All 4,092 M&A deals announced during 2008, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.
| # | Acquirer | Acquired | Date | Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 |
M
Moeller Holding Gmbh & Co. KG
Moeller Holding Gmbh & Co. KG manufactures, markets, and sells systems and compo…
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2008-04-04 | Acquisition | $1.6B | Deal → | |
| 52 |
Bois D Arc Energy
Bois d'Arc Energy - Renewable Energy and Green Power
|
2008-04-30 | Acquisition | $1.5B | Deal → | |
| 53 |
Axa Seguros
Axa Seguros is a mortgage firm that provides insurance for auto, personal loans,…
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2008-02-13 | Acquisition | $1.5B | Deal → | |
| 54 |
Shionogi Pharma Inc.
Sciele Pharma is involved in the marketing and development of prescription produ…
|
2008-09-02 | Acquisition | $1.4B | Deal → | |
| 55 |
Bright Horizons
Bright Horizons provides education and child care to fit the way people learn, l…
|
2008-01-14 | Acquisition | $1.3B | Deal → | |
| 56 |
Beringer Wine Estates
Beringer Wine Estates is a Food Processing company.
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2008-08-28 | Acquisition | $1.2B | Deal → | |
| 57 |
Gmarket
Gmarkets is a financial information company that specializes in global fixed inc…
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2008-08-13 | Acquisition | $1.2B | Deal → | |
| 58 |
Norcross Safety Products
Norcross Safety Products L.L.C. designs, manufactures, and markets products for …
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2008-05-16 | Acquisition | $1.2B | Deal → | |
| 59 |
Giochi Preziosi
Giochi Preziosi is a consumer goods company that offers toys and kids merchandis…
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2008-04-01 | Lbo | $1.2B | Deal → | |
| 60 |
Neochimiki
Neochimiki is a producer and distributor of chemical products.
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2008-05-08 | Lbo | $1.2B | Deal → | |
| 61 |
E
Epolia
Epolia is operates car park spaces in Europe. It manages on street and off stree…
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2008-07-15 | Acquisition | $1.1B | Deal → | |
| 62 |
GE Money Bank
GE Money Bank is a French consumer credit business.
|
2008-03-30 | Acquisition | $1.1B | Deal → | |
| 63 |
D
Detica PLC
Detica PLC is a provider of advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and secu…
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2008-07-28 | Acquisition | $1.1B | Deal → | |
| 64 |
Tunstall Healthcare Group
Tunstall is a leading provider of telecare/telehealth solutions. Operating in mo…
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2008-03-05 | Management Buyout | $1.0B | Deal → | |
| 65 |
Focus Media
Focus Media is a provider of product lines covering several media networks that …
|
2008-12-23 | Acquisition | $1.0B | Deal → | |
| 66 |
A
Apollo Sheeters
Apollo Sheeters manufactures and supplies sheeting equipment for papers, boards,…
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2008-06-10 | Acquisition | $1.0B | Deal → | |
| 67 |
American Stock Transfer & Trust
American Stock Transfer & Trust is a provider of comprehensive stock transfer an…
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2008-05-30 | Lbo | $1.0B | Deal → | |
| 68 |
MySQL
MySQL is an open-source database that supports scalable web-based and embedded d…
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2008-01-16 | Acquisition | $1.0B | Deal → | |
| 69 |
FKI
FKI was a British engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Loughbo…
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2008-04-22 | Acquisition | $953.6M | Deal → | |
| 70 |
Bill Me Later
Bill Me Later is a PayPal service that enables customers to purchase products wi…
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2008-10-06 | Acquisition | $945.0M | Deal → | |
| 71 |
Bradford & Bingley
A conservatively-run building society,
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2008-12-18 | Acquisition | $910.6M | Deal → | |
| 72 |
Ghana Telecommunications
Ghana Telecommunications provides telecommunication services to businesses and i…
|
2008-07-03 | Acquisition | $900.0M | Deal → | |
| 73 |
Matria Healthcare
Matria Healthcare is an international diagnostic device and service provider.
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2008-01-29 | Acquisition | $900.0M | Deal → | |
| 74 |
F
First Calgary Petroleums
First Calgary Petroleums is an oil and gas company actively engaged in explorati…
|
2008-09-16 | Acquisition | $861.8M | Deal → | |
| 75 |
Vital Signs
Vital Signs, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures respiratory care and a…
|
2008-07-24 | Acquisition | $860.0M | Deal → | |
| 76 |
Peak Steal Buildings
Peak Steel can help you with the strongest, most economical, low-maintenance cus…
|
2008-03-13 | Acquisition | $850.0M | Deal → | |
| 77 |
Bosch Solar Energy
Bosch Solar Energy is a manufacturer of solar wafer and solar cells.
|
2008-06-02 | Acquisition | $849.2M | Deal → | |
| 78 |
Ansoft Corp.
