List of largest mergers and acquisitions

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4. 4.REDUCING THE PRICE OF GAS.; ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE CONSOLIDATED COMPANIES. The New York Times, 11 November 1884^
5. 5.RAILROADS CONSOLIDATED.; ORGANIZATION OF THE BUFFALO, NEW-YORK AND PHILADELPHIA ROAD. The New York Times, 15 February 1883^
6. 6.IMMENSE LIQUOR TRUST; Distilling Company of America, Capital $125,000,000, Formed. LARGE CONCERNS IN THE DEAL Traction Interests of New York and Philadelphia Control the Company -- The Money Involved. The New York Times, 22 June 1899^
7. 7.WAGNER COMPANY TO SELL OUT; Pullman Directors Vote to Buy the Rival Concern -- Plan to be Submitted to Stockholders. The New York Times, 21 October 1899^
8. 8.VANDERBILTS GET CONTROL. The New York Times, 27 October 1899^
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10. 10.NEW HAVEN's GRASP; Greatly Strengthened by Its Acquisition of Boston & Maine Railroad. GIVES PRACTICAL MONOPOLY Mileage and Capitalization of Two Systems – President Roosevelt's Attitude Toward Merger The New York Times, 10 June 1907^
11. 11.TRACTION MERGER TERMS MADE PUBLIC; $222,000,000 Holding Company for All Concerns. TO RETIRE PRESENT HOLDINGS Interborough Stock Admitted at 200 Plus 90 – Metropolitan at 100 Plus 50 – Transit Improvement Predicted. TRACTION MERGER TERMS MADE PUBLIC The New York Times, 27 December 1905^
12. 12.TRACTION MERGER TERMS MADE PUBLIC; $222,000,000 Holding Company for All Concerns. TO RETIRE PRESENT HOLDINGS Interborough Stock Admitted at 200 Plus 90 – Metropolitan at 100 Plus 50 – Transit Improvement Predicted. TRACTION MERGER TERMS MADE PUBLIC The New York Times, 27 December 1927^
13. 13.MIDVALE STEEL CO. HEADS BIG MERGER; Absorbs Worth Brothers and Remington Arms Co. In a $100,000,000 Concern. IS MAKING 2,000,000 RIFLES Has Option on 300,000,000 Tons of Ore;- Issues $55,000,000 Stock for Companies Combined The New York Times, 7 October 1915^
14. 14.MIDVALE STEEL CO. HEADS BIG MERGER; Absorbs Worth Brothers and Remington Arms Co. In a $100,000,000 Concern. IS MAKING 2,000,000 RIFLES Has Option on 300,000,000 Tons of Ore;- Issues $55,000,000 Stock for Companies Combined The New York Times, 7 October 1915^
15. 15.PLAN A $50,000,000 DRY GOODS MERGER; New Company Proposed to Take over the United and the Associated Merchants. C.N. BLISS TO BE PRESIDENT Proposed Concern to Control Lord & Taylor and a Number of the Big Stores in Other Cities The New York Times, 4 December 1915^
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17. 17.UTILITY EXPANSION a FEATURE OF 1928; Many Big Mergers Effected, Including Brooklyn Edisonand Consolidated Gas.EXTENSIVE FINANCING DONEA.T.&T. Led with $185,000,000Stock Offering—Refundingfor Other Systems. Leading Mergers of Year. Other Corporate Changes The New York Times, 2 January 1929^
18. 18.UP-STATE UTILITIES NEARER TO MERGER; Terms Reported for Exchange of Stocks of Three Companies with Holding Concern. $665,000,000 VALUE SEEN Assumes Market Price of $30 a Share for Acquiring Corporation --Counter Trading Active. New Shares Between 28 and 33 Holdings of United Corporation The New York Times, 15 June 1929^
19. 19.$522,000,000 MERGER OF UTILITIES FORMED; Control of American Light and Traction Acquired by United Light and Power. DEAL CLOSED SECRETLY Koppers and Mellon Interests Said to Have Engineered Move --Earnings Improve. LOCAL COMPANY AFFECTED Brooklyn Borough Gas 90 per Cent. Owned by Subsidiary of Dominant Corporation. Aided by Mellon Interests. Gas System Rivalry Seen The New York Times, 10 September 1928^
20. 20.Cms Energy Corp^
21. 21.UTILITIES ADVANCE $650,000,000 UNION; Acquisition of Stocks of Three Companies by Pacific Gas and Electric Approved. COMMISSION LOOKS AHEAD Defers Deals for Properties-- Expects Lowering of Rates for Public's Benefit. Price Not Basis for Rates. Precedents to be Followed. UTILITIES ADVANCE $650,000,000 UNION The New York Times, 1 June 1930^
