All 12,093 M&A deals announced during 2017, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.
| # | Acquirer | Acquired | Date | Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
21st Century Fox
21st Century Fox is an American mass media corporation primarily dealing in the …
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2017-12-14 | Acquisition | $71.3B | Deal → | |
| 2 |
Aetna
Aetna a diversified health care benefits company, provides individuals and many …
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2017-12-03 | Acquisition | $69.0B | Deal → | |
| 3 |
Reynolds American
Reynolds American is a U.S. corporation whose operating companies manufacture an…
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2017-01-16 | Acquisition | $49.4B | Deal → | |
| 4 |
Rockwell Collins
Rockwell Collins is a leader in aviation and high-integrity solutions for commer…
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2017-09-06 | Merge | $30.0B | Deal → | |
| 5 |
Collins Aerospace
Rockwell Collins designs, develops and provides mobile satellite communication e…
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2017-09-04 | Acquisition | $30.0B | Deal → | |
| 6 |
Actelion Pharmaceuticals
Actelion Ltd, a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development…
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2017-01-26 | Acquisition | $30.0B | Deal → | |
| 7 |
Westfield Corporation
Westfield is a shopping center company that houses upscale retail brands.
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2017-12-12 | Acquisition | $24.7B | Deal → | |
| 8 |
C. R. Bard
C. R. Bard is a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of medical technologies.
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2017-04-23 | Acquisition | $24.0B | Deal → | |
| 9 |
Luxottica Group SpA
Luxottica is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of fash…
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2017-01-16 | Acquisition | $24.0B | Deal → | |
| 10 |
Mead Johnson Nutrition
Mead Johnson Nutrition manufactures and sells infant formula, children’s nutriti…
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2017-02-10 | Acquisition | $17.9B | Deal → | |
| 11 |
KIOXIA
KIOXIA is a technology company that specializes in the development and manufactu…
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2017-09-29 | Lbo | $17.7B | Deal → | |
| 12 |
Scripps Networks
Scripps Networks Interactive develops lifestyle content for TV, internet satelli…
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2017-07-31 | Acquisition | $14.6B | Deal → | |
| 13 |
Logicor
Logicor is the logistic real estate specialists in Europe.
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2017-06-02 | Acquisition | $13.8B | Deal → | |
| 14 |
Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market is a supermarket chain owned by Amazon that exclusively sells…
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2017-06-16 | Acquisition | $13.7B | Deal → | |
| 15 |
Christian Dior
Christian Dior is a French company that designs and retails fashion accessories …
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2017-04-30 | Acquisition | $13.1B | Deal → | |
| 16 |
Kite Pharma
Kite Pharma is a biotechnology company that designs and develops immune-based th…
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2017-08-28 | Acquisition | $11.9B | Deal → | |
| 17 |
Worldpay
Worldpay is a global payment processing company offering secure, scalable soluti…
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2017-07-05 | Acquisition | $9.9B | Deal → | |
| 18 |
Oncor Electric Delivery Company
Oncor Electric Delivery Company is a provider of electricity delivery services t…
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2017-08-21 | Acquisition | $9.4B | Deal → | |
| 19 |
VCA Hospitals
VCA is the leading provider of pet health care services with a nationwide clinic…
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2017-01-09 | Acquisition | $9.1B | Deal → | |
| 20 |
Zodiac Aerospace
Zodiac Aerospace is a world leader in aerospace equipment and systems for commer…
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2017-01-19 | Acquisition | $9.1B | Deal → | |
| 21 |
WGL Holdings
WGL Holdings is a public utility company that provides clean, efficient, and div…
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2017-01-25 | Acquisition | $9.0B | Deal → | |
| 22 |
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Unilever Spreads
Unilever’s Spreads business includes Becel, Flora, Country Crock, Blue Band, I C…
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2017-12-15 | Lbo | $8.0B | Deal → | |
| 23 |
Orbital ATK
Orbital ATK is a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies.
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2017-09-18 | Acquisition | $7.8B | Deal → | |
| 24 |
DuPont Fabros Technology
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (DFT) is a real estate investment trust (REIT).
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2017-06-09 | Acquisition | $7.8B | Deal → | |
| 25 |
Endeavor Energy
Endeavor Energy is an independent power project company developing and investing…
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2017-05-11 | Acquisition | $7.6B | Deal → | |
| 26 |
Maersk Oil
Maersk Oil is an international oil and gas company.
