All 11,685 M&A deals announced during 2018, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.
| # | Acquirer | Acquired | Date | Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Praxair
Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 company with 2012 sales of $11 billion, is the larg…
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2018-10-22 | Merge | $90.0B | Deal → | |
| 2 |
Shire
Shire biotechnology company that focuses on serving people with rare diseases.
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2018-04-25 | Acquisition | $86.4B | Deal → | |
| 3 |
Express Scripts
Express Scripts operates as a pharmacy benefit management company in the United …
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2018-03-08 | Acquisition | $67.0B | Deal → | |
| 4 |
Sky UK
Sky is an entertainment company, serving 22 million customers across satellite, …
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2018-09-22 | Acquisition | $40.1B | Deal → | |
| 5 |
Red Hat
Red Hat is a software company that offers enterprise open-source software soluti…
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2018-10-28 | Acquisition | $34.0B | Deal → | |
| 6 |
Andeavor
Andeavor, a Fortune 100 company, is an independent refiner and marketer of petro…
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2018-04-30 | Acquisition | $23.3B | Deal → | |
| 7 |
CA Technologies
CA Technologies creates software that fuels transformation for companies.
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2018-07-11 | Acquisition | $18.9B | Deal → | |
| 8 |
Flipkart
Flipkart operates an online shopping website that offers a wide range of product…
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2018-05-09 | Acquisition | $16.0B | Deal → | |
| 9 |
L-3 Communications
L3 Technologies has grown very quickly into the sixth largest defense company in…
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2018-10-14 | Merge | $15.7B | Deal → | |
| 10 |
XL Group
XL Group develops extranets for the management of communication and direct marke…
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2018-03-05 | Acquisition | $15.3B | Deal → | |
| 11 |
Nobian
Nobian is a producer of essential chemicals for industries such as construction,…
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2018-05-09 | Acquisition | $11.8B | Deal → | |
| 12 |
Nouryon B.V.
Nouryon is a leading global customer solutions business that provides essential …
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2018-10-01 | Acquisition | $11.7B | Deal → | |
| 13 |
Bioverativ
Bioverativ is a global biotechnology company dedicated to transforming the lives…
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2018-01-22 | Acquisition | $11.6B | Deal → | |
| 14 |
Forest City Enterprises
Forest City Enterprises develops and manages commercial and residential real est…
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2018-07-31 | Lbo | $11.4B | Deal → | |
| 15 |
Microsemi
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC) offers a comprehensive portfolio of semicon…
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2018-03-01 | Acquisition | $10.2B | Deal → | |
| 16 |
RSP Permian
RSP Permian is led by a cohesive management team that is both skilled and season…
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2018-03-28 | Acquisition | $9.5B | Deal → | |
| 17 |
ELEME
ELEME is a local lifestyle platform that mainly engaged in online take-out, new …
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2018-02-26 | Acquisition | $9.5B | Deal → | |
| 18 |
General Growth Properties, Inc.
General Growth Properties focused on owning and managing high quality retail pro…
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2018-03-26 | Acquisition | $9.2B | Deal → | |
| 19 |
Energen
Energen Inc. is an oil and gas exploration and production company, focused on en…
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2018-08-14 | Acquisition | $9.2B | Deal → | |
| 20 |
Juno Therapeutics
Juno Therapeutics is a clinical-stage company, develops immunotherapies for the …
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2018-01-22 | Acquisition | $9.0B | Deal → | |
| 21 |
AveXis
AveXis is a Biotech company is focused on developing gene therapy for patients w…
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2018-04-09 | Acquisition | $8.7B | Deal → | |
| 22 |
DCT Industrial Trust
DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (DCT) is an industrial real estate company that owns, …
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2018-04-29 | Acquisition | $8.4B | Deal → | |
| 23 |
Qualtrics
Qualtrics is a single system of record for all experience data, managing custome…
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2018-11-10 | Acquisition | $8.0B | Deal → | |
| 24 |
Blue Buffalo
Blue Buffalo starts with a simple idea: Love them like family. Feed them like fa…
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2018-02-23 | Acquisition | $8.0B | Deal → | |
| 25 |
ABB - Power Grids Business
ABB - Power Grids Business offer innovative energy solutions.
