Every Acquisition Announced in 2002

All 1,276 M&A deals announced during 2002, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.

1,276
Deals announced
$146.2B
Total value
$431.4M
Avg deal
$25.0B
Largest deal
# Acquirer Acquired Date Type Price
101
Ellen Tracy
Ellen Tracy strives for the perfect balance between youthful attitude & grown-up…
2002-09-30 Acquisition $170.0M Deal →
102
B
Bank Of Canton Of California
Bank Of Canton Of California is operates eight offices in the Bay area and four …
2002-08-29 Acquisition $169.0M Deal →
103
Pirus Networks
Pirus Networks offers a range of multi-protocol, multi-vendor intelligent storag…
2002-09-19 Acquisition $160.0M Deal →
104
Meow Mix
Meow Mix is a variety of dry and wet cat food known for its advertising jingle. …
2002-01-01 Acquisition $160.0M Deal →
105
Fusion Medical Technologies
Fusion Medical Technologies manufactures proprietary surgical hemostatic sealant…
2002-02-26 Acquisition $157.0M Deal →
106
Virgin Active
Virgin Active Health Clubs offer stylish, spacious, and dynamic exercise environ…
2002-01-25 Acquisition $155.2M Deal →
107
V
Vitromatic S.A. de C.V.
Vitromatic manufactures and markets ranges, refrigerators and laundry products.
2002-07-08 Acquisition $150.0M Deal →
108
T
The EHL Group
The EHL Group is the market leader in concrete paving and landscape walling prod…
2002-05-02 Acquisition $140.3M Deal →
109
Sheridan
Sheridan is an Australian producer and marketer of premium bed linen and towels.
2002-11-01 Lbo $140.0M Deal →
110
Telera
Telera provided a software platform for advanced voice applications.
2002-05-29 Acquisition $136.0M Deal →
111
Gerber Childrenswear
Gerber Childrenswear is a leading marketer of infant and toddler apparel and rel…
2002-05-15 Acquisition $135.7M Deal →
112
Recourse Technologies
Recourse Technologies provides threat management software solutions that contain…
2002-07-17 $135.0M Deal →
113
Viridor Waste Management Limited
Viridor Waste Management Limited offers recycling, renewable energy, and waste m…
2002-02-04 Acquisition $135.0M Deal →
114
Revit Technology
Revit Technology is revolutionizing building design with Revit.
2002-02-21 Acquisition $133.0M Deal →
115
P
PSI Group
PSI Group is the nation's largest mail presort company.
2002-06-27 Acquisition $130.0M Deal →
116
CrossWorlds Software
CrossWorlds Software provides business integration software that unites and exte…
2002-01-14 $129.0M Deal →
117
B
Be Free
Be Free is a provider of marketing platform that allows online businesses to att…
2002-03-11 Acquisition $128.0M Deal →
118
S
Synaptic Pharmaceuticals
Synaptic Pharmaceuticals develops human receptor-targeted drug design technology…
2002-11-21 Acquisition $121.0M Deal →
119
A
AutoMed Technologies
AutoMed Technologies is a provider of automated pharmacy dispensing equipment.
2002-06-20 Acquisition $120.0M Deal →
120
Alcatel Communications
Astral Point Communications develops transmission network elements aimed at metr…
2002-01-22 Acquisition $119.4M Deal →
121
Wescam
Wescam Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electro-optic/infrared, laser imagi…
2002-09-18 Acquisition $118.0M Deal →
122
H
Hoenig Group
Hoenig Group has provided high-quality trade execution, independent research and…
2002-02-28 Acquisition $115.0M Deal →
123
Talarian
Talarian was a provider of real-time infrastructure software.
2002-01-07 Acquisition $115.0M Deal →
124
W
Willett International
Willett designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and supports coding and labeli…
2002-11-21 Acquisition $110.0M Deal →
125
Whittan Storage Systems
Whittan Storage Systems is one of the European suppliers of storage solutions an…
2002-07-02 Lbo $105.3M Deal →
126
Heavenly Ski Resort
Heavenly Ski Resort is a Ski resort.
2002-03-26 Acquisition $102.0M Deal →
127
Wink Communications
Wink Communications provides a complete end-to-end system for low-cost electroni…
2002-09-26 Acquisition $101.0M Deal →
128
L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems
L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems provides security detection sy…
2002-06-18 Acquisition $100.0M Deal →
129
B
Biocompatibles Eyecare
Biocompatibles Eyecare is manufactures and supplies disposable contact lenses.
2002-01-18 Acquisition $100.0M Deal →
130
P
PulsePoint Communications
PulsePoint Communications is develops messaging products, networks, and software…
2002-01-02 Acquisition $100.0M Deal →
131
M
Morrells Brewing Co
Morrells Brewing Co is a pubs group.
2002-06-18 Acquisition $99.6M Deal →
132
Organic
Organic is a digital marketing agency that offers banner ads and hosts the Apach…
2002-12-23 Acquisition $99.0M Deal →
133
H
Hyprotech
Hyprotech supplies modeling and simulation software and services to the process …
2002-03-10 Acquisition $99.0M Deal →
134
Vicinity Corporation
Vicinity Corporation provides geographical mapping services through Web, wireles…
2002-10-22 Acquisition $96.0M Deal →
135
BEI Medical Systems Company
BEI Medical Systems Company is the manufacturer and marketing of a proprietary a…
2002-07-08 Acquisition $95.0M Deal →
136
Attends Healthcare
Attends Healthcare manufactures and markets many of the most trusted and well-kn…
2002-09-10 Lbo $92.6M Deal →
137
D
Dorsal Networks
Dorsal Networks is a supplier of turnkey undersea optical communications systems…
2002-01-30 Acquisition $90.4M Deal →
138
Simon Storage
Simon Storage is a liquid and chemical storage company that offers bulk liquid a…
2002-12-19 Acquisition $90.2M Deal →
139
Telseon
Telseon, Inc. is a provider of Internet infrastructure services that will run ov…
2002-08-06 Acquisition $85.0M Deal →
140
N
Navarro Networks
Navarro Networks is a developer of Ethernet-based ASIC components based in Plano…
2002-05-01 Acquisition $85.0M Deal →
141
MediChem Life Sciences
MediChem Life Sciences provides contract medicinal chemistry and research servic…
2002-01-14 Acquisition $83.6M Deal →
142
Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corp.
Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corp. designs, develops, manufactures, tests, …
2002-10-29 Acquisition $80.0M Deal →
143
CBS Payroll
CBS Payroll provides payroll processing and employee benefit services.
2002-05-08 Acquisition $78.0M Deal →
144
P
Philips Broadband Networks
Philips Broadband Networks designs, manufactures, and distributes a wide range o…
2002-09-16 Acquisition $77.7M Deal →
145
Reytek Corporation
Reytek Corporation is providing custom design solutions for engineering problems…
2002-08-23 Acquisition $75.0M Deal →
146
Genie
Genie specializes in manufacturing and design of material lifts, portable aerial…
2002-07-19 Merge $75.0M Deal →
147
Wampole
Wampole is a supplements firm that offers a range of minerals and vitamins suppl…
2002-08-08 Acquisition $70.0M Deal →
148
U
Ultrafilter International
Ultrafilter International designs and manufactures components, replacement parts…
2002-06-13 Acquisition $67.9M Deal →
149
DCI Marketing
DCI Marketing is a Point-of-Purchase design, product development and marketing o…
2002-08-07 Acquisition $66.0M Deal →
150
API Heat Transfer
Heat Transfer Technologies
2002-02-25 Lbo $66.0M Deal →