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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 |
Davidoff
Davidoff is a Swiss tobacco brand that offers a range of products, including cig…
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2006-08-01 | Acquisition | $739.0M | Deal → | |
| 102 |
Saxon Capital
Saxon Capital originate, purchase, and service non-conforming residential mortga…
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2006-08-09 | Merge | $706.0M | Deal → | |
| 103 |
Meow Mix
Meow Mix is a variety of dry and wet cat food known for its advertising jingle. …
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2006-03-03 | Acquisition | $705.0M | Deal → | |
| 104 |
C
Carulla Vivero S.A.
Carulla Vivero is the multi-format supermarket retailer in Colombia.
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2006-08-19 | Acquisition | $700.0M | Deal → | |
| 105 |
P
Pioneer Natural Resources - Argentina
Pioneer Natural Resources is a provider of oil and gas exploration services.
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2006-01-17 | Acquisition | $675.0M | Deal → | |
| 106 |
Z
Zenon Environmental
Zenon Environmental is a water treatment company engaged in manufacture and sale…
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2006-03-14 | Acquisition | $656.0M | Deal → | |
| 107 |
M
Minova International Ltd.
Minova International Ltd. operates as a mining chemicals provider.
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2006-10-17 | Acquisition | $650.7M | Deal → | |
| 108 |
Connetics
Connetics Corporation engages in the development and commercialization of produc…
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2006-12-28 | Acquisition | $640.0M | Deal → | |
| 109 |
Personna
Personna is a private-label wet shaving blades and systems manufacturer.
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2006-06-26 | Acquisition | $625.0M | Deal → | |
| 110 |
TMS International
Tube City IMS is the leading provider of on-site, industrial steel mill services…
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2006-11-10 | Lbo | $620.0M | Deal → | |
| 111 |
TAITO
Taito specializes in developing video games, software, and hardware.
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2006-09-29 | Acquisition | $610.0M | Deal → | |
| 112 |
W
Wolff Walsrode
Wolff Walsrode specializes in cellulose derivatives, food casings and site servi…
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2006-12-18 | Acquisition | $603.0M | Deal → | |
| 113 |
Solexa
Solexa develops a genome analysis system for genome resequencing, gene expressio…
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2006-11-13 | Acquisition | $600.0M | Deal → | |
| 114 |
All3Media
All3Media is a TV production company.
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2006-08-01 | Management Buyout | $598.7M | Deal → | |
| 115 |
Russell Corporation
Russell Corporation is a Manufacturing company.
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2006-08-01 | Acquisition | $598.3M | Deal → | |
| 116 |
AFFLELOU Group
Afflelou is a distributor of optical equipment.
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2006-02-26 | Lbo | $594.2M | Deal → | |
| 117 |
P
PointSec
PointSec.
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2006-11-20 | Acquisition | $586.0M | Deal → | |
| 118 |
Essex Corporation
Essex Corporation offers signal processing, image processing, and information pr…
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2006-11-08 | Acquisition | $580.0M | Deal → | |
| 119 |
AnorMED
AnorMED, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, developme…
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2006-10-17 | Acquisition | $580.0M | Deal → | |
| 120 |
S
Southern Union Co - PG Energy
Southern Union Co - PG Energy is a well-managed natural gas distribution company…
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2006-08-24 | Acquisition | $580.0M | Deal → | |
| 121 |
betapharm Arzneimittel GmbH
betapharm Arzneimittel distributes generic pharmaceuticals in the German market.
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2006-03-03 | Acquisition | $577.4M | Deal → | |
| 122 |
Rent-Way
Rent-Way is a major rental purchase company.
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2006-08-08 | Acquisition | $567.0M | Deal → | |
| 123 |
C
Cambridge Antibody Technology
Cambridge Antibody Technology offers human monoclonal antibodies for therapeutic…
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2006-05-18 | Acquisition | $567.0M | Deal → | |
| 124 |
E
Emdeon Practice Services
Emdeon Practice Services is a vendor of software and services for doctors’ pract…
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2006-08-08 | Acquisition | $566.5M | Deal → | |
| 125 |
H
Hansen Transmissions
Hansen Transmissions, a Belgian company that makes gearboxes for wind turbines a…
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2006-03-17 | Acquisition | $565.0M | Deal → | |
| 126 |
ANSYS Fluent
ANSYS Fluent is a provider of CFD simulation software for both expert users and …
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2006-02-16 | Acquisition | $565.0M | Deal → | |
| 127 |
Savers Value Village
Savers operates a chain of retail thrift stores offering used merchandise for me…
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2006-07-06 | Lbo | $550.0M | Deal → | |
| 128 |
H
HSM Electronic Protection Systems
HSM Electronic Protection Systems provides security alarm monitoring services.