22. 22.PRAIRIE COMPANIES JOIN SINCLAIR OIL; More Than 88% of Owners of Oil and Gas and Pipe Line Concerns Vote Merger. $500,000,000 UNIT FORMED Minority in Pipe Line Demands Cash at Intrinsic Value for Its Holdings. SINCLAIR BALLOTING HERE Other Meetings Held in Kansas -- H.F. Sinclair to Head New Executive Committee. The New York Times, 2 March 1932^
23. 23.SINCLAIR PLANS TO MERGE THREE OIL COMPANIES Imperial Valley Press, 1 March 1932^
24. 24.BIG STEEL MERGER VOTED BY BOARDS; Republic and Corrigan-McKinney Directors Act, with Offer to Acquire Truscon The New York Times, 28 August 1934^
25. 25.BETHLEHEM TO GET PITTSBURGH STEEL; Schwab and the Company's Officials Negotiate on Terms of the Proposed Merger. EXCHANGE OF STOCK BASIS Acquisition of Seamless Tube Plant is the Purpose of the Proposed Transaction The New York Times, 13 November 1931^
26. 26.STUDEBAKER IN DEAL TO BUY WHITE MOTOR; Directors of Both Concerns Approve Merger Involving Assets of $85,000,000. PLAN UP TO STOCKHOLDERS Terms Provide for Payment of $26,250,000 in Cash, Notes and Stock. WHITE TO OPERATE AS UNIT Share Owners to be Represented on Studebaker Board and Execu- tive Committee The New York Times, 14 September 1932^
27. 27.UTILITY MERGER HERE GETS PSC APPROVAL The New York Times, 27 July 1945^
28. 28.MERGER APPROVED OF NIAGARA HUDSON; Public Service Commission Authorizes Company to Issue New Preferred, Common The New York Times, 30 September 1948^
29. 29.PROXY COUNT HALTS VOTE ON COAL MERGER The New York Times, 25 July 1945^
30. 30.UTILITIES' MERGER APPROVED BY PSC; Hearings on the Plan for Long Island Companies Will Start Before SEC Tuesday OPPOSITION IS EXPECTED Stockholders May Ask Change in the Suggestion to Pay 35 Cents for Each Share UTILITIES' MERGER APPROVED BY PSC The New York Times, 19 June 1948^
31. 31.MERGER PLAN APPROVED; Stockholders of Celluloid Vote on Celanese Union The New York Times, 1 August 1941^
32. 32.General Telephone and Sylvania Vote to Merge; SYLVANIA MERGER GIVEN APPROVAL The New York Times, 12 February 1959^
33. 33.NATIONAL SUPPLY, ARMCO SET TERMS; Directors Agree to Trade .85 Share of Former for 1 of Latter in Merger HOLDERS TO VOTE SOON Plan to Unite Steel Maker and Large Oil Equipment Concern Follows Trend The New York Times, 21 December 1957^
34. 34.American Can Reaches Terms Of Merger Dead With Marathon; MERGER PLANNED BY AMERICAN CAN The New York Times, 18 October 1957^
35. 35.MONSANTO PLANS LION OIL MERGER; Shareholders to Act Sept. 23 on Proposal for Combining Through Stock Transfer BOTH ISSUES ADVANCE Big Chemical Concern Would Enter Oil Field, Acquire Raw Materials Source The New York Times, 22 July 1955^
36. 36.CONTINENTAL CAN PLANNING MERGER; Would Join With Robert Gair, Second Largest Maker of Folding Cartons in U.S. The New York Times, 29 June 1956^
37. 37.$500,000,000 Merger Is Planned By Mathieson and Olin Industries; 2 Concerns, With 59 Diversified Plants, Agree to Unite on a Share-for-Share Basis - Stockholders Vote June 29 The New York Times, 11 May 1954^
38. 38.MERGER EFFECTED BY OIL COMPANIES; Stockholder Meetings Vote to Organize the Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co. The New York Times, 11 May 1955^
39. 39.Merger Discussions Announced By Sperry and Remington Rand; No Terms Reached Yet, Presidents Say -Companies Have More Than $466 Million Assets, $600 Million Sales The New York Times, 17 March 1955^
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41. 41.Nash, Hudson Boards Approve Merger Into American Motors; $355 Million Concern, 4th in Car Industry, to Be Formed Next Friday - Stronger Competitive Position Is Forecast The New York Times, 23 April 1954^
42. 42.William D. Smith. Atlantic Richfield and Sinclair Oil Merge; $3.7-Billion Accord Is Largest in the Industry's History Atlantic Richfield and Sinclair Approve Terms of Merger Plan – The New York Times The New York Times, 1969-01-01, retrieved 2021-11-24^
