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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 |
Micromania
Micromania is the leading video game retailer in France with 332 stores.
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2008-11-17 | Acquisition | $580.4M | Deal → | |
| 102 |
Third Wave Technologies
Third Wave Technologies develops molecular diagnostic products for various DNA a…
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2008-06-08 | Acquisition | $580.0M | Deal → | |
| 103 |
Craegmoor Group
Craegmoor provides nursing and healthcare home services in the UK.
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2008-07-18 | Acquisition | $579.0M | Deal → | |
| 104 |
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Brostrom
Brostrom operates a fleet of tankers that provides transportation services.
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2008-08-26 | Acquisition | $570.0M | Deal → | |
| 105 |
Jerini
Jerini was founded in 1994 as a spin-off from the Medical Faculty Humboldt Unive…
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2008-07-03 | Acquisition | $554.0M | Deal → | |
| 106 |
BE&K Building
BE&K Building is a construction services company that provides construction mana…
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2008-05-07 | Acquisition | $550.0M | Deal → | |
| 107 |
Acambis
Acambis is a biotechnology company developing vaccines to treat infectious disea…
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2008-07-25 | Acquisition | $549.6M | Deal → | |
| 108 |
Actimis Pharmaceuticals
Actimis Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule…
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2008-06-17 | Acquisition | $515.0M | Deal → | |
| 109 |
EnergySouth
EnergySouth Inc. is a natural-gas distribution and mid-stream services company.
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2008-07-28 | — | $510.0M | Deal → | |
| 110 |
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Citigroup Global Services
Citigroup Global Services is a BPO Player
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2008-10-08 | Acquisition | $505.0M | Deal → | |
| 111 |
Harvey Gulf
Harvey Gulf is a marine transportation company that specializes in providing Off…
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2008-08-25 | Lbo | $500.0M | Deal → | |
| 112 |
Danger
Danger provides the software platform and hardware behind T-Mobile’s Sidekick ph…
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2008-02-11 | Acquisition | $500.0M | Deal → | |
| 113 |
Enturia
Enturia is a developer of products for infection prevention, wound care and derm…
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2008-03-04 | Acquisition | $490.0M | Deal → | |
| 114 |
A.S.V.
ASV manufactures and sells a line of high quality compact track and skid steer l…
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2008-01-14 | Acquisition | $488.0M | Deal → | |
| 115 |
NuCO2
NuCO2 Inc. is the nations leading supplier of bulk CO2 systems and bulk CO2 for …
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2008-05-29 | Lbo | $487.0M | Deal → | |
| 116 |
Greenfield Online
Greenfield online is a community that enables consumers to express their ideas r…
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2008-08-29 | Acquisition | $486.0M | Deal → | |
| 117 |
Thomas Nelson
Thomas Nelson is a publishing firm that began in Scotland in 1798 as the namesak…
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2008-02-21 | Lbo | $473.0M | Deal → | |
| 118 |
Secure Computing
Secure Computing provides enterprise gateway security solutions in the United St…
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2008-09-21 | Acquisition | $465.0M | Deal → | |
| 119 |
Civica
Civica is a software company that offers IT-based digital solutions, software ap…
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2008-05-07 | Lbo | $463.1M | Deal → | |
| 120 |
Hudson Group
Hudson Group retailer which operates a chain of newsstands, bookstores, fast foo…
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2008-09-04 | Acquisition | $446.0M | Deal → | |
| 121 |
DTN
DTN delivers insights to help customers prosper in agriculture, energy, weather,…
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2008-09-15 | Acquisition | $445.0M | Deal → | |
| 122 |
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Technical Concepts
Technical Concepts manufactures automated distinctive washroom hygiene systems.