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2018-12-17 | Acquisition | $7.8B | Deal → | |
| 26 |
GitHub
GitHub is a software company that offers code hosting services that allow develo…
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2018-06-03 | Acquisition | $7.5B | Deal → | |
| 27 |
Arris Group
ARRIS Group is a telecommunications equipment manufacturing company that provide…
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2018-11-08 | Acquisition | $7.4B | Deal → | |
| 28 |
Tribune Media
Tribune Media is home to diverse portfolio of tv and digital properties driven b…
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2018-12-02 | Acquisition | $7.2B | Deal → | |
| 29 |
Magneti Marelli
Magneti Marelli is committed to the design and production of hi-tech systems and…
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2018-10-22 | Acquisition | $7.1B | Deal → | |
| 30 |
Frutarom
Frutarom creates, develops, manufactures and markets an extensive variety of hig…
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2018-05-07 | Acquisition | $7.1B | Deal → | |
| 31 |
USG
USG is a manufacturing company that produces gypsum wallboard, joint compound an…
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2018-06-11 | Acquisition | $7.0B | Deal → | |
| 32 |
Dun & Bradstreet
Dun & Bradstreet offers business intelligence and data analytics solutions to su…
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2018-08-08 | Acquisition | $6.9B | Deal → | |
| 33 |
Bemis Company
Bemis Company, Inc. is a multinational company and a major supplier of flexible …
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2018-08-06 | Acquisition | $6.8B | Deal → | |
| 34 |
CSRA
CSRA provides a range of IT solutions and professional services, including safet…
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2018-02-12 | Acquisition | $6.8B | Deal → | |
| 35 |
Sedgwick Claims Management Services
Sedgwick is a provider of technology-enabled claims and productivity management …
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2018-09-12 | Lbo | $6.7B | Deal → | |
| 36 |
Integrated Device Technology
Semiconductor designer & developer
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2018-09-10 | Acquisition | $6.7B | Deal → | |
| 37 |
MuleSoft
MuleSoft provides an integration and API platform that makes it easy to connect …
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2018-03-20 | Acquisition | $6.5B | Deal → | |
| 38 |
Vectren Corporation
Vectren Corporation is an energy holding company headquartered in Evansville, In…
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2018-04-23 | Acquisition | $6.0B | Deal → | |
| 39 |
HPCL
HPCL is a Government of India Enterprise with a Navratna Status, and a Fortune 5…
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2018-01-20 | Acquisition | $5.8B | Deal → | |
| 40 |
JLT Australia
JLT Australia is a providers of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits rel…
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2018-09-18 | Acquisition | $5.6B | Deal → | |
| 41 |
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group
JLT is a UK-based provider of insurance, reinsurance, and employee benefits rela…
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2018-09-18 | Acquisition | $5.6B | Deal → | |
| 42 |
LifePoint Health
LifePoint Health is a healthcare company that operates a network of hospitals, h…
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2018-07-23 | Merge | $5.6B | Deal → | |
| 43 |
RCCH HealthCare Partners
RCCH HealthCare Partners provides healthcare services.
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2018-07-23 | Merge | $5.6B | Deal → | |
| 44 |
Envision Healthcare
Envision Healthcare offers array of healthcare-related services to consumers and…
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2018-06-11 | Acquisition | $5.6B | Deal → | |
| 45 |
Federal Mogul
Federal-Mogul is an developer, manufacturer and supplier of powertrain component…
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2018-04-10 | Acquisition | $5.4B | Deal → | |
| 46 |
Techem
Techem is an energy service provider for the real estate sector and private home…
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2018-05-25 | Acquisition | $5.4B | Deal → | |
| 47 |
UBM Plc
UBM is a global events-led marketing and communications services business.
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2018-01-01 | Merge | $5.3B | Deal → | |
| 48 |
Amer Sports
Amer Sports is a sporting goods company with internationally recognized brands i…
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2018-12-07 | Acquisition | $5.2B | Deal → | |
| 49 |
Hortonworks
Hortonworks is a business computer software company that focuses on the developm…
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2018-10-03 | Merge | $5.2B | Deal → | |
| 50 |
TESARO
TESARO is an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company identifying better cance…
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2018-12-03 | Acquisition | $5.1B | Deal → |