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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 |
A
Aram Systems
Aram Systems provider of cable-based land seismic recording systems.
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2008-07-09 | Acquisition | $350.0M | Deal → | |
| 152 |
PlantCML
PlantCML, an EADS North America company, is the leading provider of mission crit…
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2008-04-22 | Acquisition | $350.0M | Deal → | |
| 153 |
Genesys Conferencing
Genesys Conferencing has been a leading provider of converged collaboration and …
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2008-05-28 | Acquisition | $345.0M | Deal → | |
| 154 |
ILOG
ILOG SA designs, develops, and delivers software and technologies for corporatio…
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2008-07-28 | Acquisition | $340.0M | Deal → | |
| 155 |
E
Eastwood Bookmakers
Eastwood Bookmakers, Northern Ireland's largest bookmaker, offers a selection of…
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2008-02-07 | Acquisition | $340.0M | Deal → | |
| 156 |
Lowell Group
Lowell Group provides credit management services specializing in debt recovery, …
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2008-04-08 | Acquisition | $337.6M | Deal → | |
| 157 |
U.S. Silica
U.S. Silica is a producer of high-quality unground silica, ground and fine groun…
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2008-11-26 | Lbo | $337.0M | Deal → | |
| 158 |
Intervoice
Intervoice is a telecommunications company that offers voice portals, contact po…
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2008-07-15 | — | $335.0M | Deal → | |
| 159 |
Veradigm
Veradigm is a data systems and services company that provides healthcare informa…
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2008-03-18 | Merge | $332.7M | Deal → | |
| 160 |
RSI Home Products Inc.
RSI designs, manufactures, and supplies kitchen, bath, and home organization pro…
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2008-10-01 | — | $318.0M | Deal → | |
| 161 |
Partnership
Partnership is the first and is the longest established UK insurer specialising …
|
2008-06-10 | Acquisition | $316.0M | Deal → | |
| 162 |
Optimum Nutrition, Inc.
Optimum Nutrition is a manufacturer of nutritional supplements for the sports se…
|
2008-08-25 | Acquisition | $315.0M | Deal → | |
| 163 |
H&R Block Financial Advisors
H&R Block Financial Advisors offers investment services operating segment provid…
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2008-08-13 | Acquisition | $315.0M | Deal → | |
| 164 |
Utimaco
Utimaco is a worldwide supplier of professional cybersecurity solutions and is b…
|
2008-07-28 | Acquisition | $314.0M | Deal → | |
| 165 |
Standard Car Truck Co.
Standard Car Truck Co. is a privately held company engages in the design, manufa…
|
2008-12-01 | Acquisition | $302.6M | Deal → | |
| 166 |
TV Guide
TV Guide is an online entertainment portal covering TV listings, movies, celebri…
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2008-12-01 | Lbo | $300.0M | Deal → | |
| 167 |
Nioxin Research Laboratories
Nioxin Research Laboratories, Inc. develops and manufactures hair care products.…
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2008-09-02 | Acquisition | $300.0M | Deal → | |
| 168 |
NetCracker Technology
NetCracker Technology is the leading global Solution Company enabling Service Pr…
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2008-06-21 | — | $300.0M | Deal → | |
| 169 |
Adify
Adify is an advertising infrastructure company enabling entrepreneurs and media …
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2008-04-28 | Acquisition | $300.0M | Deal → | |
| 170 |
Audible
Audible is an internet provider of spoken audio entertainment, educational progr…
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2008-01-31 | Acquisition | $300.0M | Deal → | |
| 171 |
S
Strategic Energy
Strategic Energy provides energy products and services and supplies electricity …
|
2008-04-02 | Merge | $299.7M | Deal → | |
| 172 |
DIREVO Industrial Biotechnology
DIREVO Industrial Biotechnology is focused on the biomass conversion industry an…
|
2008-09-16 | Acquisition | $297.6M | Deal → | |
| 173 |
Moldflow
Moldflow is a Software company.