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2008-02-27 | Acquisition | $445.0M | Deal → | |
| 123 |
Omrix Biopharmaceuticals
Omrix Biopharmaceuticals develops, manufactures, and markets biological products…
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2008-11-23 | Acquisition | $432.7M | Deal → | |
| 124 |
Optasite
Optasite is engaged in the acquisition and development of telecommunications tow…
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2008-09-16 | Acquisition | $430.0M | Deal → | |
| 125 |
Quadrangle Group
Quadrangle Group is a private investment firm with over $6 billion in assets und…
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2008-06-16 | Acquisition | $426.0M | Deal → | |
| 126 |
MACOM
MACOM is a supplier of high-performance analog RF, microwave, millimeterwave, an…
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2008-06-13 | Acquisition | $425.0M | Deal → | |
| 127 |
Sparta
Sparta provides technical products and services to the defense, intelligence, an…
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2008-01-16 | Acquisition | $416.0M | Deal → | |
| 128 |
Sonion A/S
Sonion A/S design and manufacturing of advanced miniature components and solutio…
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2008-01-08 | Acquisition | $410.0M | Deal → | |
| 129 |
TDG Logistics
TDG Logistics is a global logistics company, specializing in end-to-end supply c…
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2008-02-27 | Acquisition | $403.3M | Deal → | |
| 130 |
CompAir
CompAir is a a global manufacturer of compressed air and gas systems.
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2008-07-21 | Acquisition | $400.7M | Deal → | |
| 131 |
Protez Pharmaceuticals
Protez Pharmaceuticals discovers, develops, and commercializes antibiotics for d…
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2008-06-01 | Acquisition | $400.0M | Deal → | |
| 132 |
Dreams
Dreams manufactures and retails beds and mattresses in the United Kingdom.
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2008-03-02 | Lbo | $397.1M | Deal → | |
| 133 |
Protherics
Protherics is a biopharmaceutical company that manufactures DigiFab used for ove…
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2008-09-18 | Acquisition | $396.9M | Deal → | |
| 134 |
LOVEFiLM
LOVEFiLM is a movie subscription service of Amazon, delivering DVDs to members a…
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2008-02-04 | Acquisition | $395.2M | Deal → | |
| 135 |
TLC Health Care Services
TLC Health Care Services ("TLC") is a leading national provider of Medicare home…
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2008-02-19 | Acquisition | $395.0M | Deal → | |
| 136 |
Orajel
Orajel engages in the manufacture and marketing of cosmetics and over-the-counte…
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2008-04-01 | Acquisition | $380.0M | Deal → | |
| 137 |
Tercica
Tercica, a biotechnology company, develops and commercializes therapeutics for t…
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2008-06-04 | Acquisition | $373.0M | Deal → | |
| 138 |
First Consulting Group
First Consulting Group provides outsourcing, consulting, system implementation a…
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2008-01-14 | Acquisition | $365.0M | Deal → | |
| 139 |
Giles Insurance Brokers
Giles Insurance Brokers is specialises in risk management and insurance solution…
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2008-02-25 | Lbo | $363.8M | Deal → | |
| 140 |
eScription
eScription is a provider of on-demand platform for computer aided medical transc…
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2008-04-08 | Acquisition | $363.0M | Deal → | |
| 141 |
Eagle Test Systems
Eagle Test Systems, Inc engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and servi…
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2008-09-01 | Acquisition | $361.2M | Deal → | |
| 142 |
Q9 Networks
Q9 Networks is outsourced data centre infrastructure for information technology …
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2008-08-24 | Acquisition | $361.0M | Deal → | |
| 143 |
Lefthand Networks
LeftHand Networks is a provider of data storage systems and IP-based storage are…
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2008-10-01 | Acquisition | $360.0M | Deal → | |
| 144 |
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Abbott Spine
Abbott Spine is a provider of healthcare devices for neck and back surgery.
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2008-09-04 | Acquisition | $360.0M | Deal → | |
| 145 |
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Excel Technology
Excel Technology designs and manufactures laser solutions for industrial and sci…
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2008-08-29 | Acquisition | $360.0M | Deal → | |
| 146 |
Manchester City Football Club
Manchester City Football Club is a Premier League football club.
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2008-09-02 | Acquisition | $357.9M | Deal → | |
| 147 |
Sleep Country Canada
Sleep Country is Canada’s specialty retailer dedicated to sleep.
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2008-08-13 | Acquisition | $356.0M | Deal → | |
| 148 |
CryoCath Technologies
CryoCath Technologies develops, manufactures, and markets cryoablation catheter …
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2008-11-13 | Acquisition | $355.0M | Deal → | |
| 149 |
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Socib S.p.A.
Socib S.p.A. operates as a Coca-Cola bottling franchise.
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2008-12-11 | Acquisition | $351.6M | Deal → | |
| 150 |
Innogenetics
Innogenetics is a specialty diagnostics company developing therapies and diagnos…
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2008-09-09 | Acquisition | $350.7M | Deal → |