →
277
F
Foundation Health Corp
Foundation Health Corporation merged with FH Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned s…
1997-04-01 Acquisition Deal →
278
Prepan Coldstore Contracting
Prepan Coldstore Contracting is a privately held company that operates in engine…
1997-04-01 Lbo Deal →
279
I
Intabex
Intabex is a privately held company that operates leaf tobacco buying, processin…
1997-04-01 Acquisition Deal →
280
P
Penn Advertising
Penn Advertising is a privately held company offer outdoor advertising services.
1997-04-01 Acquisition Deal →
281
I
INTEC Controls
INTEC Controls is a distributor of controls, peripherals, and interface devices.
1997-04-01 Acquisition Deal →
282
VSM Group Holding
VSM Group develops, manufactures, markets and sells sewing machines and related …
1997-04-01 Lbo Deal →
283
C
Counterpoint Systems Foundry
Counterpoint Systems Foundry is a privately held company and a developer of conn…
1997-04-01 Acquisition Deal →
284
T
Telesend
Telesend is a developer of high-speed Internet-access technology.
1997-03-27 Acquisition Deal →
285
P
Paul Revere Corp.
The Paul Revere Corporation provides insurance services.
1997-03-27 Acquisition Deal →
286
NetObjects
NetObjects develops and provides web design software and templates.
1997-03-19 Acquisition Deal →
287
S
Sandcastle
Sandcastle is a company that was acquired by Adobe Systems in 1997.
1997-03-14 Acquisition Deal →
288
V
Vital Technology Pte Ltd
Vital Technology Pte Ltd is a company that was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 19…
1997-03-10 Acquisition Deal →
289
I
Intersect Technologies
Intersect Technologies, a mass storage software and hardware provider.
1997-03-03 Acquisition Deal →
290
C
Cooper-Avon Tyres Ltd.
Cooper-Avon Tyres Ltd. manufactures and sells tires primarily for the replacemen…
1997-03-03 Acquisition Deal →
291
I
Interse
The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based software developer of the award-winning Inters é® ma…
1997-03-03 Acquisition Deal →
292
Trend Technologies
Trend Technologies is an engineering company that offers metal stamping, metal f…
1997-03-01 Lbo Deal →
293
Milwaukee Cylinder
Milwaukee Cylinder provides engineered solutions for hydraulic and pneumatic app…
1997-03-01 Acquisition Deal →
294
T
Tecton Laminates
Tecton Laminates is a privately held company and a producer of laminated veneer …
1997-03-01 Acquisition Deal →
295
Impark
Impark company has single-mindedly concentrated on developing our chosen area of…
1997-03-01 Acquisition Deal →
296
EPIC Design Technology
EPIC Design Technology is a developer of transistor-level design automation tool…
1997-02-28 Acquisition Deal →
297
E
Eagle Design Automation
Eagle Design Automation delivers hardware/software co-verification solutions.
1997-02-27 Acquisition Deal →
298
S
Schurpack
Schurpack is a manufacturer of flexible food packaging.
1997-02-24 Acquisition Deal →
299
A
American Filtrona
American Filtrona is a manufacturer of fiber products
1997-02-21 Acquisition Deal →
300
Alpha Wire
Alpha Wire manufactures multi-conductor cables, hook-up wire, tubing, and relate…
1997-02-21 Acquisition Deal →