M&A Acquisitions in 2012 — Page 2 of 20

#	Acquirer	Acquired	Date	Type	Price
51	V Vista Equity Partners	M Misys Misys provide the broadest, deepest portfolio of financial services software on …	2012-03-19	Lbo	$2.0B	Deal →
52	L Lightower Fiber Networks	S Sidera Networks Sidera Networks, formerly RCN Metro, is the premier provider of tailored, high c…	2012-12-28	Merge	$2.0B	Deal →
53	B Blackstone Group	V Vivint Vivint offers an integrated smart home system along with in-home consultation, p…	2012-09-18	Acquisition	$2.0B	Deal →
54	B Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software)	R RedPrairie RedPrairie delivers productivity solutions to help companies in workforce, inven…	2012-11-02	Acquisition	$1.9B	Deal →
55	A Advent International	D Douglas Holding The satisfaction of our customers is our most important business objective. Whet…	2012-10-15	Lbo	$1.9B	Deal →
56	R Rio Tinto	R Richards Bay Mining Richards Bay Mining offers dune mining and mineral separation services.	2012-09-07	Acquisition	$1.9B	Deal →
57	O Oracle	T Taleo Taleo Corporation is a provider of cloud-based talent management solutions, enab…	2012-02-09	Acquisition	$1.9B	Deal →
58	H Hellman & Friedman	W Wood Mackenzie Wood Mackenzie is a research and consultancy business for the energy, chemicals,…	2012-07-03	Lbo	$1.7B	Deal →
59	D DANONE	C Centrale Danone SA Centrale Danone SA is a French food company.	2012-06-27	Acquisition	$1.7B	Deal →
60	P Permira	A Ancestry Ancestry is a web-based platform that helps its users to create their own family…	2012-10-22	Lbo	$1.6B	Deal →
61	B Bain Capital	A Apex Tool Group One of the largest manufacturers of professional hand and power tools in the wor…	2012-10-11	Lbo	$1.6B	Deal →
62	C CD&R LLP	B B&M B&M is one of the variety retailers in the UK.	2012-12-04	Acquisition	$1.6B	Deal →
63	C Campbell Soup Company	B Bolthouse Farms Bolthouse Farms is a vertically-integrated farm company that produces and offers…	2012-08-06	Acquisition	$1.6B	Deal →
64	N Novartis	F Fougera Pharmaceuticals Fougera Pharmaceuticals is focused on specialty pharmaceuticals in dermatology a…	2012-05-02	Acquisition	$1.5B	Deal →
65	P Pan American Silver	M Minefinders Corp Minefinders Corporation Ltd. engages in the exploration, development, and mining…	2012-03-30	Acquisition	$1.5B	Deal →
66	M Mohawk Industries	M Marazzi Group The Marazzi Group is an international leader in the design, production and marke…	2012-12-20	Acquisition	$1.5B	Deal →
67	E EQT	T Tampnet Tampnet has developed a high capacity, resilient and low latency communication n…	2012-10-09	Lbo	$1.5B	Deal →
68	T T-Mobile	M MetroPCS Communications Inc MetroPCS is a wireless telecommunications carrier that offers broadband mobile s…	2012-10-03	Acquisition	$1.5B	Deal →
69	F Fortis	C CH Energy Group CH Energy Group is an electricity and natural gas distributor.	2012-02-21	Acquisition	$1.5B	Deal →
70	P Permira	G Genesys Genesys enables organizations to orchestrate the best AI-powered experiences to …	2012-02-01	Lbo	$1.5B	Deal →
71	C Cinven	C CPA Global CPA Global provides intellectual property, trademark, patent, and legal support …	2012-01-18	Lbo	$1.5B	Deal →
72	G GTCR	P Premium Credit Premium Credit is the No.1 Insurance Premium Finance Company in the UK and Irela…	2012-11-01	Lbo	$1.5B	Deal →
73	B Boyd Gaming Corporation	P Peninsula Gaming LLC Peninsula Gaming LLC is operates as a casino entertainment holding company with …	2012-05-17	Acquisition	$1.4B	Deal →
74	R Reckitt	S Schiff Schiff is a nutritional supplement manufacturer.	2012-11-22	Merge	$1.4B	Deal →
75	G Genesee & Wyoming	R Railamerica de Railamerica de believe that wthey are the largest owner and operator of short li…	2012-07-23	Acquisition	$1.4B	Deal →
