All 5,599 M&A deals announced during 2012, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.
| # | Acquirer | Acquired | Date | Type | Price | |
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| 1 |
Cooper Industries
Cooper Industries is an American worldwide electrical products manufacturer.
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2012-05-21 | Acquisition | $13.0B | Deal → | |
| 2 |
Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)
Motorola exists to invent, build and deliver the best mobile devices on the plan…
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2012-05-22 | Acquisition | $12.5B | Deal → | |
| 3 |
Wyeth Nutritionals
Wyeth a high-quality, high-growth infant nutrition business with strong brands, …
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2012-04-23 | Acquisition | $11.8B | Deal → | |
| 4 |
NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext operates financial markets globally and provides trading solutions…
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2012-12-21 | Acquisition | $8.2B | Deal → | |
| 5 |
SMBC Aviation Capital
SMBC Aviation Capital is a global aircraft leasing company that lease commercial…
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2012-01-17 | Acquisition | $7.3B | Deal → | |
| 6 |
Porsche
Porsche is an automobile manufacturer that have advanced vehicle performance, im…
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2012-07-05 | Acquisition | $5.5B | Deal → | |
| 7 |
Progress Energy Canada
Progress Energy is a mid-sized natural gas producer, operating in northwest Albe…
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2012-07-01 | Acquisition | $5.3B | Deal → | |
| 8 |
Amylin Pharmaceuticals
Amylin Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery,…
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2012-07-01 | Acquisition | $5.3B | Deal → | |
| 9 |
Annington Homes
Annington Homes is a privately held company that owns and leases residential pro…
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2012-11-20 | Lbo | $5.1B | Deal → | |
| 10 |
NDS Group
NDS Group Limited provides video software and content security solutions to medi…
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2012-03-15 | Acquisition | $5.0B | Deal → | |
| 11 |
Dentsu Aegis Network
Dentsu Aegis Network is a marketing agency that specializes in media, digital, a…
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2012-07-12 | Acquisition | $5.0B | Deal → | |
| 12 |
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Tyco Flow Control
Tyco Flow Control providing products and systems that control the filtration, tr…
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2012-03-28 | Acquisition | $5.0B | Deal → | |
| 13 |
Amerigroup
Amerigroup only business is managing publicly funded health programs for our nat…
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2012-07-10 | Acquisition | $4.9B | Deal → | |
| 14 |
HGST
HGST (formerly Hitachi Global Storage Technologies) is a new type of storage com…
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2012-03-08 | Acquisition | $4.8B | Deal → | |
| 15 |
Lincare
Lincare was founded on the belief that through patient education and clinical su…
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2012-07-02 | Acquisition | $4.6B | Deal → | |
| 16 |
Avio Aero
Avio Aero is a GE Aviation business which designs, manufactures and maintains co…
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2012-12-21 | Acquisition | $4.3B | Deal → | |
| 17 |
Amil
Amil is the largest health care organization in Brazil.
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2012-10-08 | Acquisition | $4.3B | Deal → | |
| 18 |
Ariba
Ariba, Inc. is the leading provider of collaborative business commerce solutions…
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2012-05-22 | Acquisition | $4.3B | Deal → | |
| 19 |
Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm produces original content, postproduction effects, and audio for exter…
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2012-10-30 | Acquisition | $4.0B | Deal → | |
| 20 |
Goodman Global Group
Goodman Global Group through its subsidiaries, engages in engineering, manufactu…
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2012-08-29 | Acquisition | $3.7B | Deal → | |
| 21 |
Jefferies
Jefferies provides research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and …
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2012-11-12 | Acquisition | $3.6B | Deal → | |
| 22 |
DenizBank
DenizBank was founded in 1938 as a state-owned bank in order to provide funding …
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2012-06-08 | Acquisition | $3.5B | Deal → | |
| 23 |
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Starbev Netherlands
Starbev Netherlands is the eastern European beer maker.