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2017-08-21 | Acquisition | $7.5B | Deal → | |
| 27 |
Patheon
Patheon Inc. provides commercial manufacturing and pharmaceutical development se…
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2017-05-15 | Acquisition | $7.2B | Deal → | |
| 28 |
Panera Bread
Panera Bread is a bakery-cafe chain restaurants offers a wide array of pastries …
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2017-04-05 | Acquisition | $7.2B | Deal → | |
| 29 |
Lightower Fiber Networks
Lightower provides dark fiber and advanced network services such as Ethernet, Wa…
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2017-07-18 | Lbo | $7.1B | Deal → | |
| 30 |
Veresen
Veresen owns and operates energy infrastructure.
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2017-05-01 | Acquisition | $7.1B | Deal → | |
| 31 |
FelCor Lodging Trust
FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated is a real estate investment trust (REIT).
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2017-04-24 | Acquisition | $7.0B | Deal → | |
| 32 |
Staples
Staples is a provider of workspace products such as furniture, technology, clean…
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2017-06-28 | Lbo | $6.9B | Deal → | |
| 33 |
Rice Energy
Rice Energy is an oil and gas exploration and production company.
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2017-06-19 | Acquisition | $6.7B | Deal → | |
| 34 |
VWR, part of Avantor
VWR International, LLC, headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania
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2017-05-05 | Acquisition | $6.5B | Deal → | |
| 35 |
Washington Gas Light Co.
Washington Gas Light Co is delivering natural gas to more than one million resid…
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2017-01-25 | Acquisition | $6.4B | Deal → | |
| 36 |
Orient Overseas International Limited
Orient Overseas is a limited company.
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2017-07-09 | Acquisition | $6.3B | Deal → | |
| 37 |
Snyder's-Lance
Snyder's-Lance creates and markets snack foods throughout the United States and …
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2017-12-18 | Acquisition | $6.1B | Deal → | |
| 38 |
Medtronic - Patient Monitoring & Recovery
Medtronic - Patient Monitoring & Recovery Division is a deep vein thrombosis and…
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2017-04-18 | Acquisition | $6.1B | Deal → | |
| 39 |
Gemalto
Gemalto is a digital security company that offers mobile connectivity, payment t…
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2017-12-17 | Acquisition | $5.6B | Deal → | |
| 40 |
Ladbrokes Coral Group plc
Ladbrokes Coral Group plc is an online platform that serves as a betting and gam…
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2017-12-22 | Acquisition | $5.3B | Deal → | |
| 41 |
ista International
ista International manufactures and provides energy measuring solutions.
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2017-07-28 | Acquisition | $5.3B | Deal → | |
| 42 |
Visma
Visma provides business software and services for accounting and administration.
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2017-06-29 | Lbo | $5.3B | Deal → | |
| 43 |
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals
ARIAD is a global oncology company focused on the discovery, development and com…
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2017-01-09 | Acquisition | $5.2B | Deal → | |
| 44 |
Wirtgen Group
Wirtgen Group is an internationally operating group of companies in the construc…
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2017-06-01 | Acquisition | $5.2B | Deal → | |
| 45 |
Nets
Nets is a provider of payments, card, and information services with an ambition.
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2017-09-25 | Acquisition | $5.1B | Deal → | |
| 46 |
Booker Group
Booker Group plc is the United Kingdom's largest food wholesale operator offerin…
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2017-01-27 | Acquisition | $5.0B | Deal → | |
| 47 |
PrivateBancorp
PrivateBancorp as a Delaware corporation in 1989 to provide highly personalized …
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2017-06-23 | Acquisition | $5.0B | Deal → | |
| 48 |
DaVita Medical Group
DaVita Medical Group manages and operates medical groups and affiliated physicia…
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2017-12-06 | Acquisition | $4.9B | Deal → | |
| 49 |
Allied World Assurance
Allied World Assurance is a global provider of insurance and reinsurance solutio…
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2017-07-07 | Acquisition | $4.9B | Deal → | |
| 50 |
Sabeco Brewery
Vietnam's leading beer producer.
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2017-12-18 | Acquisition | $4.8B | Deal → |