Ansoft Corp. is a provvider of an electronic design-automation software services…
|
2008-04-01 | Acquisition | $832.0M | Deal → | |
| 79 |
American Express Bank
American Express Bank is the banking arm of financial services company American …
|
2008-02-28 | Acquisition | $823.0M | Deal → | |
| 80 |
BladeLogic
BladeLogic provides data center automation solutions for IT infrastructure in bu…
|
2008-03-17 | — | $800.0M | Deal → | |
| 81 |
T
Tenix Defence
Tenix Defence is a commercial support and Army vehicle maintenance, with proven …
|
2008-07-01 | Acquisition | $775.0M | Deal → | |
| 82 |
FTD Group
FTD is an Internet and telephone marketer of flowers and specialty gifts.
|
2008-04-30 | Acquisition | $754.0M | Deal → | |
| 83 |
GCap Media
GCap Media is a British commercial radio company.
|
2008-03-31 | Acquisition | $744.4M | Deal → | |
| 84 |
HSB Group
HSB Group, Inc. provides equipment breakdown insurance, and other specialty insu…
|
2008-12-22 | Acquisition | $742.0M | Deal → | |
| 85 |
I
IMSA Steel Corp
IMSA Steel Corp produces metal coated and painted steel coils and steel panels f…
|
2008-02-14 | Acquisition | $730.0M | Deal → | |
| 86 |
Sirtris Pharmaceuticals
Sirtris Pharmaceuticals develops small molecule drugs for the treatment of aging…
|
2008-04-22 | Acquisition | $720.0M | Deal → | |
| 87 |
Whatman - Part of GE Healthcare
Whatman - Part of GE Healthcare is a developer of high-end laboratory separation…
|
2008-02-05 | — | $713.4M | Deal → | |
| 88 |
Talaris
Talaris develops software for enterprises that manage corporate spend for servic…
|
2008-06-16 | Lbo | $706.9M | Deal → | |
| 89 |
Actom
Actom is a manufacturer, repairer, maitainer and distributor of electro-mechanic…
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2008-08-05 | Lbo | $700.0M | Deal → | |
| 90 |
MessageLabs
MessageLabs offers email security and management services to guard businesses ag…
|
2008-10-09 | Acquisition | $695.0M | Deal → | |
| 91 |
ARYZTA
ARYZTA is a global food business with a leadership position in specialty bakery.
|
2008-02-01 | Acquisition | $682.3M | Deal → | |
| 92 |
Pret a Manger
Pret A Manger is the retailer of high quality, natural, ready-to-eat sandwiches,…
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2008-02-23 | Acquisition | $679.0M | Deal → | |
| 93 |
G
Gateway Telecommunications
Gateway Telecommunications provides communications services to telephone operato…
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2008-08-29 | Acquisition | $675.0M | Deal → | |
| 94 |
Interhyp
Interhyp specializes in private mortgage lending and develops a financing struct…
|
2008-05-19 | Acquisition | $645.8M | Deal → | |
| 95 |
Creditex
Creditex acts as an interdealer broker for credit default swaps and bonds.
|
2008-06-04 | Acquisition | $625.0M | Deal → | |
| 96 |
B
Billionstocks Pty
Billionstocks Pty Limited provides China stock market information. The company o…
|
2008-07-10 | Acquisition | $600.0M | Deal → | |
| 97 |
Russian Alcohol Group
Russian Alcohol Group is Russia's largest producer of vodka and premixed alcohol…
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2008-05-22 | Acquisition | $600.0M | Deal → | |
| 98 |
Grupo VR
Grupo VR is a issuer of Service Vouchers and Cards.
|
2008-03-03 | Acquisition | $593.9M | Deal → | |
| 99 |
Lev Pharmaceuticals
Lev Pharmaceuticals is focused on developing therapeutic products for the treatm…
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2008-07-15 | Acquisition | $585.9M | Deal → | |
| 100 |
S
Saxon Energy Services
Saxon Energy Services provides land drilling and well construction services.
|
2008-05-05 | Acquisition | $582.0M | Deal → |