Every Acquisition Announced in 2018

All 11,685 M&A deals announced during 2018, sorted by deal value. Compare buyers, payment types, and prices across the full year.

11,685
Deals announced
$1395.3B
Total value
$879.8M
Avg deal
$90.0B
Largest deal
# Acquirer Acquired Date Type Price
1
Praxair
Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 company with 2012 sales of $11 billion, is the larg…
2018-10-22 Merge $90.0B Deal →
2
Shire
Shire biotechnology company that focuses on serving people with rare diseases.
2018-04-25 Acquisition $86.4B Deal →
3
Express Scripts
Express Scripts operates as a pharmacy benefit management company in the United …
2018-03-08 Acquisition $67.0B Deal →
4
Sky UK
Sky is an entertainment company, serving 22 million customers across satellite, …
2018-09-22 Acquisition $40.1B Deal →
5
Red Hat
Red Hat is a software company that offers enterprise open-source software soluti…
2018-10-28 Acquisition $34.0B Deal →
6
Andeavor
Andeavor, a Fortune 100 company, is an independent refiner and marketer of petro…
2018-04-30 Acquisition $23.3B Deal →
7
CA Technologies
CA Technologies creates software that fuels transformation for companies.
2018-07-11 Acquisition $18.9B Deal →
8
Flipkart
Flipkart operates an online shopping website that offers a wide range of product…
2018-05-09 Acquisition $16.0B Deal →
9
L-3 Communications
L3 Technologies has grown very quickly into the sixth largest defense company in…
2018-10-14 Merge $15.7B Deal →
10
XL Group
XL Group develops extranets for the management of communication and direct marke…
2018-03-05 Acquisition $15.3B Deal →
11
Nobian
Nobian is a producer of essential chemicals for industries such as construction,…
2018-05-09 Acquisition $11.8B Deal →
12
Nouryon B.V.
Nouryon is a leading global customer solutions business that provides essential …
2018-10-01 Acquisition $11.7B Deal →
13
Bioverativ
Bioverativ is a global biotechnology company dedicated to transforming the lives…
2018-01-22 Acquisition $11.6B Deal →
14
Forest City Enterprises
Forest City Enterprises develops and manages commercial and residential real est…
2018-07-31 Lbo $11.4B Deal →
15
Microsemi
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC) offers a comprehensive portfolio of semicon…
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…
2018-03-28 Acquisition $9.5B Deal →
17
ELEME
ELEME is a local lifestyle platform that mainly engaged in online take-out, new …
2018-02-26 Acquisition $9.5B Deal →
18
General Growth Properties, Inc.
General Growth Properties focused on owning and managing high quality retail pro…
2018-03-26 Acquisition $9.2B Deal →
19
Energen
Energen Inc. is an oil and gas exploration and production company, focused on en…
2018-08-14 Acquisition $9.2B Deal →
20
Juno Therapeutics
Juno Therapeutics is a clinical-stage company, develops immunotherapies for the …
2018-01-22 Acquisition $9.0B Deal →
21
AveXis
AveXis is a Biotech company is focused on developing gene therapy for patients w…
2018-04-09 Acquisition $8.7B Deal →
22
DCT Industrial Trust
DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (DCT) is an industrial real estate company that owns, …
2018-04-29 Acquisition $8.4B Deal →
23
Qualtrics
Qualtrics is a single system of record for all experience data, managing custome…
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…
2018-02-23 Acquisition $8.0B Deal →
25
ABB - Power Grids Business
ABB - Power Grids Business offer innovative energy solutions.
2018-12-17 Acquisition $7.8B Deal →
26
GitHub
GitHub is a software company that offers code hosting services that allow develo…
2018-06-03 Acquisition $7.5B Deal →
27
Arris Group
ARRIS Group is a telecommunications equipment manufacturing company that provide…
2018-11-08 Acquisition $7.4B Deal →
28
Tribune Media
Tribune Media is home to diverse portfolio of tv and digital properties driven b…
2018-12-02 Acquisition $7.2B Deal →
29
Magneti Marelli
Magneti Marelli is committed to the design and production of hi-tech systems and…
2018-10-22 Acquisition $7.1B Deal →
30
Frutarom
Frutarom creates, develops, manufactures and markets an extensive variety of hig…
2018-05-07 Acquisition $7.1B Deal →
31
USG
USG is a manufacturing company that produces gypsum wallboard, joint compound an…
2018-06-11 Acquisition $7.0B Deal →
32
Dun & Bradstreet
Dun & Bradstreet offers business intelligence and data analytics solutions to su…
2018-08-08 Acquisition $6.9B Deal →
33
Bemis Company
Bemis Company, Inc. is a multinational company and a major supplier of flexible …
2018-08-06 Acquisition $6.8B Deal →
34
CSRA
CSRA provides a range of IT solutions and professional services, including safet…
2018-02-12 Acquisition $6.8B Deal →
35
Sedgwick Claims Management Services
Sedgwick is a provider of technology-enabled claims and productivity management …
2018-09-12 Lbo $6.7B Deal →
36
Integrated Device Technology
Semiconductor designer & developer
2018-09-10 Acquisition $6.7B Deal →
37
MuleSoft
MuleSoft provides an integration and API platform that makes it easy to connect …
2018-03-20 Acquisition $6.5B Deal →
38
Vectren Corporation
Vectren Corporation is an energy holding company headquartered in Evansville, In…
2018-04-23 Acquisition $6.0B Deal →
39
HPCL
HPCL is a Government of India Enterprise with a Navratna Status, and a Fortune 5…
2018-01-20 Acquisition $5.8B Deal →
40
JLT Australia
JLT Australia is a providers of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits rel…
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…
2018-09-18 Acquisition $5.6B Deal →
42
LifePoint Health
LifePoint Health is a healthcare company that operates a network of hospitals, h…
2018-07-23 Merge $5.6B Deal →
43
RCCH HealthCare Partners
RCCH HealthCare Partners provides healthcare services.
2018-07-23 Merge $5.6B Deal →
44
Envision Healthcare
Envision Healthcare offers array of healthcare-related services to consumers and…
2018-06-11 Acquisition $5.6B Deal →
45
Federal Mogul
Federal-Mogul is an developer, manufacturer and supplier of powertrain component…
2018-04-10 Acquisition $5.4B Deal →
46
Techem
Techem is an energy service provider for the real estate sector and private home…
2018-05-25 Acquisition $5.4B Deal →
47
UBM Plc
UBM is a global events-led marketing and communications services business.
2018-01-01 Merge $5.3B Deal →
48
Amer Sports
Amer Sports is a sporting goods company with internationally recognized brands i…
2018-12-07 Acquisition $5.2B Deal →
49
Hortonworks
Hortonworks is a business computer software company that focuses on the developm…
2018-10-03 Merge $5.2B Deal →
50
TESARO
TESARO is an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company identifying better cance…
2018-12-03 Acquisition $5.1B Deal →