All 5,317 M&A deals announced during 2011, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.
| # | Acquirer | Acquired | Date | Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Medco Health Solutions
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) is pioneering the world's most advanced…
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2011-07-21 | Merge | $29.1B | Deal → | |
| 2 |
El Paso Corporation
El Paso Corporation provides natural gas and related energy products in a safe, …
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2011-10-18 | Acquisition | $21.1B | Deal → | |
| 3 |
Nycomed Pharma
Nycomed is a privately owned global pharmaceutical company with a diversified po…
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2011-05-19 | Acquisition | $13.7B | Deal → | |
| 4 |
Pharmasset
Developing and commercializing novel drugs to treat viral infections.
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2011-11-21 | Acquisition | $11.0B | Deal → | |
| 5 |
Foster Hospitality Group
Foster Hospitality Group provides life-enriching communities that emphasize exce…
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2011-09-22 | Acquisition | $10.0B | Deal → | |
| 6 |
Cairn India Ltd
Cairn India Limited engages in the exploration, development, and production of o…
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2011-12-08 | Acquisition | $8.7B | Deal → | |
| 7 |
Skype
Skype provides a telecommunications platform that offers free video chat and voi…
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2011-05-10 | — | $8.5B | Deal → | |
| 8 |
Constellation Energy
Constellation Energy is an energy company that provides natural gas and renewabl…
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2011-04-28 | Merge | $7.9B | Deal → | |
| 9 |
Equinox Minerals
Equinox Minerals engages in the mining and exploration of mineral properties.
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2011-04-25 | Acquisition | $7.7B | Deal → | |
| 10 |
Cephalon
Cephalon is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, develop…
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2011-05-02 | Acquisition | $6.8B | Deal → | |
| 11 |
Beckman Coulter
Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify & auto…
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2011-02-07 | Acquisition | $6.8B | Deal → | |
| 12 |
Nalco Holding Company
Nalco Holding Company is a water solutions provider for industrial markets to sa…
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2011-07-21 | Merge | $5.4B | Deal → | |
| 13 |
Del Monte Foods
Del Monte Foods is one of the country's largest and most well-known producers, d…
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2011-03-08 | Lbo | $5.3B | Deal → | |
| 14 |
De Beers
De Beers offers diamond exploration, diamond mining, and diamond retail.
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2011-11-04 | Acquisition | $5.1B | Deal → | |
| 15 |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates designs, manufactures, markets, and of…
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2011-05-04 | Acquisition | $4.9B | Deal → | |
| 16 |
Rhodia
Rhodia specializes in fine chemistry, synthetic fibers, and polymers.
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2011-04-04 | Acquisition | $4.8B | Deal → | |
| 17 |
DPL, Inc.
DPL Inc. is a regional energy company.
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2011-04-20 | Acquisition | $4.7B | Deal → | |
| 18 |
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Kabel Baden-Württemberg
Kabel Baden-Württemberg is a Germany’s first large triple-play provider, offerin…
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2011-03-22 | Lbo | $4.5B | Deal → | |
| 19 |
Brigham Exploration
Brigham is an independent exploration and production company.
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2011-10-17 | Acquisition | $4.4B | Deal → | |
| 20 |
Diversey
Diversey offers a vast range of commercial cleaning, sanitation, and hygiene sol…
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2011-06-01 | Acquisition | $4.3B | Deal → | |
| 21 |
Baldor Electric Company
Baldor is a leading marketer, designer and manufacturer of energy-saving industr…
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2011-01-27 | Acquisition | $4.2B | Deal → | |
| 22 |
Northumbrian Water
Northumbrian Water provides water and sewage services and offers extra support a…
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2011-08-02 | Acquisition | $3.9B | Deal → | |
| 23 |
Cigna HealthSpring
HealthSpring is a health service company offering personalized healthcare soluti…
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2011-01-01 | Acquisition | $3.8B | Deal → | |
| 24 |
NetLogic Microsystems
NetLogic Microsystems is a high-performance intelligent semiconductor solution t…
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2011-09-12 | Acquisition | $3.7B | Deal → | |
| 25 |
Phadia
Phadia develops, manufacture complete blood test systems to support the clinical…
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2011-05-20 | Acquisition | $3.5B | Deal → | |
| 26 |
SuccessFactors
SuccessFactors provides cloud-based human capital management software solutions …
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2011-12-03 | Acquisition | $3.4B | Deal → | |
| 27 |
International Coal Group
International Coal Group produces coal in northern and central Appalachian regio…
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2011-06-15 | Acquisition | $3.4B | Deal → | |
| 28 |
Novellus Systems
Novellus Systems, Inc. (Novellus), together with its subsidiaries, develops, man…
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2011-12-15 | Acquisition | $3.3B | Deal → | |
| 29 |
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is a music company with the interests of recording and publis…
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2011-05-06 | Acquisition | $3.3B | Deal → | |
| 30 |
Envision Healthcare
Envision Healthcare offers array of healthcare-related services to consumers and…
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2011-05-25 | Acquisition | $3.2B | Deal → | |
| 31 |
Converteam
Converteam is a worldwide specialist in Power Conversion engineering with the cl…
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2011-03-29 | Acquisition | $3.2B | Deal → | |
| 32 |
Spie
Spie is a firm that focuses on performance solutions for businesses.