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2008-05-01 | Acquisition | $297.0M | Deal → | |
| 174 |
Pretersa-Prenavisa
Pretersa-Prenavisa is dedicated to the design, manufacture and assembly of preca…
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2008-02-06 | Lbo | $292.7M | Deal → | |
| 175 |
A
Aly Participacoes
CanaVialis S.A. and Alellyx Applied Genomics represent the combined operations o…
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2008-11-03 | Acquisition | $290.0M | Deal → | |
| 176 |
Photon Dynamics
Photon Dynamics, Inc. manufactures test, repair, and inspection equipment for th…
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2008-06-26 | Merge | $290.0M | Deal → | |
| 177 |
World Wide Packets
World Wide Packets provides carrier Ethernet products and solutions in the Unite…
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2008-01-22 | Acquisition | $290.0M | Deal → | |
| 178 |
Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc. engages in the development of topical drug pro…
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2008-12-31 | Acquisition | $285.0M | Deal → | |
| 179 |
OSSA
OSSA is a Spanish civil engineering group specialised in tunnels and other under…
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2008-07-10 | Lbo | $283.8M | Deal → | |
| 180 |
Sonitrol
Sonitrol is a commercial security monitoring services.
|
2008-07-01 | Acquisition | $282.1M | Deal → | |
| 181 |
C
Classic Hospitals Group
Classic Hospitals Group is a medical group that provides private medical service…
|
2008-02-07 | Acquisition | $281.7M | Deal → | |
| 182 |
Wayport
Wayport operates WiFi hotpots for partners since 1998 with key investors Seven R…
|
2008-11-10 | Acquisition | $275.0M | Deal → | |
| 183 |
Highway Insurance Group
Highway Insurance is a leading personal lines insurer committed to providing tec…
|
2008-08-28 | Acquisition | $274.6M | Deal → | |
| 184 |
Biomnis S.A.
Biomnis is a provider of pathological analysis in the fields of molecular diagno…
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2008-10-28 | Management Buyout | $271.5M | Deal → | |
| 185 |
Tumbleweed
Tumbleweed-Registered Trademark- Southwest Mesquite Grill & Bar restaurants.
|
2008-06-09 | Merge | $270.0M | Deal → | |
| 186 |
PPL
PPL Corporation delivers on its promises to customers, investors, employees and …
|
2008-03-06 | Acquisition | $268.0M | Deal → | |
| 187 |
L
Link Asset & Securities
Link Asset & Securities provides intermediary broking services to the investment…
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2008-04-08 | Acquisition | $265.8M | Deal → | |
| 188 |
TicketsNow
TicketsNow is an event ticket resale marketplace where fans of live entertainmen…
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2008-01-01 | Acquisition | $265.0M | Deal → | |
| 189 |
Gracenote
Gracenote is an entertainment data and technology provider across Music, Video a…
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2008-04-22 | Acquisition | $260.0M | Deal → | |
| 190 |
Transmeta
Transmeta Corporation develops and licenses computing, microprocessor and semico…
|
2008-11-17 | Acquisition | $255.6M | Deal → | |
| 191 |
Z
Zehnacker
Zehnacker is a provider in Facilities Management services.
|
2008-09-25 | Acquisition | $251.9M | Deal → | |
| 192 |
MBA Surgical Empowerment
MBA Surgical Empowerment provides medical and surgical technology distribution s…
|
2008-07-23 | Lbo | $251.2M | Deal → | |
| 193 |
S
Signal Holdings LLC
Signal Holdings provider of wireless handset protection programs and repair serv…
|
2008-10-02 | Acquisition | $250.0M | Deal → | |
| 194 |
PeopleSupport
PeopleSupport an offshore business process outsourcing (BPO) company, provides c…
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2008-08-04 | Merge | $250.0M | Deal → | |
| 195 |
HireRight
HireRight provides on-demand employment screening solutions for a customer base …
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2008-08-21 | Acquisition | $249.0M | Deal → | |
| 196 |
HireRight
HireRight provides on-demand employment screening solutions for a customer base …
|
2008-06-10 | Merge | $249.0M | Deal → | |
| 197 |
Boosey & Hawkes
Boosey & Hawkes is the largest specialist classical music publishing company in …
|
2008-04-15 | Acquisition | $247.4M | Deal → | |
| 198 |
S
Sherwood Copper Corp.
Sherwood Copper Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development o…
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2008-09-08 | Acquisition | $244.0M | Deal → | |
| 199 |
Jil Sander
Jil Sander is a luxury fashion house.
|
2008-09-03 | Acquisition | $241.9M | Deal → | |
| 200 |
Danka Office Imaging Co.
Danka Office Imaging Co. is a provider of Printing, multi-functional copiers sys…
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2008-04-09 | Acquisition | $240.0M | Deal → |