Top 10 M&A Deals
March 23 2009 by ChiefExecutive.net
Top 10 M&A Deals in the World for the Period Jan’08 – Aug ‘08 | ||||
Rank | Buyer Name | Target Name | Target Industry | Deal Size ( In Mil $) |
1 | Sunrise Acquisitions | Scottish & Newcastle | Beverages | 15,134.80 |
2 | Aluminum Corp of | Mining & Minerals | 14,135.20 | |
3 | Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | Banca Antoniana Popolare Veneta SpA | Banking & Finance | 13,986.50 |
4 | Lafarge SAS | Orascom | Brokerage Investment & mgmt | 12,900.00 |
5 | Hewlett-Packard | Electronic Data Systems | Computer, Software & Supplies | 12,631.30 |
6 | Novartis AG | Alcon | Instruments & Photographic | 10381.8 |
7 | Ingersoll-Rand | Trane | Industrial & Farm Equipment | 9014.3 |
8 | CME Group | NYMEX Holdings | Financials | 7555.37 |
9 | Shell | Duvernay Oil | Energy & Power | 5830.98 |
10 | Smith International | W-H Energy Services | Energy & Power | 3014.47 |
Source : Mergerstat & Thomson Financial | ||||
** All the above M&A deals were completed in 2008, though some of them were announced in 2007.** Rankings are based on the deal size. | ||||