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2011-05-31 | Lbo | $3.0B | Deal → | |
| 33 |
Insight Communications
Insight Communications is a cable operator that specializes in cable offerings, …
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2011-08-15 | Acquisition | $3.0B | Deal → | |
| 34 |
Change Healthcare
Change Healthcare is a healthcare technology company that focuses on revenue and…
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2011-08-04 | Acquisition | $3.0B | Deal → | |
| 35 |
Global Crossing
Global Crossing is a telecommunications company providing integrated fiber optic…
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2011-04-11 | Acquisition | $3.0B | Deal → | |
| 36 |
Dresser
Dresser is a manufacturer of infrastructure products for the energy industry.
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2011-02-01 | Acquisition | $3.0B | Deal → | |
| 37 |
Quadra FNX Mining
Quadra FNX Mining produces and explores for copper, nickel, platinum, palladium,…
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2011-12-07 | Acquisition | $3.0B | Deal → | |
| 38 |
American Medical Systems
American Medical Systems is a supplier of medical devices and procedures to cure…
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2011-06-20 | Acquisition | $2.9B | Deal → | |
| 39 |
Beacon Holding
Beacon Holding is an affiliate of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. and funds advis…
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2011-09-30 | Lbo | $2.8B | Deal → | |
| 40 |
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AXA Canada
AXA Canada offers home, auto and business insurance as well as life insurance pr…
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2011-05-31 | Acquisition | $2.6B | Deal → | |
| 41 |
CenturyLink Technology Solutions
Savvis provides cloud and managed solutions for enterprises and government clien…
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2011-04-27 | Acquisition | $2.5B | Deal → | |
| 42 |
European Goldfields
European Goldfields Ltd. was an EU focused, Whitehorse based Canadian precious m…
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2011-12-19 | Acquisition | $2.4B | Deal → | |
| 43 |
GSI Commerce
GSI Commerce is a tech and services company providing e-commerce, multichannel, …
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2011-06-20 | Acquisition | $2.4B | Deal → | |
| 44 |
Elektro
Elektro provides transport and sustainable management solutions to its clients.
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2011-01-21 | Acquisition | $2.4B | Deal → | |
| 45 |
Landis+Gyr
Landis+Gyr is focused on metering and other technologies related to the manageme…
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2011-05-19 | Acquisition | $2.3B | Deal → | |
| 46 |
Crucell Holland BV
Crucell researches and develops products and markets vaccines, proteins and anti…
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2011-02-22 | Acquisition | $2.3B | Deal → | |
| 47 |
Mey Icki
Mey Icki is an alcoholic beverage producer.
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2011-08-24 | Acquisition | $2.1B | Deal → | |
| 48 |
Husky Injection Molding Systems
Husky Injection Molding Systems is a supplier of injection molding equipment and…
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2011-05-03 | Lbo | $2.1B | Deal → | |
| 49 |
Elkem
Advanced material solutions shaping a better and more sustainable future.
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2011-01-11 | Acquisition | $2.1B | Deal → | |
| 50 |
Telvent Git
Telvent Git provides IT solutions and information services for customers in the …
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2011-06-01 | Acquisition | $2.0B | Deal → |