| # | Acquirer | Acquired | Date | Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wyeth Nutritionals
Wyeth a high-quality, high-growth infant nutrition business with strong brands, …
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2009-01-23 | Acquisition | $68.0B | Deal → | |
| 2 |
XTO Energy
XTO Energy Safely and responsibly extracting natural gas from U.S. shale and oth…
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2009-12-14 | Acquisition | $41.0B | Deal → | |
| 3 |
Cadbury
Cadbury is a chocolate producing company that produces a variety of chocolates a…
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2009-09-07 | Acquisition | $19.6B | Deal → | |
| 4 |
Nuon
Nuon produces and supplies gas, electricity, heat and cooling and offers its cus…
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2009-02-22 | Acquisition | $13.1B | Deal → | |
| 5 |
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems is a multinational vendor of computers, computer software and h…
|
2009-04-20 | Acquisition | $7.4B | Deal → | |
| 6 |
Puget Energy
Puget Energy supplies electricity and natural gas services to residential and bu…
|
2009-02-09 | Acquisition | $7.4B | Deal → | |
| 7 |
Solvay Pharmaceuticals
Chemical and Pharmaceutical group
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2009-09-28 | Acquisition | $6.6B | Deal → | |
| 8 |
Affiliated Computer Services
Affiliated Computer Services provides BPO and IT outsourcing solutions.
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2009-09-28 | Acquisition | $6.4B | Deal → | |
| 9 |
Unitymedia
Unity Media provides basic cable television and radio services in Germany.
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2009-11-13 | Acquisition | $5.2B | Deal → | |
| 10 |
Sanyo
Sanyo is a manufacturer of a variety of home electronic devices including televi…
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2009-12-10 | Acquisition | $4.6B | Deal → | |
| 11 |
iShares
iShares is a private equity marketplace that purchases and sells exchange traded…
|
2009-05-07 | Acquisition | $4.5B | Deal → | |
| 12 |
Encore Acquisition Co.
Encore is a growing energy company engaged in the acquisition, development and e…
|
2009-11-01 | Acquisition | $4.5B | Deal → | |
| 13 |
Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment is a character-based entertainment company engaged in licen…
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2009-08-31 | Acquisition | $4.0B | Deal → | |
| 14 |
Perot Systems
Perot Systems offers IT consulting and systems integration solutions for healthc…
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2009-09-21 | Acquisition | $3.9B | Deal → | |
| 15 |
Orangina Suntory France
Orangina Suntory France is the number three player in the 31 billion-litre Europ…
|
2009-09-22 | Acquisition | $3.8B | Deal → | |
| 16 |
NDS
NDS enables pay-TV operators to securely deliver digital content to TV STBs, DVR…
|
2009-02-05 | Lbo | $3.6B | Deal → | |
| 17 |
Tandberg
Tandberg provides video conferencing services for the business, public and educa…
|
2009-10-01 | Acquisition | $3.4B | Deal → | |
| 18 |
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TEPPCO Partners
TEPPCO Partners is a major pipeline company, operating nearly 12,000 miles of pi…
|
2009-06-29 | Acquisition | $3.3B | Deal → | |
| 19 |
Friends Provident International
Friends Provident International offers life assurance, pensions, and investment …
|
2009-08-11 | Acquisition | $3.1B | Deal → | |
| 20 |
Starent Networks
Starent Networks provides multimedia core technology that enables mobile operato…
|
2009-12-18 | Acquisition | $2.9B | Deal → | |
| 21 |
United Parks & Resorts
United Parks & Resorts specializes in the fields of theme parks, education, cons…
|
2009-01-01 | Acquisition | $2.9B | Deal → | |
| 22 |
Abbott Medical Optics
Abbott’s broad selection of products serves patients who wear contact lenses or …
|
2009-01-12 | Acquisition | $2.8B | Deal → | |
| 23 |
3Com
3Com provides network-based intrusion prevention systems that deliver applicatio…
|
2009-11-11 | Acquisition | $2.7B | Deal → | |
| 24 |
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. engages in discovering, developing, and commercial…
|
2009-09-03 | Acquisition | $2.6B | Deal → | |
| 25 |
Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster is a ticket sales and distribution company that sells tickets for c…
|
2009-02-12 | Acquisition | $2.5B | Deal → | |
| 26 |
Data Domain
Data Domain offers disk-to-disk and offsite disaster recovery solutions to busin…
|
2009-07-08 | Acquisition | $2.4B | Deal → | |
| 27 |
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Starbev Netherlands
Starbev Netherlands is the eastern European beer maker.
