Every Acquisition Announced in 2008

All 4,092 M&A deals announced during 2008, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.

4,092
Deals announced
$418.5B
Total value
$531.1M
Avg deal
$52.0B
Largest deal
# Acquirer Acquired Date Type Price
651
H
Hydra-Walk
Hydra-Walk provides hydraulic catwalk machines to lift and lay down tubing on oi…
2008-05-30 Acquisition $10.0M Deal →
652
Datum Legal
Litigation Support Software
2008-05-01 Acquisition $10.0M Deal →
653
CleverSet
CleverSet analyzes online customer behavioral patterns and recommends products t…
2008-01-01 Acquisition $10.0M Deal →
654
Dorma
Dorma provides bedding products with British design heritage, bringing together …
2008-07-29 Acquisition $9.9M Deal →
655
Rocca S.p.A.
Rocca S.p.A. provides check-up, full servicing, and waterproof tests for watches…
2008-09-19 Acquisition $9.8M Deal →
656
A&B Rail Services
A&B Rail Services is a provider of railroad construction services, inspection an…
2008-06-01 Acquisition $9.6M Deal →
657
D
DuPont Photonics Technologies
DuPont Photonics Technologies, LLC engages in the design and manufacture of inte…
2008-07-10 Acquisition $9.5M Deal →
658
Napco Marketing
Napco Marketing engages in the wholesale distribution of floral, gift, and garde…
2008-07-21 Acquisition $9.4M Deal →
659
S
Shock-Block
Shock-Block is a supplier of specialty high-current ground-fault protection devi…
2008-03-03 Acquisition $9.2M Deal →
660
T
TSG Test Solutions
TSG Test Solutions provides software quality assurance and project management se…
2008-06-26 Acquisition $9.1M Deal →
661
AudioSoft
AudioSoft provides software systems integration for speech and telephony.
2008-09-01 Acquisition $9.0M Deal →
662
Pannaway Technologies
Pannaway Technologies provides converged-broadband services to telecommunication…
2008-11-04 Acquisition $9.0M Deal →
663
W
WebMessenger
WebMessenger is a privately held enterprise mobile messaging software and servic…
2008-08-06 Acquisition $9.0M Deal →
664
XtremeMac
They make products that Protect, Power and Play Apple devices.
2008-06-30 Acquisition $9.0M Deal →
665
Pocket Group
Pocket Group, a mobile entertainment and mobile music specialist, provides mobil…
2008-01-21 Acquisition $8.8M Deal →
666
4
4-Front Research
4-Front Research provides analytical support for clinical research on cosmetic, …
2008-04-10 Acquisition $8.7M Deal →
667
D
DermaTech Pty Ltd
DermaTech Pty Ltd engages in the development, production, and distribution of de…
2008-11-14 Acquisition $8.3M Deal →
668
F
France Medica
France Medica importer and distributor of orthopedic products and surgical suppl…
2008-04-07 Acquisition $8.3M Deal →
669
Imago TV
Imago TV is a TV program producer specializing in factual entertainment.
2008-09-30 Acquisition $8.2M Deal →
670
KVH Media Group
KVH Media Group provides commercially licensed news, music, TV, and movie entert…
2008-01-01 Lbo $8.2M Deal →
671
NetEffect Sytems
NetEffect has offered dependable cybersecurity and IT services to companies in L…
2008-10-15 Acquisition $8.0M Deal →
672
ATG Media
ATG Media offers an online portal that enables users to browse catalogues for fi…
2008-10-01 Management Buyout $8.0M Deal →
673
E
Entertainment Gateway Group
Entertainment Gateway Group operates as a provider of mobile content.
2008-08-05 Acquisition $8.0M Deal →
674
Axiom Veterinary Laboratories
Axiom Veterinary Laboratories is provides diagnostic, advisory, analytical, and …
2008-01-14 Acquisition $7.8M Deal →
675
Pure360
Pure360 provides email marketing and SMS software for businesses to access custo…
2008-04-08 Acquisition $7.8M Deal →
676
F
FM Seguridad
FM Seguridad is provides security, guarding, and monitoring services.
