M&A Acquisitions in 2012 — Page 3 of 20

#	Acquirer	Acquired	Date	Type	Price
101	B BASF	B Becker Underwood Becker Underwood is the global leader in the development & commercialization of …	2012-09-20	Acquisition	$1.0B	Deal →
102	M Meta	I Instagram Instagram is a free photo-sharing application that enables its users to take pho…	2012-04-09	Acquisition	$1.0B	Deal →
103	R Riverbed Technology	O OPNET Technologies, Inc. Founded in 1986, OPNET Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPNT) is a provider of softwa…	2012-09-01	Acquisition	$1.0B	Deal →
104	P Permira	A Akindo Sushiro Akindo Sushiro is operates sushi restaurants in Japan.	2012-08-24	Lbo	$1.0B	Deal →
105	A Aptiv	F FCI Group’s Motorized Vehicles Division FCI Group’s Motorized Vehicles Division is a global supplier of electronics and …	2012-10-26	Acquisition	$989.7M	Deal →
106	A Ares Management	S Smart & Final Smart & Final is a food, supplies, and culinary equipment warehouse store.	2012-10-11	Lbo	$975.0M	Deal →
107	J JAB Holding Company	P Peet's Coffee & Tea Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. is the premier specialty coffee and tea company in the…	2012-07-23	Acquisition	$974.0M	Deal →
108	T Talanx	W WARTA S.A. WARTA S.A. is a privately held company offers insurance and reinsurance services…	2012-07-02	Acquisition	$969.1M	Deal →
109	B Barry Callebaut	P Petra Foods - cocoa ingredients business Petra Foods - cocoa ingredients business is a manufacturers of cocoa ingredients…	2012-12-12	Acquisition	$950.0M	Deal →
110	C Cerberus Capital Management	Y YP YP is a leading local marketing solutions provider in the US dedicated to helpin…	2012-04-09	Lbo	$950.0M	Deal →
111	M McKesson	D Drug Trading Co. Ltd. Drug Trading Company Limited operates an integrated retail pharmacy network in C…	2012-01-30	Acquisition	$916.4M	Deal →
112	A Ascena Retail Group	C Charming Shoppes Charming Shoppes is a leading retail apparel chain specializing in women's plus-…	2012-06-15	Acquisition	$900.0M	Deal →
113	A Air Products and Chemicals	I Indura Indura provides industrial gas production services.	2012-06-09	Acquisition	$884.0M	Deal →
114	B Blackstone Group	I Intertrust Intertrust provides fund and corporate, capital market, and private wealth and e…	2012-12-05	Lbo	$882.7M	Deal →
115	A Ardagh Group	A Anchor Glass Container Anchor Glass is a North American manufacturer of premium glass packaging product…	2012-07-17	Acquisition	$881.0M	Deal →
116	A Apollo	G Great Wolf Resorts Great Wolf Lodge facilitates a group of indoor water park resorts.	2012-05-09	Acquisition	$876.0M	Deal →
117	O Oracle	E Eloqua Eloqua is a SaaS-based company that develops marketing automation and Revenue Pe…	2012-12-20	Acquisition	$871.0M	Deal →
118	Y Youku	T Tudou Tudou is a Chinese video sharing website that enables young users to get their v…	2012-03-01	Acquisition	$864.0M	Deal →
119	F First Reserve Corporation	T TPC Group TPC Group is a chemicals company providing highly specialized lines of chemical …	2012-08-27	Merge	$850.0M	Deal →
120	M Mayhoola	V Valentino Valentino operates online boutiques and showrooms that sell fashion and luxury p…	2012-07-12	Lbo	$850.0M	Deal →
121	T Toshiba Corporation	I IBM - Retail Point-of-Sale Business IBM - Retail Point-of-Sale Business provide customers with a similar experience …	2012-04-17	Acquisition	$849.6M	Deal →
122	I Ingram Micro	B BrightPoint Brightpoint provides device lifecycle services to the wireless and high-tech ind…	2012-07-02	Acquisition	$840.0M	Deal →
123	G General Mills	Y Yoki Alimentos Produce and distributes food products.	2012-05-24	Acquisition	$840.0M	Deal →
124	O Onex	S SGS & Co SGS & Co is a brand impact company that offers marketing, packaging, designing, …	2012-09-04	Acquisition	$813.0M	Deal →
125	C Crane Co	M MEI Conlux MEI Conlux is a manufacturers of electronic banknote validators, coin acceptors …	2012-12-20	Acquisition	$804.0M	Deal →
