Every Acquisition Announced in 2006

All 3,338 M&A deals announced during 2006, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.

3,338
Deals announced
$416.5B
Total value
$563.7M
Avg deal
$27.8B
Largest deal
# Acquirer Acquired Date Type Price
101
Davidoff
Davidoff is a Swiss tobacco brand that offers a range of products, including cig…
2006-08-01 Acquisition $739.0M Deal →
102
Saxon Capital
Saxon Capital originate, purchase, and service non-conforming residential mortga…
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. …
2006-03-03 Acquisition $705.0M Deal →
104
C
Carulla Vivero S.A.
Carulla Vivero is the multi-format supermarket retailer in Colombia.
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.
2006-01-17 Acquisition $675.0M Deal →
106
Z
Zenon Environmental
Zenon Environmental is a water treatment company engaged in manufacture and sale…
2006-03-14 Acquisition $656.0M Deal →
107
M
Minova International Ltd.
Minova International Ltd. operates as a mining chemicals provider.
2006-10-17 Acquisition $650.7M Deal →
108
Connetics
Connetics Corporation engages in the development and commercialization of produc…
2006-12-28 Acquisition $640.0M Deal →
109
Personna
Personna is a private-label wet shaving blades and systems manufacturer.
2006-06-26 Acquisition $625.0M Deal →
110
TMS International
Tube City IMS is the leading provider of on-site, industrial steel mill services…
2006-11-10 Lbo $620.0M Deal →
111
TAITO
Taito specializes in developing video games, software, and hardware.
2006-09-29 Acquisition $610.0M Deal →
112
W
Wolff Walsrode
Wolff Walsrode specializes in cellulose derivatives, food casings and site servi…
2006-12-18 Acquisition $603.0M Deal →
113
Solexa
Solexa develops a genome analysis system for genome resequencing, gene expressio…
2006-11-13 Acquisition $600.0M Deal →
114
All3Media
All3Media is a TV production company.
2006-08-01 Management Buyout $598.7M Deal →
115
Russell Corporation
Russell Corporation is a Manufacturing company.
2006-08-01 Acquisition $598.3M Deal →
116
AFFLELOU Group
Afflelou is a distributor of optical equipment.
2006-02-26 Lbo $594.2M Deal →
117
P
PointSec
PointSec.
2006-11-20 Acquisition $586.0M Deal →
118
Essex Corporation
Essex Corporation offers signal processing, image processing, and information pr…
2006-11-08 Acquisition $580.0M Deal →
119
AnorMED
AnorMED, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, developme…
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…
2006-08-24 Acquisition $580.0M Deal →
121
betapharm Arzneimittel GmbH
betapharm Arzneimittel distributes generic pharmaceuticals in the German market.
2006-03-03 Acquisition $577.4M Deal →
122
Rent-Way
Rent-Way is a major rental purchase company.
2006-08-08 Acquisition $567.0M Deal →
123
C
Cambridge Antibody Technology
Cambridge Antibody Technology offers human monoclonal antibodies for therapeutic…
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…
2006-08-08 Acquisition $566.5M Deal →
125
H
Hansen Transmissions
Hansen Transmissions, a Belgian company that makes gearboxes for wind turbines a…
2006-03-17 Acquisition $565.0M Deal →
126
ANSYS Fluent
ANSYS Fluent is a provider of CFD simulation software for both expert users and …
2006-02-16 Acquisition $565.0M Deal →
127
Savers Value Village
Savers operates a chain of retail thrift stores offering used merchandise for me…
2006-07-06 Lbo $550.0M Deal →
128
H
HSM Electronic Protection Systems
HSM Electronic Protection Systems provides security alarm monitoring services.
2006-12-14 Acquisition $545.0M Deal →
129
norisbank GmbH
norisbank GmbH provides banking products and services.
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…
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…
2006-12-10 Acquisition $496.0M Deal →
135
NetIQ
Email OTP Verification sends a unique OTP to a user's email for secure identity …
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…
2006-12-14 Acquisition $480.0M Deal →
138
ProQuest Business Solutions
ProQuest Business Solutions provides electronic content and e-commerce applicati…
2006-10-23 Acquisition $480.0M Deal →
139
Hyatt Regency
Hyatt Regency created a place designed around the power of meaningful connection…
2006-02-13 Lbo $476.0M Deal →
140
St Hubert SAS
St Hubert SAS is produces and markets spreads in France.
2006-11-09 Acquisition $472.4M Deal →
141
Applied Films Corporation
Applied Films is a provider of technologically advanced thin film deposition equ…
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.
2006-11-28 Acquisition $455.0M Deal →
143
Ace Cash Express
Ace Cash Express is a provider of payday loans and prepaid debit cards.
2006-05-10 Lbo $455.0M Deal →
144
Baker & Taylor
Baker & Taylor is a leading distributor of books, video and music products to li…
2006-01-01 Lbo $455.0M Deal →
145
D
Domantis Ltd.
Domantis Ltd. develops antibody molecules.
2006-12-08 Acquisition $454.0M Deal →
146
A
Axia Health Management
Axia Health Management is a national provider of preventive health and wellness …
2006-10-11 Acquisition $450.0M Deal →
147
AfriOre
AfriOre engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of platinum gro…
2006-11-15 Acquisition $441.0M Deal →
148
Stellent
Stellent engages in the development, marketing, and service of content managemen…
2006-11-02 Acquisition $440.0M Deal →
149
Abacus
Abacus is a provider of cooperative data, data management and analytical service…
2006-12-28 Acquisition $435.0M Deal →
150
V
VEON Armenia
VEON Armenia offers mobile services, such as roaming and Internet; and fixes lin…
2006-11-06 Acquisition $434.8M Deal →