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2006-12-14 | Acquisition | $545.0M | Deal → | |
| 129 |
norisbank GmbH
norisbank GmbH provides banking products and services.
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2006-11-03 | Acquisition | $534.2M | Deal → | |
| 130 |
V
Vision Systems Limited
Vision Systems Pty. Ltd. engages in the development, creation, and delivery of t…
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2006-10-08 | Acquisition | $520.0M | Deal → | |
| 131 |
Sebia
Sebia SA is the provider of clinical protein electrophoresis equipment and reage…
|
2006-07-21 | Lbo | $507.4M | Deal → | |
| 132 |
CNS
CNS engages in the development and marketing of consumer health care products.
|
2006-10-09 | Acquisition | $507.0M | Deal → | |
| 133 |
The Warranty Group
The Warranty Group is a provider of extended service plans and related benefits.
|
2006-11-01 | Acquisition | $498.0M | Deal → | |
| 134 |
@Road
@Road offers an internet-based service for vehicle management that provides loca…
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2006-12-10 | Acquisition | $496.0M | Deal → | |
| 135 |
NetIQ
Email OTP Verification sends a unique OTP to a user's email for secure identity …
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2006-04-27 | Acquisition | $495.0M | Deal → | |
| 136 |
Facom
Facom is the hand tools, working for automotive.
|
2006-01-03 | Acquisition | $491.3M | Deal → | |
| 137 |
Cerexa Inc.
Cerexa is a biopharmaceutical company produces a portfolio of anti-infective the…
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2006-12-14 | Acquisition | $480.0M | Deal → | |
| 138 |
ProQuest Business Solutions
ProQuest Business Solutions provides electronic content and e-commerce applicati…
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2006-10-23 | Acquisition | $480.0M | Deal → | |
| 139 |
Hyatt Regency
Hyatt Regency created a place designed around the power of meaningful connection…
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2006-02-13 | Lbo | $476.0M | Deal → | |
| 140 |
St Hubert SAS
St Hubert SAS is produces and markets spreads in France.
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2006-11-09 | Acquisition | $472.4M | Deal → | |
| 141 |
Applied Films Corporation
Applied Films is a provider of technologically advanced thin film deposition equ…
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2006-07-07 | Acquisition | $464.0M | Deal → | |
| 142 |
M
Maritrans Inc
Maritrans Inc is a U.S. Flag crude oil and petroleum product shipping company.
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2006-11-28 | Acquisition | $455.0M | Deal → | |
| 143 |
Ace Cash Express
Ace Cash Express is a provider of payday loans and prepaid debit cards.
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2006-05-10 | Lbo | $455.0M | Deal → | |
| 144 |
Baker & Taylor
Baker & Taylor is a leading distributor of books, video and music products to li…
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2006-01-01 | Lbo | $455.0M | Deal → | |
| 145 |
D
Domantis Ltd.
Domantis Ltd. develops antibody molecules.
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2006-12-08 | Acquisition | $454.0M | Deal → | |
| 146 |
A
Axia Health Management
Axia Health Management is a national provider of preventive health and wellness …
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2006-10-11 | Acquisition | $450.0M | Deal → | |
| 147 |
AfriOre
AfriOre engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of platinum gro…
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2006-11-15 | Acquisition | $441.0M | Deal → | |
| 148 |
Stellent
Stellent engages in the development, marketing, and service of content managemen…
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2006-11-02 | Acquisition | $440.0M | Deal → | |
| 149 |
Abacus
Abacus is a provider of cooperative data, data management and analytical service…
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2006-12-28 | Acquisition | $435.0M | Deal → | |
| 150 |
V
VEON Armenia
VEON Armenia offers mobile services, such as roaming and Internet; and fixes lin…
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2006-11-06 | Acquisition | $434.8M | Deal → |