126	S Smith & Nephew	H Healthpoint Biotherapeutics Healthpoint Biotherapeutics focused on the development and commercialisation of …	2012-11-28	Acquisition	$782.0M	Deal →
127	M Mondi Group	M Mondi Consumer Packaging International Mondi Consumer Packaging International develops, produces, and markets value-add…	2012-07-11	Acquisition	$782.0M	Deal →
128	A AstraZeneca	A Ardea Biosciences Ardea, headquartered in San Diego, California, is a biotechnology company focuse…	2012-04-23	Acquisition	$781.0M	Deal →
129	G Grupo Elektra	A America Cash Advance Centers,Inc. America Cash Advance Centers is a provider of payday loans and cash advances.	2012-02-15	Acquisition	$780.0M	Deal →
130	A Amazon	A Amazon Robotics (formerly Kiva) Amazon Robotics develops software and manufactures machinery to automate invento…	2012-03-19	Acquisition	$775.0M	Deal →
131	T Toyota Motor	C Cascade Corporation Manufacturers of materials handling load engagement devices.	2012-10-22	—	$760.0M	Deal →
132	B Bridgepoint	B Borawind Energy Management, S.L. Borawind comprises eight wind farms in the Castilla y Leon region of Spain.	2012-08-01	Lbo	$735.7M	Deal →
133	P PokerStars	F Fulltilt Fulltilt is an online poker game site that allows players to play anytime, anywh…	2012-07-31	Acquisition	$731.0M	Deal →
134	O Onex	K KraussMaffei KraussMaffei manufactures and supplies machinery for producing plastics. It offe…	2012-09-26	Lbo	$730.5M	Deal →
135	C Corning	D Discovery Labware Discovery Labware manufactures and distributes diagnostic and research tools to …	2012-04-10	Acquisition	$730.0M	Deal →
136	C Cinven	M Mercury Pharma Group Mercury Pharma Group is a specialty pharmaceutical company selling medicines.	2012-08-17	Acquisition	$730.0M	Deal →
137	A Amgen	M MN Pharmaceuticals MN Pharmaceuticals supplies pharmaceuticals to hospitals in Turkey.	2012-04-26	Acquisition	$700.0M	Deal →
138	O One New Zealand	V Vodafone Fixed Ltd Vodafone Fixed Ltd provides mobile network, fixed line, broadband, and Internet …	2012-10-31	Acquisition	$690.5M	Deal →
139	A Abénex Capital	D De Dietrich De Dietrich is a manufacturer of quality process equipment.	2012-12-30	Acquisition	$687.2M	Deal →
140	P Pfizer	N NextWave Pharmaceuticals NextWave Pharmaceuticals develops and commercializes products utilizing propriet…	2012-10-22	Acquisition	$680.0M	Deal →
141	C C.H. Robinson	P Phoenix International Phoenix International Freight Services provides international freight forwarding…	2012-09-25	Acquisition	$677.3M	Deal →
142	G GTCR	C CAMP CAMP is a provider of aviation management products and services including aircra…	2012-05-08	Lbo	$675.0M	Deal →
143	N NCR	R Retalix Retalix is a software firm that develops, licenses, implements and supports soft…	2012-11-29	Acquisition	$650.0M	Deal →
144	P Pearson	E EmbanetCompass EmbanetCompass is the largest provider of technology-enabled services to traditi…	2012-10-16	Acquisition	$650.0M	Deal →
145	C Church & Dwight, Co	A Avid Health Avid Health engages in the manufacture and sale of nutritional products.	2012-08-20	Acquisition	$650.0M	Deal →
146	J Jazz Pharmaceuticals	E EUSA Pharma EUSA Pharma is a pharmaceutical company developing and licensing late-stage onco…	2012-04-26	Acquisition	$650.0M	Deal →
147	S Salesforce	B Buddy Media Buddy Media is a social media marketing platform, helps companies build connecti…	2012-06-04	Acquisition	$649.0M	Deal →
148	C Capricorn Energy	N Nautical Petroleum Nautical Petroleum engages in the exploration, development, and production of oi…	2012-06-13	Acquisition	$643.2M	Deal →
149	P Piramal Healthcare	D Decision Resources Group Decision Resources Group offers high-value information and insights on important…	2012-05-17	Acquisition	$635.0M	Deal →
150	D DSM	F Fortitech Fortitech, Inc. develops and manufactures custom nutrient premixes for food, bev…	2012-12-18	Acquisition	$634.0M	Deal →

Every Acquisition Announced in 2012