Every Acquisition Announced in 2005

All 2,809 M&A deals announced during 2005, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.

2,809
Deals announced
$411.8B
Total value
$632.6M
Avg deal
$54.0B
Largest deal
# Acquirer Acquired Date Type Price
251
Redline Networks
Redline Networks is maker of appliances to increase Web performance in data cent…
2005-04-26 $132.0M Deal →
252
Speedera Networks
Speedera Networks, provides distributed application hosting and content delivery…
2005-06-01 Acquisition $130.0M Deal →
253
Vastera
A leading provider of web-based software products and services that facilitate i…
2005-01-07 Acquisition $129.0M Deal →
254
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nMatrix Inc
nMatrix is a leading provider of case management and document management product…
2005-11-15 Acquisition $125.0M Deal →
255
Quintiles
Quintiles is a provider of biopharmaceutical development and commercial outsourc…
2005-07-18 Acquisition $125.0M Deal →
256
G
Global Design Technologies
Global Design Technologies is the international manufacturer of swaged permanent…
2005-01-01 Management Buyout $125.0M Deal →
257
S
Sweet Paper
Sweet Paper was founded with a sense of values such as how customer, suppliers a…
2005-05-23 Acquisition $123.5M Deal →
258
O
Orphan Medical
Orphan Medical is a Health Care company.
2005-04-19 Acquisition $122.6M Deal →
259
Funk Software
Funk Software is a provider of network access security solutions.
2005-11-14 Acquisition $122.0M Deal →
260
CRS Retail Systems
CRS Retail Systems provides integrated, multi-channel selling solutions, and ret…
2005-12-06 Acquisition $121.0M Deal →
261
Musiwave
Musiwave has always been a leader and an innovator in Mobile Entertainment.
2005-09-25 Acquisition $121.0M Deal →
262
ParAllele Bioscience
ParAllele Bioscience enables highly multiplexed SNP identification and discovery…
2005-10-24 Acquisition $120.8M Deal →
263
SHW
SHW develops and manufactures automobile supplies for reducing fuel consumption …
2005-09-29 Lbo $120.4M Deal →
264
Seaton
Founded in 1988, the firm has more than 44,000 employees and operates in 70 coun…
2005-07-01 Acquisition $120.0M Deal →
265
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Falcon Financial Investment Trust
Falcon Financial Investment Trust is an operator of a real estate investment tru…
2005-01-20 Acquisition $120.0M Deal →
266
CRP Group
CRP Group as a manufacturer of ships life-buoys.
2005-12-21 Acquisition $119.4M Deal →
267
United Green Mark
United Green Mark is a wholesale distributor of irrigation, nursery, lighting an…
2005-05-31 Acquisition $118.0M Deal →
268
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Napier Brown Foods Ltd
Napier Brown Foods Ltd is a sugar supplier.
2005-07-27 Acquisition $117.9M Deal →
269
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Cognex Distribution
Cognex Distribution manufactures and provides machine vision systems.
2005-05-10 Acquisition $115.0M Deal →
270
E
Eastern Pacific Circuits
Eastern Pacific Circuits provides and manufactures circuit boards.
2005-04-04 Acquisition $115.0M Deal →
271
Saime
Saime is a developer of ventilation products and distributes its products direct…
2005-05-05 Acquisition $111.3M Deal →
272
Housecall Medical Resources
Housecall Medical Resources is a provider of home care services.
2005-06-30 Acquisition $106.4M Deal →
273
C
Chronimed
Chronimed, LLC is an integrated healthcare company specializing in diagnostic pr…
2005-03-12 Acquisition $105.3M Deal →
274
Audiopack Technologies
Audiopack developing and manufacturing rugged voice communications equipment for…
2005-07-18 Acquisition $105.0M Deal →
275
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Medcon
Medcon is a global leader in cardiac image and information management solutions.
2005-06-20 Acquisition $105.0M Deal →
276
Netsec
NETSEC is a professional services firm dealing exclusively in the areas of Secur…
2005-01-21 Acquisition $105.0M Deal →
277
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John W. Coffey Music
John W. Coffey Music is a band instruments retailer.
2005-07-18 Acquisition $102.4M Deal →
278
L
Logic Control
Logic Control develops and provides ERP solutions and other management software …
2005-06-27 Acquisition $100.5M Deal →
279
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ATOP Century
ATOP Century is a chinese mobile content provider.
2005-08-22 Acquisition $100.0M Deal →
280
PointRoll (formerly a part of Cofactor, now a part of Sizmek)
The PointRoll capabilities that were part of Cofactor were sold to Sizmek.
2005-06-10 Acquisition $100.0M Deal →
281
Oplus Technologies
Oplus Technologies offers integrated circuit display processors and software sol…
2005-02-25 Acquisition $100.0M Deal →
282
SemperCare
SemperCare owns and operates acute care hospitals.
2005-01-03 Acquisition $100.0M Deal →
283
Music & Arts Center
Music & Arts Center specializes in music instrument rentals, music lessons.
2005-01-09 Acquisition $98.0M Deal →
284
P
Pearl Group
Pearl Group - insurance transaction-processing unit offers insurance services to…
2005-10-18 Acquisition $97.4M Deal →
285
Sheer Networks
Sheer Networks provides inventory reconciliation, service assurance, and service…
2005-07-26 Acquisition $97.0M Deal →
286
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Lynx Express
Lynx Express is a company that was acquired by United Parcel Service (UPS) in 20…
2005-07-25 $96.7M Deal →
287
Spectro Analytical Instruments Inc.
Spectro Analytical Instruments Inc. is a supplier of analytical instruments, (Ar…
2005-06-13 Acquisition $96.6M Deal →
288
Racal Acoustics
Racal Acoustics Limited designs, manufactures, sells, and supports audio ancilla…
2005-08-14 Management Buyout $94.4M Deal →
289
T
Teldix
Teldix is military avionics products and services company.
2005-04-06 Acquisition $94.0M Deal →
290
Webtrends
Webtrends is a digital marketing company providing measurement, optimization and…
2005-03-29 Lbo $94.0M Deal →
291
Hydratight Ltd.
Hydratight Ltd. is a designer and manufacturer of mechanical products.
2005-05-17 Acquisition $93.0M Deal →
292
V
Verdisoft
VerdiSoft Corporation develops software solutions for the wireless, broadband, a…
2005-02-01 $93.0M Deal →
293
APPRO Systems
APPRO Systems is a provider of comprehensive, automated credit risk management a…
2005-02-08 Acquisition $92.0M Deal →
294
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NovAseptic AB
NovAseptic AB provides solutions for aseptic processing applications in biotech …
2005-07-07 Acquisition $91.3M Deal →
295
W
Wagerworks
Wagerworks is a online casinos which incorporate excellent graphics.
2005-07-27 Acquisition $90.0M Deal →
296
E
EJ Footwear LLC
EJ Footwear designs, develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells footwear.
2005-01-06 Acquisition $89.5M Deal →
297
T
The Hotgroup Ltd.
The Hotgroup Ltd. operates as a recruitment services company.
2005-10-05 Acquisition $89.0M Deal →
298
C
City of Westminster Assurance Co
City of Westminster Assurance Co. Ltd. provides life assurance and pension solut…
2005-06-01 Acquisition $86.5M Deal →
299
Pelton & Crane
Pelton & Crane designs and manufactures dental equipment for the dental industry…
2005-06-20 Acquisition $85.0M Deal →
300
Creo
Creo is a manufacturer of computer to plate digital products for the printing in…
2005-01-31 Acquisition $85.0M Deal →