Every Acquisition Announced in 2010

All 4,472 M&A deals announced during 2010, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.

4,472
Deals announced
$354.6B
Total value
$370.1M
Avg deal
$12.9B
Largest deal
# Acquirer Acquired Date Type Price
101
Aster Sp
Aster Sp. z o.o. provides cable television, broadband Internet, and fixed line t…
2010-12-06 $805.0M Deal →
102
Ardian
Ardian is a developer of catheter-based therapies for hypertension treatment.
2010-11-23 Acquisition $800.0M Deal →
103
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals develops molecular imaging agents for detecting and mo…
2010-11-08 Acquisition $800.0M Deal →
104
Concentra
Concentra is a health care center that offers occupational medicine, urgent care…
2010-11-22 Acquisition $790.0M Deal →
105
Argon ST
Argon ST provides C4ISR and combat systems for surface ships, submarines, aircra…
2010-06-30 Acquisition $775.0M Deal →
106
TeamSystem
TeamSystem develops and distributes management software solutions for profession…
2010-03-08 Lbo $770.0M Deal →
107
DFS Furniture
DFS, stylized as dfs and formerly Direct Furnishing Supplies, is a furniture ret…
2010-04-23 Lbo $768.0M Deal →
108
Ceske Radiokomunikace
Ceske Radiokomunikace television and radio broadcasting market and offer a wide …
2010-12-06 Lbo $763.3M Deal →
109
Playdom
Playdom is an online social network of game developers.
2010-07-27 Acquisition $763.2M Deal →
110
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Financial Federal Corp
Financial Federal Corp is a commercial finance company, provides lending, financ…
2010-02-19 Acquisition $738.0M Deal →
111
Aalborg Industries
Aalborg Industries is an equipment and service supplier in the marine sector and…
2010-12-21 Acquisition $732.1M Deal →
112
Vue Entertainment
Vue Entertainment is a cinema developer and operator of multiplex cinemas in the…
2010-11-06 Lbo $729.2M Deal →
113
Paras Pharmaceuticals
Paras Pharmaceuticals develops and manufactures healthcare and personal care pro…
2010-12-13 Acquisition $726.0M Deal →
114
Ion Torrent
Ion Torrent offers an approach to sequencing data that facilitates a direct conn…
2010-08-18 Acquisition $725.0M Deal →
115
Atkore International
Atkore International is an integrated electrical raceway solution that deploys, …
2010-11-09 Acquisition $720.0M Deal →
116
Britax
Britax designs, assembles, manufactures, and markets child safety car seats.
2010-11-22 Lbo $717.9M Deal →
117
SonicWALL
SonicWALL provides network, content, web, and email security, remote access, and…
2010-06-22 Acquisition $717.0M Deal →
118
SonicWALL
SonicWALL provides network, content, web, and email security, remote access, and…
2010-06-03 Acquisition $717.0M Deal →
119
Travelstart in Europe
Travelstart is one of Scandinavia’s leading Online Travel Agencies (OTAs).
2010-01-20 Acquisition $696.8M Deal →
120
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Inspectorate
Inspectorate is a multinational group, providing independent inspection, samplin…
2010-09-09 Acquisition $694.1M Deal →
121
CKE Restaurants
CKE Restaurants operates and franchises brands in the quick-service restaurant i…
2010-07-12 Acquisition $694.0M Deal →
122
Phase Forward
Phase Forward is a provider of integrated data collection and data management so…
2010-04-20 Acquisition $685.0M Deal →
123
Cornell Companies
Cornell Companies is provider of corrections, treatment and educational services…
2010-04-19 Acquisition $685.0M Deal →
124
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Aker Solutions' Process & Construction Business
Aker Solutions' Process & Construction Business provides mining and metals proce…
2010-12-21 Acquisition $675.0M Deal →
125
B&B Hotels SAS
B&B Hotels operates a chain of hotels in France.
2010-09-28 Lbo $651.0M Deal →
126
UNRVLD
UNRVLD is a digital and technology agency.
2010-11-11 Acquisition $644.9M Deal →
127
Internet Brands
Internet Brands is an internet media company that operates online media, communi…
2010-09-20 Acquisition $640.0M Deal →
128
Care UK
Care UK is a leading provider of health and social care services, working with l…
2010-03-04 Acquisition $637.0M Deal →
129
Bell Microproducts
Bell Microproducts is a value-added provider of high technology products and sol…
2010-03-29 Acquisition $631.0M Deal →
130
Mepha Pharma
Mepha Pharma is a innovative pharmaceutical developing, manufacturing and market…
2010-02-01 Acquisition $615.4M Deal →
131
Kettle Foods
Kettle Foods is a brand of all-natural snacking products.
2010-02-25 Acquisition $615.0M Deal →
132
Climate Exchange PLC
Climate Exchange PLC owns, operates, and develops exchanges to facilitate tradin…
2010-04-30 Acquisition $604.2M Deal →
133
Sophis
Sophis provides cross-asset portfolio and risk management solutions for the fina…
2010-11-13 Acquisition $604.1M Deal →
134
I2 Technologies
I2 Technologies is a full-service supply chain management company providing cons…
2010-01-28 Acquisition $604.0M Deal →
135
SPH KYUAN
SPH KYUAN is a pharmaceutical distributor company.
2010-11-30 Acquisition $600.0M Deal →
136
Actel
Actel is a manufacturer of nonvolatile, low-power field-programmable gate arrays…
2010-10-04 Acquisition $595.0M Deal →
137
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PolymerLatex
PolymerLatex develops, produces, and markets latices and specialty emulsion poly…
2010-12-13 Acquisition $592.2M Deal →
138
Clarient
Clarient provides oncology testing and diagnostic services in the United States.
2010-10-22 Acquisition $587.0M Deal →
139
Eurand
Eurand is a specialty pharmaceutical company offering a range of products to cys…
2010-12-01 Acquisition $583.0M Deal →
140
Dave & Buster
Dave & Buster’s is the ONLY place where you can Eat, Drink, Play, & Watch Sports…
2010-05-03 Lbo $570.0M Deal →
141
Movetis
Movetis is focused on the development of drugs for the treatment of diseases in …
2010-08-03 Acquisition $565.0M Deal →
142
NAU Country Insurance Co.
NAU Country Insurance Co. is a provider of insurance products for farmers in the…
2010-04-16 Acquisition $565.0M Deal →
143
TargeGen
TargeGen, Inc., a vascular biology-focused biopharmaceutical company, discovers …
2010-06-30 Acquisition $560.0M Deal →
144
Study Group
Study Group is a provider of specialized educational programs as schools, colleg…
2010-07-01 Lbo $553.7M Deal →
145
Metro International Trade Services
Metro International Trade Services owns and operates warehouses for the storage …
2010-02-01 Acquisition $550.0M Deal →
146
Quidsi
Quidsi is an e-commerce platform selling baby-care, household, and beauty produc…
2010-11-08 Acquisition $545.0M Deal →
147
Bravo Health
Bravo Health provides managed care services.
2010-08-30 Acquisition $545.0M Deal →
148
Quixote Corp.
Quixote Corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and marke…
2010-02-04 Acquisition $545.0M Deal →
149
Card Factory
Card Factory is a retail company that designs, produces, and sells greeting card…
2010-04-08 Lbo $533.5M Deal →
150
Aprimo
Aprimo offers industry-leading digital asset management & work management soluti…
2010-12-22 Acquisition $525.0M Deal →