All 1,526 M&A deals announced during 2000, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.
| # | Acquirer | Acquired | Date | Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 |
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Best Software SB, Inc.
Best Software SB, Inc. provides accounting solutions to the small business marke…
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2000-01-12 | Acquisition | $445.0M | Deal → | |
| 102 |
A
Anesta
Anesta is the creator of pharmaceutical products designed for oral transmucosal …
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2000-07-18 | Acquisition | $444.0M | Deal → | |
| 103 |
The NutraSweet Company
NutraSweet brand sweetener was discovered in 1965 at G.D. Searle and Company by …
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2000-03-28 | Acquisition | $440.0M | Deal → | |
| 104 |
Tetley
Tetley is a beverage manufacturing company that offers products such as green te…
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2000-01-01 | Acquisition | $437.9M | Deal → | |
| 105 |
eGroups
eGroups is an online community that enables its users to send and receive emails…
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2000-06-28 | Acquisition | $432.0M | Deal → | |
| 106 |
Adsmart
Adsmart is a full service marketing company.
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2000-01-20 | Acquisition | $427.0M | Deal → | |
| 107 |
IPmobile
IPmobile is a new, wireless communications software maker that connect wireless …
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2000-08-01 | Acquisition | $425.0M | Deal → | |
| 108 |
E
Extreme Packet Devices
Extreme Packet Devices is a manufacturing company that provides packet processin…
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2000-03-03 | Acquisition | $415.0M | Deal → | |
| 109 |
Agere Systems
Agere Systems is a manufacturer of integrated circuit components company.
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2000-01-20 | Acquisition | $415.0M | Deal → | |
| 110 |
S
Southnews plc
Southnews plc operates as a newspaper publisher.
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2000-10-27 | Acquisition | $411.5M | Deal → | |
| 111 |
uBid
Shop for trusted brands at the lowest price on the web.
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2000-02-10 | Merge | $407.0M | Deal → | |
| 112 |
Catapulse
Catapulse is leveraging the Internet to provide an unprecedented range of resour…
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2000-11-28 | Acquisition | $405.0M | Deal → | |
| 113 |
Rondor Music
The world's greatest song catalog from the No.
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2000-08-02 | Acquisition | $400.0M | Deal → | |
| 114 |
G
Grolier Incorporated
Grolier is the print and on-line publisher of children’s reference and non-ficti…
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2000-06-22 | Acquisition | $400.0M | Deal → | |
| 115 |
A
ArtX
ArtX designs and manufactures multimedia and 3D based components for appliances …
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2000-02-17 | Acquisition | $400.0M | Deal → | |
| 116 |
HotRail
HotRail an Internet infrastructure IC company developing high-speed interconnect…
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2000-06-30 | Acquisition | $394.0M | Deal → | |
| 117 |
Nichols Research Corp.
Nichols Research supplies engineering and technical information and services to …
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2000-07-28 | Merge | $391.0M | Deal → | |
| 118 |
L
Laserlink.net
LaserLink.net designed its business with the belief that the Internet will revol…
|
2000-03-09 | Acquisition | $387.0M | Deal → | |
| 119 |
Legerity
Legerity is a supplier of analog voice technologies for carrier, enterprise and …
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2000-08-07 | Lbo | $375.0M | Deal → | |
| 120 |
NextVenue
NextVenue is a global turnkey pioneer in video and audio streaming media.
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2000-07-25 | Acquisition | $375.0M | Deal → | |
| 121 |
PowerBar
PowerBar was created by athletes, for athletes.
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2000-02-23 | Acquisition | $375.0M | Deal → | |
| 122 |
IPCell Technologies
IPCell Technologies provides software that enables telecommunications and data s…
|
2000-09-28 | Acquisition | $369.0M | Deal → | |
| 123 |
Vovida Networks
Vovida Networks develops a Linux based communications infrastructure company and…
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2000-09-28 | — | $369.0M | Deal → | |
| 124 |
PixStream
PixStream a developer of video networking solutions.
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2000-08-31 | Acquisition | $369.0M | Deal → | |
| 125 |
H
Hazlewood Foods Ltd
Hazlewood Foods Ltd manufactures ready meals and convenience foods.
