All 3,338 M&A deals announced during 2006, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.
| # | Acquirer | Acquired | Date | Type | Price | |
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| 1 |
Caesars Entertainment
Caesars Entertainment is a casino and hotel company that offers a wide range of …
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2006-12-19 | Acquisition | $27.8B | Deal → | |
| 2 |
Inco Limited
Inco Limited is a producer of nickel.
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2006-10-24 | Acquisition | $19.4B | Deal → | |
| 3 |
Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor creates microcontroller, processors, sensor, analog IC a…
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2006-09-14 | Lbo | $17.6B | Deal → | |
| 4 |
Albertsons
Albertsons is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, w…
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2006-01-23 | Acquisition | $17.4B | Deal → | |
| 5 |
Kerr McGee
Exploration and production of oil
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2006-06-23 | Acquisition | $16.4B | Deal → | |
| 6 |
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North Fork Bancorporation
North Fork provides a broad range of deposit and lending services for consumer, …
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2006-12-01 | Acquisition | $14.6B | Deal → | |
| 7 |
The BOC Group
The BOC Group, a UK-based gas company.
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2006-03-06 | Acquisition | $14.0B | Deal → | |
| 8 |
KeySpan
KeySpan Corporation distributes natural gases in the United States.
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2006-02-27 | Merge | $11.8B | Deal → | |
| 9 |
AmSouth Bancorp
AmSouth Bancorporation was a banking company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabam…
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2006-05-26 | Acquisition | $9.8B | Deal → | |
| 10 |
LG Card
LG Card is a credit card and installment loan provider.
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2006-12-20 | Acquisition | $7.5B | Deal → | |
| 11 |
Pixar Animation Studios
Pixar Animation Studios is a group charged with developing state-of-the-art comp…
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2006-01-24 | Acquisition | $7.4B | Deal → | |
| 12 |
PanAmSat
PanAmSat conducts satellite operations, allowing its customers to broadcast tele…
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2006-10-22 | Acquisition | $6.4B | Deal → | |
| 13 |
CarrAmerica Realty Corporation
CarrAmerica Realty Corp. develops and operates office properties.
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2006-03-06 | Acquisition | $5.6B | Deal → | |
| 14 |
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Investcom
Investcom provides mobile telecommunications services with operations in Africa,…
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2006-05-03 | Acquisition | $5.5B | Deal → | |
| 15 |
Shurgard
Shurgard provides individuals and businesses with extra space.
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2006-03-08 | Acquisition | $5.5B | Deal → | |
| 16 |
ATI Technologies
ATI Technologies is a semiconductor technology corporation that is specialized i…
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2006-07-24 | — | $5.4B | Deal → | |
| 17 |
CNL Retirement Properties
CNL Retirement Properties operates as a real estate investment trust in the Unit…
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2006-10-05 | Acquisition | $5.3B | Deal → | |
| 18 |
Sabre Corporation
Sabre is a software and technology company that powers the global travel industr…
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2006-12-12 | Lbo | $5.0B | Deal → | |
| 19 |
GTECH Holdings Corp
GTECH Holdings Corp is a company that specializes in gambling systems with a tou…
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2006-08-29 | Acquisition | $4.7B | Deal → | |
| 20 |
Vivarte
Vivarte is a clothing and shoes retailer in Europe.
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2006-12-15 | Lbo | $4.6B | Deal → | |
| 21 |
Mercury Interactive
Mercury Interactive provides business technology optimization software and servi…
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2006-07-25 | Acquisition | $4.5B | Deal → | |
| 22 |
Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder engages in newspaper and Internet publishing business.
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2006-03-13 | Acquisition | $4.5B | Deal → | |
| 23 |
Symbol Technologies
Engages in the design, development, manufacture, and servicing products and syst…
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2006-09-19 | Acquisition | $3.9B | Deal → | |
| 24 |
Europcar
Europcar is the largest car rental company in Europe and currently has 2825 loca…
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2006-03-03 | Acquisition | $3.7B | Deal → | |
| 25 |
KOS Pharmaceuticals
KOS Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company that manufactures prescription p…
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2006-11-06 | Acquisition | $3.7B | Deal → | |
| 26 |
Sky Financial Group
Sky Financial Group provides commercial and consumer banking services.