76	C Cogeco Cable	A Atlantic Broadband Atlantic Broadband is a TV, Internet and Phone service provider.	2012-07-18	Acquisition	$1.4B	Deal →
77	T Terra Firma	F Four Seasons Health Care Four Seasons Health Care is a provider of nursing, residential, and dementia car…	2012-04-30	Lbo	$1.3B	Deal →
78	N Nielsen	A Arbitron Media and marketing research firm	2012-12-18	Acquisition	$1.3B	Deal →
79	W Waste Connections	R R360 Environmental Solutions R360 Environmental Solutions is a provider of non-hazardous oilfield waste treat…	2012-09-16	Acquisition	$1.3B	Deal →
80	I IBM	K Kenexa Kenexa provides outsourcing, employee research and software to help organization…	2012-08-28	Acquisition	$1.3B	Deal →
81	N New Mountain Capital	A AmWINS AmWINS is an insurance company that provides brokerage services, small accounts,…	2012-04-22	Acquisition	$1.3B	Deal →
82	B Bain Capital	A Atento Atento offers customer relationship management and business process outsourcing …	2012-10-12	Lbo	$1.3B	Deal →
83	V VMware	N Nicira Networks Nicira Networks delivers software that virtualizes the network and enables elast…	2012-07-23	—	$1.3B	Deal →
84	C Clean Harbors	S Safety-Kleen Systems Safety-Kleen is a leading North American used oil recycling and re-refining, par…	2012-10-29	Acquisition	$1.2B	Deal →
85	V Veritas Capital	T Truven Health Analytics Truven Health Analytics delivers unbiased information, analytic tools, benchmark…	2012-01-01	—	$1.2B	Deal →
86	U URS Corporation	F Flint Energy Services Flint Energy Services, Inc. provides integrated midstream production services to…	2012-02-20	Acquisition	$1.2B	Deal →
87	A Anheuser-Busch InBev	C Cervecería Nacional Dominicana, S.A Cervecería Nacional Dominicana, is engaged in the production, bottling, and trad…	2012-04-16	Acquisition	$1.2B	Deal →
88	C Cisco	M Meraki Meraki provides Cisco-based cloud-controlled Wi-Fi and routing and security prod…	2012-11-20	Acquisition	$1.2B	Deal →
89	M Microsoft	Y Yammer Yammer is an enterprise social network that enables employees to collaborate acr…	2012-06-25	Acquisition	$1.2B	Deal →
90	A Apax Partners	G GardaWorld Garda World Security Corporation provides security solutions, cash logistics, an…	2012-09-07	Lbo	$1.1B	Deal →
91	T Thoma Bravo	D Deltek Deltek is an enterprise software and information solutions provider for professi…	2012-08-27	Lbo	$1.1B	Deal →
92	F Fresenius Kabi AG	F Fenwal Fenwal is a global blood technology company dedicated to supporting transfusion …	2012-07-20	Acquisition	$1.1B	Deal →
93	C Cabot Corporation	N Norit N.V. Norit N.V. manufactures and sells activated carbon used for environmental, healt…	2012-06-21	Acquisition	$1.1B	Deal →
94	G Goldman Sachs Investment Partners	I Interline Brands Interline Brands is a wholesale distributors of broad-line maintenance, repair, …	2012-05-29	Acquisition	$1.1B	Deal →
95	C Centerbridge Partners	P P.F. Chang's China Bistro A blend of high-quality, traditional Chinese cuisine and American hospitality in…	2012-05-01	Lbo	$1.1B	Deal →
96	W Waterland Private Equity	O Omega Pharma Omega Pharma engages in the development and sale of prescription-free health and…	2012-01-16	Lbo	$1.1B	Deal →
97	M MBK Partners	C Coway Coway is a healthcare company that specializes in the fields of life science, me…	2012-08-16	Acquisition	$1.1B	Deal →
98	B BCE (Bell Canada Enterprises)	Q Q9 Networks Q9 Networks is outsourced data centre infrastructure for information technology …	2012-06-02	Acquisition	$1.1B	Deal →
99	G GKN	V Volvo Aero Volvo Aero operates as an aircraft and rocket engine manufacturer.	2012-05-07	Acquisition	$1.0B	Deal →
100	G Glory Global Solutions	T Talaris Talaris develops software for enterprises that manage corporate spend for servic…	2012-02-14	Acquisition	$1.0B	Deal →

Every Acquisition Announced in 2012