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
51
M
Moeller Holding Gmbh & Co. KG
Moeller Holding Gmbh & Co. KG manufactures, markets, and sells systems and compo…
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,…
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.
2008-08-28 Acquisition $1.2B Deal →
57
Gmarket
Gmarkets is a financial information company that specializes in global fixed inc…
2008-08-13 Acquisition $1.2B Deal →
58
Norcross Safety Products
Norcross Safety Products L.L.C. designs, manufactures, and markets products for …
2008-05-16 Acquisition $1.2B Deal →
59
Giochi Preziosi
Giochi Preziosi is a consumer goods company that offers toys and kids merchandis…
2008-04-01 Lbo $1.2B Deal →
60
Neochimiki
Neochimiki is a producer and distributor of chemical products.
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…
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…
2008-07-28 Acquisition $1.1B Deal →
64
Tunstall Healthcare Group
Tunstall is a leading provider of telecare/telehealth solutions. Operating in mo…
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,…
2008-06-10 Acquisition $1.0B Deal →
67
American Stock Transfer & Trust
American Stock Transfer & Trust is a provider of comprehensive stock transfer an…
2008-05-30 Lbo $1.0B Deal →
68
MySQL
MySQL is an open-source database that supports scalable web-based and embedded d…
2008-01-16 Acquisition $1.0B Deal →
69
FKI
FKI was a British engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Loughbo…
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…
2008-10-06 Acquisition $945.0M Deal →
71
Bradford & Bingley
A conservatively-run building society,
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.
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…
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,…
2008-02-23 Acquisition $679.0M Deal →
93
G
Gateway Telecommunications
Gateway Telecommunications provides communications services to telephone operato…
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…
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…
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 →