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2006-12-20 | Acquisition | $3.6B | Deal → | |
| 27 |
Elior Group
Elior Group operates in contract catering, concession catering, and support serv…
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2006-01-01 | Lbo | $3.0B | Deal → | |
| 28 |
AmerUs Group
AmerUs Group engages through its subsidiaries in the business of marketing and d…
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2006-07-13 | Acquisition | $2.9B | Deal → | |
| 29 |
Phones 4u
Phones 4u is a mobile retailer that provides its customers with multiple network…
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2006-08-07 | Lbo | $2.8B | Deal → | |
| 30 |
Avio SpA
Avio SpA is a designer, manufacturer and servicer of subsystems and components f…
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2006-08-07 | Lbo | $2.6B | Deal → | |
| 31 |
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Novartis Medical Nutrition
Novartis Medical Nutrition is a consumers with special nutritional requirements.
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2006-12-14 | Acquisition | $2.5B | Deal → | |
| 32 |
Myogen
Myogen is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and …
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2006-10-02 | Acquisition | $2.5B | Deal → | |
| 33 |
Chief Oil & Gas LLC
Chief Oil & Gas LLC is a privately held, independent oil & gas exploration and p…
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2006-07-01 | Acquisition | $2.5B | Deal → | |
| 34 |
Dreyer's
At Dreyer’s, we believe life is a little richer when we get to share the joy of …
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2006-06-18 | Acquisition | $2.4B | Deal → | |
| 35 |
Rural Press
An Australian media company which owned approximately 170 newspaper and magazine…
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2006-12-06 | Acquisition | $2.2B | Deal → | |
| 36 |
Trammell Crow Company
Trammell Crow Company develops and invests in commercial real estate.
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2006-12-20 | Acquisition | $2.2B | Deal → | |
| 37 |
RWE Solutions Group
RWE Solutions Group provides energy provision business services.
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2006-08-01 | Acquisition | $2.2B | Deal → | |
| 38 |
Redback Networks
Redback Networks is a provider of advanced telecommunications networking equipme…
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2006-12-19 | Acquisition | $2.1B | Deal → | |
| 39 |
RSA Security
RSA Security is a provider of security solutions for business acceleration and s…
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2006-06-29 | Acquisition | $2.1B | Deal → | |
| 40 |
Burlington Stores
Burlington Coat Factory is a leading off-price apparel and home product retailer…
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2006-01-18 | Acquisition | $2.1B | Deal → | |
| 41 |
Telenor (Serbia)
Telenor Serbia is a subsidiary of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor, …
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2006-07-31 | Acquisition | $1.9B | Deal → | |
| 42 |
TravelCenters of America
TravelCenters of America is a publicly traded full-service travel center network…
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2006-09-18 | Acquisition | $1.9B | Deal → | |
| 43 |
DT Group
DT Group is the largest retailer and distributor of building materials in the No…
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2006-10-22 | Acquisition | $1.9B | Deal → | |
| 44 |
Rexnord
Rexnord designs, manufactures, markets and services a broad portfolio of highly-…
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2006-04-30 | — | $1.8B | Deal → | |
| 45 |
Gondola Group
Gondola Group is a hospitality firm that operates various food brands in multipl…
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2006-10-07 | Lbo | $1.7B | Deal → | |
| 46 |
Phadia
Phadia develops, manufacture complete blood test systems to support the clinical…
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2006-11-16 | Lbo | $1.7B | Deal → | |
| 47 |
YouTube
YouTube is a platform for sharing and watching videos, including movies, music c…
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2006-10-01 | Acquisition | $1.6B | Deal → | |
| 48 |
FileNet Corporation
FileNet Corporation operates in the software industry in North America, Europe, …
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2006-10-12 | Acquisition | $1.6B | Deal → | |
| 49 |
M-Systems
M-Systems provides flash memory storage products for individuals and enterprises…
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2006-07-30 | Acquisition | $1.5B | Deal → | |
| 50 |
Sicartsa
Sicartsa, an integrated long steel mill in Mexico and Border Steel, a mini-mill…
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2006-12-20 | Acquisition | $1.4B | Deal → |