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2000-11-10 | Acquisition | $368.9M | Deal → | |
| 126 |
Z
Z-Spanish Media Corp
Z-Spanish Media Corporation owns and operates radio stations and television chan…
|
2000-08-09 | Acquisition | $366.3M | Deal → | |
| 127 |
C
Commercial Intertech
Commercial Intertech Corp. manufactured hydraulics, building systems, and metal …
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2000-01-17 | Acquisition | $366.0M | Deal → | |
| 128 |
S
SAGA Systems, Inc.
Software AG Systems, Inc. is an enterprise solutions company that provides robus…
|
2000-11-01 | Acquisition | $360.0M | Deal → | |
| 129 |
Growth Networks
Growth Networks is to become the leading provider of Internet Switching Fabric I…
|
2000-02-16 | Acquisition | $355.0M | Deal → | |
| 130 |
Half.com
Half.com is a person-to-person online marketplace.
|
2000-06-13 | Acquisition | $350.0M | Deal → | |
| 131 |
N
Network Alchemy
Network Alchemy develops and markets non-stop infrastructure solution.
|
2000-02-01 | — | $335.0M | Deal → | |
| 132 |
L
Lariat Petroleum
Lariat Petroleum is an exploration and production company.
|
2000-12-29 | Acquisition | $333.0M | Deal → | |
| 133 |
Post Communications
Post Communications is a provider of customized email marketing services.
|
2000-02-15 | Acquisition | $333.0M | Deal → | |
| 134 |
T
Total eMed
Total eMed is a provider of remote transcription services over the Internet for …
|
2000-05-11 | Acquisition | $317.9M | Deal → | |
| 135 |
SWALEC
Provides energy in a reliable and sustainable way.
|
2000-08-07 | Acquisition | $316.7M | Deal → | |
| 136 |
Dayton Superior
Dayton Superior is the leading, American-owned provider of concrete accessories,…
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2000-01-19 | Lbo | $315.0M | Deal → | |
| 137 |
G
Grupo Cressida
Grupo Cressida is a family-owned laundry, soaps, foods and beverages company.
|
2000-03-02 | Acquisition | $314.0M | Deal → | |
| 138 |
JURA Materials
JURA Materials specializes in the production of building materials and provides …
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2000-11-10 | Acquisition | $311.3M | Deal → | |
| 139 |
OneMain.com
OneMain.com provides Internet access and related services.
|
2000-06-09 | — | $308.0M | Deal → | |
| 140 |
InfoGear Technology
InfoGear produces software and ASICs for the low-cost Internet Appliance market.…
|
2000-03-17 | Acquisition | $301.0M | Deal → | |
| 141 |
Active Voice Corporation
Active Voice is a social networking voice application with a variety of function…
|
2000-11-10 | Acquisition | $300.0M | Deal → | |
| 142 |
Solution42
BSS solutions for telecommunications network operators, billing, rating, mediati…
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2000-11-04 | Acquisition | $300.0M | Deal → | |
| 143 |
C
CrosStor Software
CrosStor Software is a Provider of software for networked storage systems.
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2000-11-01 | — | $300.0M | Deal → | |
| 144 |
A
Applied Science and Technology
Applied Science and Technology is a supplier of sputtering equipment and other p…
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2000-02-10 | Acquisition | $300.0M | Deal → | |
| 145 |
Radiata
Radiata is a developer of high-speed wireless networking products for the home, …
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2000-11-13 | Acquisition | $295.0M | Deal → | |
| 146 |
Q-Up Systems
Q UP Systems is a B2B software company engaged in financial interactive web-base…
|
2000-03-06 | Acquisition | $286.0M | Deal → | |
| 147 |
C
Convergent Group
A provider of professional services that enable utility and local government cli…
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2000-12-28 | Acquisition | $276.0M | Deal → | |
| 148 |
A
Allayer Technologies
Allayer Technologies is a developer of optical networking communications chips.
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2000-10-17 | Acquisition | $276.0M | Deal → | |
| 149 |
Servicesoft Technologies
Servicesoft Technologies is a provider of Internet Customer Service softwar.
|
2000-12-18 | Acquisition | $268.0M | Deal → | |
| 150 |
NetZip
NetZip engages in the development and provision of Internet download management …
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2000-01-26 | — | $268.0M | Deal → |