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
251
2e2
2e2 is a systems innovator; an agile, customer-focused provider of end-to-end ne…
2006-09-27 Acquisition $165.1M Deal →
252
Avamar Technologies
Avamar Technologies develops enterprise data protection software solutions for c…
2006-11-01 Acquisition $165.0M Deal →
253
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Akron Beacon Journal
Akron Beacon Journal Publishing Company Inc. publishes a newspaper.
2006-06-07 Acquisition $165.0M Deal →
254
Looking Glass Networks
Looking Glass Networks is a telecommunications company that provides fiber optic…
2006-06-05 Acquisition $165.0M Deal →
255
Adjoined Consulting
Adjoined Consulting was an industry-focused, full-service management consulting,…
2006-02-15 Acquisition $165.0M Deal →
256
Farrow & Ball
Farrow & Ball manufactures luxury decorative paint and wallpaper that transforms…
2006-08-01 Lbo $161.2M Deal →
257
Topio
Topio develops enterprise-class software facilitating data replication, rapid re…
2006-11-08 Acquisition $160.0M Deal →
258
Whitworths
Whitworths is a food and beverage company that produces and supplies dried fruit…
2006-10-25 Lbo $159.6M Deal →
259
Comergent Technologies
Comergent Technologies provides eBusiness software applications for the extended…
2006-11-21 Acquisition $155.0M Deal →
260
Commonwealth Business Media
Commonwealth Business Media provides print marketing and media products.
2006-07-05 Acquisition $154.0M Deal →
261
Kashya
Kashya is the leading supplier of data protection solutions for disaster recover…
2006-05-09 Acquisition $153.0M Deal →
262
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McKesson's Acute-Care Medical
McKesson's Acute-Care Medical provides medical distribution services.
2006-07-11 Acquisition $152.0M Deal →
263
ClarityBlue
ClarityBlue designs, builds and manages marketing databases for large companies …
2006-01-27 Acquisition $150.7M Deal →
264
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VIA Travel
VIA Travel Group ASA is a Norwegian public limited liability company and is the …
2006-10-06 Lbo $150.0M Deal →
265
Pinewood Laboratories
Pinewood Laboratories is a branded generic pharmaceutical company.
2006-10-04 Acquisition $150.0M Deal →
266
P&H Solutions
P&H has continually focused on the needs of financial institutions and their cus…
2006-08-29 Acquisition $150.0M Deal →
267
Broadspire
Broadspire is an insurance company that provides claims management solutions.
2006-08-22 Acquisition $150.0M Deal →
268
Unicru
Unicru develops technology-based pre-employment systems for companies hiring hou…
2006-07-13 Acquisition $150.0M Deal →
269
Conforma Therapeutics
Conforma Therapeutics Corporation designs and develops drugs for the treatment o…
2006-05-03 Acquisition $150.0M Deal →
270
Identify Software
Identify provided software to help developers and support teams fix application …
2006-05-01 Acquisition $150.0M Deal →
271
Micheldever Tyre Services
Micheldever Tyre Services operates as an wholesaler and retailer of tires.
2006-02-07 Management Buyout $148.3M Deal →
272
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UCB-Bioproducts
UCB-Bioproducts provides chemical peptide manufacturing services.
2006-01-17 Acquisition $145.0M Deal →
273
Signature Security Group
Signature Security Group is a leading electronic security company servicing the …
2006-01-13 Lbo $145.0M Deal →
274
Gorkana
Gorkana provides media intelligence and industry news to the PR and communicatio…
2006-04-03 Lbo $142.3M Deal →
275
Azure Solutions
Azure Solutions provides technology solutions and services to reduce operating e…
2006-04-25 Acquisition $140.0M Deal →
276
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Metall Technologie Holding
Metall Technologie Holding manufactures heat treatment industrial furnaces. The …
2006-12-14 Lbo $139.6M Deal →
277
Followap
Followap is a telecommunications company providing instant messaging solutions.
2006-11-27 Acquisition $139.0M Deal →
278
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Heinz Haenggi Gmbh, Stanztechnik
Heinz Haenggi Gmbh's line of business includes manufacturing hand and edge tools…
2006-05-17 Acquisition $137.3M Deal →
279
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Amisys Synertech
Amisys Synertech offers software products, and outsourcing and technology servic…
2006-10-02 Acquisition $136.5M Deal →
280
Polk Audio
Polk Audio is a speaker brand in home entertainment.
2006-09-26 Acquisition $136.0M Deal →
281 2006-07-11 Acquisition $135.3M Deal →
282
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Raylo Chemicals
Raylo Chemicals Inc., a subsidiary of Germany-based specialty chemicals company.
2006-11-03 Acquisition $133.4M Deal →
283
NES Global Talent
NES Global Talent is a professional staffing firm with revenues exceeding $1B an…
2006-09-05 Management Buyout $132.7M Deal →
284
Gibaud
Gibaud manufactures and sells orthopaedic devices which are used to manage a wid…
2006-12-22 Acquisition $132.0M Deal →
285
ATF Services
ATF Services provides temporary fencing and height safety equipment.
2006-11-01 Lbo $130.0M Deal →
286
Elfa Distrelec AB
Elfa Distrelec AB engages in online and catalogue distribution of electronics in…
2006-06-21 Acquisition $130.0M Deal →
287
Genscape
Genscape, a DMGT company, is a leading global provider of energy information for…
2006-04-20 Acquisition $130.0M Deal →
288
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Initial Security Ltd.
Initial Security Ltd. is supplier of security services, providing contract guard…
2006-03-07 Acquisition $129.9M Deal →
289
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American Sanitary
American Sanitary's partitions provide the comfort and convenience that are impo…
2006-06-08 Acquisition $127.5M Deal →
290
Coventya
Coventya is a maker of specialty chemicals used for surface treatment.
2006-10-11 Management Buyout $125.3M Deal →
291
JW Aluminum Holding
JW Aluminum is owned by Wellspring Capital Management, a leading middle-market p…
2006-12-08 Lbo $125.0M Deal →
292
GeoTrust Europe
Online security services company
2006-05-17 Acquisition $125.0M Deal →
293
Clintrak
Clintrak Pharmaceutical Services is a leading provider of clinical-trial printin…
2006-04-11 Acquisition $125.0M Deal →
294
Musicland Stores
Musicland Stores is an entertainment specialty retailer which operates retail st…
2006-03-06 Acquisition $122.3M Deal →
295
National Imaging Associates
National Imaging Associates is a provider of healthcare services.
2006-01-31 Acquisition $122.0M Deal →
296
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Little Giant Pump Company LLC
Little Giant Pump Company designs, manufactures, and supplies self-contained ele…
2006-04-25 Acquisition $121.0M Deal →
297
C
Creative Designs International
Creative Designs International, Ltd. develops, manufactures, and markets toys fo…
2006-01-18 Acquisition $116.5M Deal →
298
Netsmart Technologies
Netsmart Technologies supplies on-demand and enterprise-wide software solutions …
2006-11-20 Acquisition $115.0M Deal →
299
BrassRing
BrassRing is a modern ATS that blends 20+ years of expertise with automation and…
2006-10-06 Acquisition $115.0M Deal →
300
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Tomah3 Products
Tomah3 Products manufactures and sells ether amines and their derivatives.
2006-04-03 Acquisition $115.0M Deal →