2008-06-13 Acquisition $7.8M Deal →
677
R
RIP, Inc.
RIP, Inc. is the owner of a construction and demolition waste landfill.
2008-12-01 Acquisition $7.7M Deal →
678
Parylene Coating Services
Parylene Coating Services provides outsourced conformal coating services for med…
2008-09-03 Acquisition $7.6M Deal →
679
S
Siemens Radmon
Siemens Radmon designs and manufactures neutron and radioactive detection sensor…
2008-12-15 Acquisition $7.6M Deal →
680
Przedsiêbiorstwo Ochrony Purzeczko
Przedsiêbiorstwo Ochrony Purzeczko offers security services.
2008-09-16 Acquisition $7.5M Deal →
681
U
Uropath
Uropath provider of anatomical pathology laboratory services
2008-07-21 Acquisition $7.5M Deal →
682
H
Harris Acoustic Products
Harris Acoustic Products specialises in the design, supply and support of submar…
2008-04-18 Acquisition $7.0M Deal →
683
T
The Buying Group
The Buying Group is operates as an optical products purchasing organization and …
2008-01-10 Acquisition $7.0M Deal →
684
Harvey Jones Kitchens
Harvey Jones Kitchens designs and builds kitchen solutions.
2008-04-07 Management Buyout $7.0M Deal →
685
Maa Fruits
Maa Fruits produces mango and guava pulp in cans, and juices in pet and tetra pa…
2008-02-27 Acquisition $7.0M Deal →
686
Excel FIG
Excel FIG is a distributor of industrial supplies in the Granby area.
2008-06-06 Acquisition $6.8M Deal →
687
K
Kennedys Patent Agency Ltd
Kennedys Patent Agency Ltd is a Patent and Trade Mark Attorney practice.
2008-02-25 Acquisition $6.7M Deal →
688
Vidavee
Vidavee is a video web services company enabling web publishers to upload, share…
2008-04-09 $6.6M Deal →
689
Mercado
Mercado offers commerce-specific search, navigation and merchandising software t…
2008-11-05 Acquisition $6.5M Deal →
690
Kasenna
Kasenna develops IPTV solutions that enables broadband service providers to deli…
2008-07-02 Acquisition $6.5M Deal →
691
O
Omni-Tract
Omni-Tract is a privately held company that design, development, manufacture, an…
2008-12-22 Acquisition $6.4M Deal →
692
Amnestix
Amnestix, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company working on cognitive enhancement. …
2008-06-08 Acquisition $6.3M Deal →
693
Ringtone.com
Ringtone.com is a mobile content portal for buying and downloading official ring…
2008-07-02 Acquisition $6.2M Deal →
694
Synergy Financial Systems
SWIFT support services
2008-10-01 Acquisition $6.2M Deal →
695
WrongDiagnosis.com
WrongDiagnosis provides medical health information on the symptoms, diagnosis an…
2008-10-14 Acquisition $6.2M Deal →
696
C
Commercial Clean-Up Enterprises
Commercial Clean-Up Enterprises provides wastage removal and construction and de…
2008-12-31 Acquisition $6.1M Deal →
697
Simple Star
Simplestar develops and distributes memory sharing software and services.
2008-04-29 Acquisition $6.0M Deal →
698
PG Lifelink
PG Lifelink manufactures isolated power panels, line isolation monitors, and iso…
2008-01-29 Acquisition $6.0M Deal →
699
C
Calibrated Diamonds Investment Holdings
Calibrated Diamonds Investment Holdings engages in polishing and cutting of roug…
2008-09-23 Acquisition $5.9M Deal →
700
Vativ Technologies
Vativ Technologies is a fabless semiconductor company developing high-bandwidth,…
2008-04-04 Acquisition $5.9M Deal →