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
151
A
Aram Systems
Aram Systems provider of cable-based land seismic recording systems.
2008-07-09 Acquisition $350.0M Deal →
152
PlantCML
PlantCML, an EADS North America company, is the leading provider of mission crit…
2008-04-22 Acquisition $350.0M Deal →
153
Genesys Conferencing
Genesys Conferencing has been a leading provider of converged collaboration and …
2008-05-28 Acquisition $345.0M Deal →
154
ILOG
ILOG SA designs, develops, and delivers software and technologies for corporatio…
2008-07-28 Acquisition $340.0M Deal →
155
E
Eastwood Bookmakers
Eastwood Bookmakers, Northern Ireland's largest bookmaker, offers a selection of…
2008-02-07 Acquisition $340.0M Deal →
156
Lowell Group
Lowell Group provides credit management services specializing in debt recovery, …
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…
2008-11-26 Lbo $337.0M Deal →
158
Intervoice
Intervoice is a telecommunications company that offers voice portals, contact po…
2008-07-15 $335.0M Deal →
159
Veradigm
Veradigm is a data systems and services company that provides healthcare informa…
2008-03-18 Merge $332.7M Deal →
160
RSI Home Products Inc.
RSI designs, manufactures, and supplies kitchen, bath, and home organization pro…
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…
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…
2008-12-01 Lbo $300.0M Deal →
167
Nioxin Research Laboratories
Nioxin Research Laboratories, Inc. develops and manufactures hair care products.…
2008-09-02 Acquisition $300.0M Deal →
168
NetCracker Technology
NetCracker Technology is the leading global Solution Company enabling Service Pr…
2008-06-21 $300.0M Deal →
169
Adify
Adify is an advertising infrastructure company enabling entrepreneurs and media …
2008-04-28 Acquisition $300.0M Deal →
170
Audible
Audible is an internet provider of spoken audio entertainment, educational progr…
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.
2008-05-01 Acquisition $297.0M Deal →
174
Pretersa-Prenavisa
Pretersa-Prenavisa is dedicated to the design, manufacture and assembly of preca…
2008-02-06 Lbo $292.7M Deal →
175
A
Aly Participacoes
CanaVialis S.A. and Alellyx Applied Genomics represent the combined operations o…
2008-11-03 Acquisition $290.0M Deal →
176
Photon Dynamics
Photon Dynamics, Inc. manufactures test, repair, and inspection equipment for th…
2008-06-26 Merge $290.0M Deal →
177
World Wide Packets
World Wide Packets provides carrier Ethernet products and solutions in the Unite…
2008-01-22 Acquisition $290.0M Deal →
178
Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc. engages in the development of topical drug pro…
2008-12-31 Acquisition $285.0M Deal →
179
OSSA
OSSA is a Spanish civil engineering group specialised in tunnels and other under…
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…
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…
2008-04-08 Acquisition $265.8M Deal →
188
TicketsNow
TicketsNow is an event ticket resale marketplace where fans of live entertainmen…
2008-01-01 Acquisition $265.0M Deal →
189
Gracenote
Gracenote is an entertainment data and technology provider across Music, Video a…
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…
2008-08-04 Merge $250.0M Deal →
195
HireRight
HireRight provides on-demand employment screening solutions for a customer base …
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…
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…
2008-04-09 Acquisition $240.0M Deal →