|
2009-10-15 | Lbo | $2.2B | Deal → | |
| 28 |
Somerfield
Somerfield was a chain of small to medium-sized supermarkets operating in the Un…
|
2009-03-02 | Acquisition | $2.2B | Deal → | |
| 29 |
Medarex
Medarex, Inc. discovers, develops, and commercializes human antibody-based thera…
|
2009-07-22 | Acquisition | $2.1B | Deal → | |
| 30 |
Chattem
Chattem, Inc., a leading marketer and manufacturer of branded consumer products.
|
2009-12-21 | Acquisition | $1.9B | Deal → | |
| 31 |
GE Security
GE Security is a wholly owned subsidiary of the General Electric Company (NYSE: …
|
2009-11-12 | Acquisition | $1.8B | Deal → | |
| 32 |
Omniture
Omniture is an online marketing and web analytics business unit enabling clients…
|
2009-09-15 | Acquisition | $1.8B | Deal → | |
| 33 |
Smit Internationale
Smit Internationale provides towage and salvage services to shipping companies.
|
2009-11-12 | Acquisition | $1.7B | Deal → | |
| 34 |
Marken
Marken provides patient-centric supply chain organization in the life sciences i…
|
2009-12-08 | Lbo | $1.6B | Deal → | |
| 35 |
Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Japan is a Universal theme park that offers world-class experi…
|
2009-05-26 | Acquisition | $1.4B | Deal → | |
| 36 |
CV Therapeutics
CV Therapeutics, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that manufac…
|
2009-04-17 | Acquisition | $1.4B | Deal → | |
| 37 |
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International Power Opatovice
International Power Opatovice is a Czech Republic based company engaged in provi…
|
2009-07-01 | Acquisition | $1.2B | Deal → | |
| 38 |
SPSS
SPSS provides predictive analytics software and solutions for survey authoring a…
|
2009-07-28 | Acquisition | $1.2B | Deal → | |
| 39 |
Zappos
Zappts is a reference in Consulting and Development of Channels, Platforms, and …
|
2009-07-22 | — | $1.2B | Deal → | |
| 40 |
Lead The Good Life
Lead The Good Life produces and supplies gardening products to home gardeners.
|
2009-12-23 | Acquisition | $1.2B | Deal → | |
| 41 |
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Trillium
Trillium owns and manages properties on behalf of organisations in the private a…
|
2009-01-08 | Acquisition | $1.1B | Deal → | |
| 42 |
Oce
Océ is a global leader in digital imaging, industrial printing and collaborative…
|
2009-11-16 | Acquisition | $1.1B | Deal → | |
| 43 |
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Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group
Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group is a Australian Broadcast company.
|
2009-03-30 | Acquisition | $930.5M | Deal → | |
| 44 |
Wood Mackenzie
Wood Mackenzie is a research and consultancy business for the energy, chemicals,…
|
2009-06-19 | Lbo | $912.2M | Deal → | |
| 45 |
Wind River
Software for the Intelligent Edge
|
2009-06-04 | Acquisition | $884.0M | Deal → | |
| 46 |
Emerald Energy
Emerald Energy is a London-based British energy company that specializes in oil…
|
2009-08-12 | Acquisition | $878.4M | Deal → | |
| 47 |
iPCS
iPCS provides wireless mobility communications network products and services.
|
2009-10-19 | Acquisition | $831.0M | Deal → | |
| 48 |
Pilgrims Pride
Pilgrims Pride is a global chicken and pork company that produces healthy and hi…
|
2009-09-17 | Acquisition | $800.0M | Deal → | |
| 49 |
Acclarent
Acclarent is a medical device company that develops new technologies to treat pa…
|
2009-12-17 | Acquisition | $785.0M | Deal → | |
| 50 |
Interwoven
Interwoven provides content management systems and related products to maximize …
|
2009-01-22 | — | $775.0M | Deal → |
