Every Acquisition Announced in 2001

All 1,286 M&A deals announced during 2001, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.

1,286
Deals announced
$159.0B
Total value
$493.8M
Avg deal
$23.0B
Largest deal
# Acquirer Acquired Date Type Price
1
American General Company
American General Company is a Hospitality company.
2001-08-30 Acquisition $23.0B Deal →
2
Citibanamex
Citibanamex provides financial products and services such as credit cards, mortg…
2001-05-18 Acquisition $12.5B Deal →
3
Optus
Optus is a telecommunication company that offers a range of mobile, tablet, and …
2001-03-26 Acquisition $8.7B Deal →
4
Tosco Corporation
Independent petroleum refining and fuel marketing corporation operating over 5,0…
2001-02-12 Acquisition $7.5B Deal →
5
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock
An oil refinery and gas station company
2001-05-07 Acquisition $6.0B Deal →
6
Veba Oel AG
Veba Oel AG engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural …
2001-07-15 Acquisition $5.6B Deal →
7
F
Fox Family Worldwide
Fox Family Worldwide is a family-oriented entertainment company that develops, a…
2001-07-23 Acquisition $5.3B Deal →
8
S
Sema Plc
Sema Plc provides information technology solutions to the telecommunications, ut…
2001-02-12 Acquisition $5.2B Deal →
9
P&G-Clairol
Clairol is a quality hair color brand with authentic looking hair color collecti…
2001-11-16 Acquisition $5.0B Deal →
10
T
Telecorp PCS
Telecorp PCS is a telecommunication company that provides wireless communication…
2001-10-08 Acquisition $4.7B Deal →
11
IXnet
IXnet is a provider of communications services to the worldwide financial servic…
2001-02-22 Acquisition $3.8B Deal →
12
MiniMed
MiniMed is a maker of insulin pumps and wearable glucose monitors.
2001-05-31 Acquisition $3.7B Deal →
13
Vodafone Ireland Ltd.
Vodafone Ireland Ltd. provides mobile communications services.
2001-01-21 Acquisition $3.6B Deal →
14
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Anderson Exploration
Anderson Exploration is explores for and produces oil and gas.
2001-09-04 Acquisition $3.4B Deal →
15
IBP
IBP, Inc., the largest beef packer and number two pork processor in the U.S
2001-01-01 Acquisition $3.2B Deal →
16
Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas
Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas was founded on the fundamentals of natural gas and a f…
2001-09-10 Acquisition $2.3B Deal →
17
Sensormatic
Sensormatic offers vital loss prevention and operational improvement technologie…
2001-08-03 Acquisition $2.3B Deal →
18
Telemundo
Telemundo is an American Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by …
2001-10-11 Acquisition $2.0B Deal →
19
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United Dominion Industries Ltd
United Dominion Industries Ltd is manufactures proprietary engineered products f…
2001-05-24 Acquisition $1.8B Deal →
20
COR Therapeutics Inc
COR Therapeutics is engaged in the R&D of novel therapeutic products for treatin…
2001-12-07 Acquisition $1.7B Deal →
21
Illuminet Holdings
Illuminet Holdings is a provider of complementary intelligent network and SS7 se…
2001-09-23 Acquisition $1.4B Deal →
22
Virata
Virata Corp. is a fabless semiconductor company that provides integrated circuit…
2001-10-01 Merge $1.3B Deal →
23
L
LXN Corporation
LXN Corporation
2001-05-09 Acquisition $1.3B Deal →
24
B
Block Drug Co., Inc.
Block Drug Co., Inc. manufactures denture care products, oral health care produc…
2001-01-16 Acquisition $1.2B Deal →
25
Telenor Hungary
Telenor Hungary provides mobile voice, data, and broadband services to consumers…
2001-10-29 Acquisition $1.2B Deal →
26
S
Simplex Time Recorder Company
Simplex Time Recorder Company is manufactures a leading brand of fire and securi…
2001-01-05 Acquisition $1.1B Deal →
27
Webtrends
Webtrends is a digital marketing company providing measurement, optimization and…
2001-01-17 Acquisition $1.0B Deal →
28
ServerWorks
To provide the silicon-based building blocks that allow our customers to build s…
2001-01-08 Acquisition $957.0M Deal →
29
Matéris
Matéris is a privately held company that is in specialty construction chemicals.…
2001-01-01 Acquisition $834.8M Deal →
30
Avant!
Avant! is an IT service company that develops, markets, and supports integrated …
2001-12-03 Acquisition $830.0M Deal →
31
Sanitec
Sanitec is the clear market leader in bathroom ceramics in Europe
2001-04-27 Management Buyout $811.2M Deal →
32
B
Bryant Group
Bryant Group is a housebuilding companies.
2001-01-23 Acquisition $809.2M Deal →
33
Xircom
Xircom is a provider of mobile networking and information access solutions for m…
2001-01-15 $748.0M Deal →
34
A
Adtranz
Adtranz is the former DaimlerChrysler AG train building arm. Adtranz specializes…
2001-05-01 Acquisition $725.0M Deal →
35
Geneva Technology
Geneva Technology is a flexible, convergent billing system for the telecommunica…
2001-03-06 Acquisition $692.6M Deal →
36
P
Paragon Trade Brands
Paragon Trade Brands is a global supplier of infant disposable diapers and other…
2001-12-03 Acquisition $650.0M Deal →
37
A
AB Liquidating
AB Liquidating supplies data communications transmission equipment.
2001-01-10 Acquisition $645.0M Deal →
38
I
Ice Cream Partners
Ice Cream Partners is a novelty ice cream business.
2001-12-26 Acquisition $641.0M Deal →
39
F&G Annuities & Life
F&G Annuities & Life provides annuity and life insurance products designed to su…
2001-09-28 Acquisition $635.0M Deal →
40
Liberty Surf Group
Liberty Surf Group, SA provides Internet access services. It proposes its connec…
2001-01-09 Acquisition $612.3M Deal →
41
PrimeCo
PrimeCo is a Southern California-based company providing construction and painti…
2001-06-26 Acquisition $600.0M Deal →
42
Morrison Healthcare
Morrison Healthcare is a privately held company that provides food and nutrition…
2001-02-06 Acquisition $563.0M Deal →
43
F
Fritz Companies
Fritz Companies, Inc. provides logistics services and related information servic…
2001-05-24 Acquisition $554.0M Deal →
44
VxTel
VxTel provides silicon solutions for next-generation carrier networks. The compa…
2001-02-26 Acquisition $550.0M Deal →
45
G
General Semiconductor
General Semiconductor engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of se…
2001-08-02 Acquisition $538.9M Deal →
46
E
EniChem S.p.A.
EniChem S.p.A. is a polyurethanes and polyurethane systems products.
2001-02-09 Acquisition $500.0M Deal →
47
Craegmoor Group
Craegmoor provides nursing and healthcare home services in the UK.
2001-07-01 Lbo $493.4M Deal →
48
Henkel-Ecolab
Henkel-Ecolab has operated as a 50-50 joint venture of Ecolab and Henkel, provid…
2001-09-28 Acquisition $452.9M Deal →
49
D
Dia Met Minerals
Dia Met Minerals offers mineral exploration services
2001-04-03 Acquisition $434.8M Deal →
50
Amber Networks
Amber Networks develops telecommunications equipment for service provider’s IP a…
2001-07-25 Acquisition $421.0M Deal →