Every Acquisition Announced in 2009

All 2,973 M&A deals announced during 2009, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.

2,973
Deals announced
$325.3B
Total value
$558.9M
Avg deal
$68.0B
Largest deal
# Acquirer Acquired Date Type Price
101
Honeywell Gas Technologies
Honeywell Gas Technologies provides expert training and assistance on gas contro…
2009-08-17 Acquisition $400.0M Deal →
102
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ViroChem Pharma
ViroChem Pharma is a privately held company with two investigational HCV polymer…
2009-03-12 Acquisition $400.0M Deal →
103
Master Marine
Master Marine AS is a provider of high-end offshore accommodation vessels, with…
2009-10-06 Acquisition $397.6M Deal →
104
Heald College
Heald is a regionally accredited institution that has been delivering quality, c…
2009-10-20 Acquisition $395.0M Deal →
105
Insight Investment
WELCOME TO INSIGHT INVESTMENT We are a specialist asset manager focused on desig…
2009-08-12 Acquisition $387.9M Deal →
106
Charlotte Russe
Charlotte Russe is a clothing retail chain store in the United States.
2009-08-25 Acquisition $380.0M Deal →
107
Aupec
Aupec provides economic consultancy services to the oil and gas sector worldwide…
2009-10-12 Acquisition $373.4M Deal →
108
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Standard Life Bank
Standard Life Bank is a banking firm that operates largely as an online bank to …
2009-10-26 Acquisition $369.0M Deal →
109
Kleinwort Benson
Kleinwort Benson is a private bank, offering wealth management services.
2009-10-15 Acquisition $365.7M Deal →
110
Spring
Spring offers a Java application framework that enable companies to build highly…
2009-08-10 Acquisition $362.0M Deal →
111
Retail Convergence
Retail Convergence is a portfolio of e-commerce companies that includes RueLaLa.…
2009-10-27 Acquisition $350.0M Deal →
112
Raytheon BBN Technologies
Raytheon BBN Technologies is an R&D organization that leverages its substantial …
2009-10-26 Acquisition $350.0M Deal →
113
PharmaNet
PharmaNet is a global, drug development services company, provides clinical deve…
2009-03-31 Lbo $350.0M Deal →
114
Hana Card
Electronic Components
2009-10-12 Acquisition $343.2M Deal →
115
Buscapé
Buscapé Company is a comparison shopping service.
2009-09-29 Acquisition $342.0M Deal →
116
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Ventor Technologies
Ventor Technologies is a developer of transcatheter heart valve technologies for…
2009-02-23 Acquisition $325.0M Deal →
117
Vignette
OpenText Web Content Management Systems (CMS) help deliver targeted content acro…
2009-05-06 Acquisition $310.0M Deal →
118
Kalle
One of the world's leading industrial manufacturers of artificial casings for th…
2009-08-20 Lbo $302.8M Deal →
119
Revolution Money
Revolution Money is a financial services company offering services such as credi…
2009-11-18 Acquisition $300.0M Deal →
120
Mercury Pharma Group
Mercury Pharma Group is a specialty pharmaceutical company selling medicines.
2009-12-01 Lbo $297.2M Deal →
121
Gomez
Gomez provides solutions for optimizing the performance, availability, and quali…
2009-10-07 Acquisition $295.0M Deal →
122
Peplin
Peplin is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on advancing and commercial…
2009-09-03 Acquisition $287.5M Deal →
123
HeJian Technology (Suzhou) Co.
HeJian Technology (Suzhou) Co. is a designer and producer of chips for the consu…
2009-04-29 Acquisition $285.0M Deal →
124
Allion Healthcare
Allion Healthcare is a national provider of specialty pharmacy and disease manag…
2009-10-18 Acquisition $278.0M Deal →
125
Proteolix
Proteolix is a biopharmaceutical company that conducts research, development, an…
2009-10-12 Acquisition $276.0M Deal →
126
HandyLab
HandyLab is a business that provides the world with research into medical techno…
2009-10-23 Acquisition $275.0M Deal →
127
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S. C. Johnson & Son - Edge and Skintimate Shave Preparation Business
S. C. Johnson & Son - Edge and Skintimate Shave Preparation Business is a brands…
2009-05-11 Acquisition $275.0M Deal →
128
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Swedish Orphan International Manufacturing
Swedish Orphan International Manufacturing manufactures Multiferon, a multi-subt…
2009-11-05 Merge $274.2M Deal →
129
Generis Farmacêutica
Generis Farmacêutica is manufacturer, is currently the largest portuguese pharma…
2009-01-27 Lbo $263.4M Deal →
130
Intellon Corporation
Intellon is a semiconductor company that designs and sells integrated circuits f…
2009-09-11 Acquisition $244.0M Deal →
131
Sensor Technologies
Sensor Technologies was formed to provide software and systems engineering to th…
2009-12-21 Acquisition $242.0M Deal →
132
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Saeco International Group
Saeco International Group is designs, produces, and markets coffee machines for …
2009-07-27 Acquisition $242.0M Deal →
133
Canplats Resources
Canplats Resources is a provider of discovery-oriented mineral exploration servi…
2009-11-16 Acquisition $238.0M Deal →
134
Spectrum Laboratory Network
Spectrum maintains a leading position in the Southeastern US market for laborato…
2009-12-11 Acquisition $230.0M Deal →
135
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QLT USA
Biopharm research
2009-10-01 Acquisition $230.0M Deal →
136
Integrated Dental Holdings Group
Integrated Dental Holdings Group, through its subsidiaries, provides dental serv…
2009-12-01 Lbo $225.8M Deal →
137
Guardium
Guardium, a database security company, delivers solutions to prevent information…
2009-11-30 Acquisition $225.0M Deal →
138
Ablation Frontiers
A develops and markets cardiac ablation devices for the treatment of individuals…
2009-01-11 Acquisition $225.0M Deal →
139
Deb Group
A UK-based skincare line
2009-11-27 Management Buyout $222.2M Deal →
140
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Swedish Match (South Africa)
Swedish Match (South Africa) is the market leader in the South African pipe toba…
2009-07-02 Acquisition $222.0M Deal →
141
Lockerbie & Hole
Lockerbie & Hole is the largest mechanical construction contractors in Canada.
2009-02-02 Acquisition $220.0M Deal →
142
ATG Entertainment
ATG Entertainment is a live-entertainment organization that owns, operates, and …
2009-11-03 Lbo $219.3M Deal →
143
Advisory Research
Advisory Research is an independent boutique asset manager that manages and advi…
2009-12-21 Acquisition $218.0M Deal →
144
Dunkermotoren GmbH
Dunkermotoren GmbH offers innovative, economic and high-quality drive technology…
2009-11-23 Lbo $217.0M Deal →
145
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Dalkia Technical Facilities Management
Dalkia Technical Facilities Management provides property and facilities manageme…
2009-08-12 Acquisition $214.6M Deal →
146
Terveystalo Healthcare
Terveystalo Healthcare operates healthcare clinics to provide occupational healt…
2009-01-19 Management Buyout $213.7M Deal →
147
Aspect Medical Systems
Aspect Medical Systems is engaged in developing brain monitoring technology solu…
2009-09-28 Acquisition $210.0M Deal →
148
Jajah
Jajah is a VoIP provider enabling users to make international and long-distance …
2009-12-20 Acquisition $207.0M Deal →
149
SunEdison
SunEdison is the largest global renewable energy development company.
2009-10-22 Acquisition $200.0M Deal →
150
NetQoS
NetQoS provides network performance management software and services that improv…
2009-09-14 Acquisition $200.0M Deal →