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2012-04-04 | Acquisition | $3.5B | Deal → | |
| 24 |
Accudyne Industries
Accudyne Industries is an oil & energy company providing designing, manufacturin…
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2012-06-25 | Lbo | $3.4B | Deal → | |
| 25 |
Getty Images
Getty Images is a visual media company that captures, creates, and preserves con…
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2012-08-15 | Acquisition | $3.3B | Deal → | |
| 26 |
Human Genome Sciences
Human Genome Sciences is a biopharmaceutical research company that develops drug…
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2012-08-03 | — | $3.0B | Deal → | |
| 27 |
TransUnion
TransUnion provides total credit protection all in one place from credit alerts,…
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2012-04-01 | Acquisition | $3.0B | Deal → | |
| 28 |
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American Realty Capital Trust
American Realty Capital Trust that acquires, owns and operates single-tenant fre…
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2012-09-06 | Acquisition | $3.0B | Deal → | |
| 29 |
Invensys Rail Ltd
Invensys Rail Ltd is a rail signaling and control company.
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2012-11-28 | Acquisition | $2.8B | Deal → | |
| 30 |
Delphi Solar
Delphi Financial Group is a financial services company.
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2012-05-15 | Acquisition | $2.7B | Deal → | |
| 31 |
Boston Biomedical
Boston Biomedical focuses on the research and development of novel therapeutics …
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2012-02-29 | Acquisition | $2.6B | Deal → | |
| 32 |
Medicis Pharmaceutical
Medicis Pharmaceutical is a specialty pharmaceutical company.
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2012-09-03 | Acquisition | $2.6B | Deal → | |
| 33 |
Logica
Logica is an IT company that offers application services, business consulting, b…
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2012-05-31 | Acquisition | $2.6B | Deal → | |
| 34 |
McGraw-Hill Education
McGraw-Hill Education is a learning company that provides digital educational co…
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2012-11-29 | Acquisition | $2.5B | Deal → | |
| 35 |
Cymer
Cymer (Nasdaq: CYMI) is the market leader in developing light sources, used by c…
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2012-10-17 | Acquisition | $2.5B | Deal → | |
| 36 |
Elpida Memory
Elpida Memory is a leading manufacturer of Dynamic Random Access Memory integrat…
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2012-07-02 | Acquisition | $2.5B | Deal → | |
| 37 |
Inhibitex
Inhibitex is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops treatments…
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2012-01-07 | Acquisition | $2.5B | Deal → | |
| 38 |
Ahlsell
Ahlsell is a distributor of installation products, tools and supplies addressing…
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2012-02-29 | Lbo | $2.4B | Deal → | |
| 39 |
Quest Software
Quest Software is a software manufacturer that develops, manufactures, and suppo…
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2012-07-02 | Acquisition | $2.4B | Deal → | |
| 40 |
USI Insurance Services
USI Insurance Services is an insurance brokerage and consulting firm that delive…
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2012-11-26 | Acquisition | $2.3B | Deal → | |
| 41 |
Champion Technologies
Champion Technologies is a global specialty chemical delivering innovative and e…
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2012-10-12 | Acquisition | $2.3B | Deal → | |
| 42 |
AboveNet
AboveNet provides high bandwidth connectivity solutions for businesses and carri…
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2012-03-19 | Acquisition | $2.3B | Deal → | |
| 43 |
BSN Medical
BSN Medical is a global leader in the worldwide healthcare market specialising i…
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2012-06-11 | Lbo | $2.2B | Deal → | |
| 44 |
ZOLL Medical Corporation
ZOLL Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei Group company, develops and markets med…
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2012-03-12 | Acquisition | $2.2B | Deal → | |
| 45 |
Clearwire
Clearwire provides a wireless high-speed internet service that allows customers …
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2012-12-17 | Acquisition | $2.2B | Deal → | |
| 46 |
Dako Denmark
Dako Denmark provides reagents, instruments and software solutions for cancer di…
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2012-06-21 | — | $2.2B | Deal → | |
| 47 |
London Metal Exchange
The London Metal Exchange is the world center for industrial metals trading.
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2012-06-16 | Acquisition | $2.2B | Deal → | |
| 48 |
Skylark
Skylark is a casual dining restaurant chain.
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2012-02-21 | Lbo | $2.1B | Deal → | |
| 49 |
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SCA Packaging
SCA Packaging is manufactures corrugated packaging products.
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2012-01-18 | Acquisition | $2.1B | Deal → | |
| 50 |
Deutsch
Leading manufacturers of high-performance solutions for harsh environment applic…
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2012-04-03 | Acquisition | $2.0B | Deal → |