43. 43.UNION OIL PUSHES BID FOR PURE OIL; Directors Approve Proposal to Proceed With Talks on Plan for Merger BASIC TERMS ARE SET Agreement Will Be Subject to Vote by Stockholders at Special Meeting COMPANIES PLAN SALES, MERGERS The New York Times, 16 February 1965^
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46. 46.Terry Robards. XEROX IS SEEKING COMPUTER MAKER; $925-Million in Stock Would Be Given for the Shares of Scientific Data – The New York Times The New York Times, 1969-02-08, retrieved 2021-11-24^
47. 47.Directors Back Plan to Merge North American and Rockwell; COMPANIES PLAN MERGER ACTIONS The New York Times, 23 March 1967^
48. 48.Clare M. Reckert. SUN OIL PLANNING TO BUY SUNRAY DX; $763-Million Stock Transfer Would Be Largest Ever in Petroleum Industry – The New York Times The New York Times, 1968-01-20, retrieved 2021-11-24^
49. 49.William D. Smith. CONTINENTAL OIL TO ADD COAL UNIT; Plans to Acquire Business of Consolidation Coal in a $620 Million Deal – The New York Times The New York Times, 1965-10-13, retrieved 2021-11-24^
50. 50.MARIETTA, MARTIN AGREE TO MERGER; Boards Propose Combining Concerns With Assets of More Than 600 Million HOLDERS MUST APPROVE Meetings Expected Soon -Details Not Disclosed -Share Exchange Slated MARIETTA, MARTIN AGREE TO MERGE The New York Times, 24 June 1961^
51. 51.FINANCE COMPANY AGREES TO MERGE; Control Data to Give Shares Worth $582-Million for Commercial Credit Stock WARRANTS ALSO SET Deal Is Made After Attempt by Loew's to Acquire the Lending Concern FINANCE COMPANY AGREES TO MERGE – The New York Times The New York Times, 1968-06-17, retrieved 2021-11-24^
52. 52.Worthington Completes Merger with Studebaker The New York Times, 28 November 1967^
53. 53.Shell to Purchase Calif. Oil Land For $3.65 Billion – The Washington Post The Washington Post, 30 September 1979^
54. 54.Herbert Koshetz. G.E.-Utah International Merger, A $2.17 Billion Deal, Is Approved The New York Times, December 16, 1976, retrieved February 23, 2024^
55. 55.Robert J. Cole. C.I.T. And RCA Reveal Discussions on Merger The New York Times, 6 July 1979^
56. 56.Exxon to Acquire Balance of Reliance The New York Times, 30 October 1979^
57. 57.Carrier Won't Bar United Link The New York Times, 23 December 1978^
58. 58.Company News The New York Times, 31 March 1979^
59. 59.Anthony J. Parisi. Mobil Bids $765 Million for General Crude Oil The New York Times, 23 March 1979^
60. 60.Gene Smith. Arco Plans to Buy Rest of Anaconda The New York Times, 3 July 1976^
61. 61.Anaconda Holders Back Arco Merger The New York Times, 2 November 1976^
62. 62.Reynolds Sued on Bid The New York Times, 14 December 1978^
63. 63.Olinkraft Approves Johns-Manville Tie The New York Times, 29 December 1978^
64. 64.Robert J. Cole. Kennecott's $66 Carborundum Bid Tied to a Big Offer by Continental The New York Times, 19 November 1977^
65. 65.Company News The New York Times, 20 June 1978^
66. 66.Robert J. Cole. Beatrice, Tropicana in Merger The New York Times, 8 August 1978^
67. 67.Pamela G. Hollie. Unilever Stirs Speculators with Bid on National Starch The New York Times, 26 December 1977^
68. 68.William D. Smith. Burmah Oil Plans to Sell 2 U.S. Units to Pay Debt The New York Times, 3 April 1975^
69. 69.Company News The New York Times, 15 February 1979^
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71. 71.The Top 10 Buyouts 26 February 2007^
72. 72.Japan Merger to Create No. 2 Bank in World : Mitsui, Taiyo Kobe Banks Agree to Join in April; Assets Would be 2nd to Dai-Ichi Kangyo Los Angeles Times, 29 August 1989^
73. 73.Floyd Norris. Time Inc. And Warner to Merge, Creating Largest Media Company The New York Times, 5 March 1989^
74. 74.F.T.C. Approves Chevron-Gulf Deal The New York Times, 25 October 1984, retrieved 22 November 2017^
75. 75.Robert J. Cole. Kraft Being Sold to Philip Morris for $13.1 Billion The New York Times, 31 October 1988^
76. 76.Bristol-Myers, Squibb Agree to Merge : $12-Billion Stock Swap Would Form 2nd-Largest Drug Firm Los Angeles Times, 28 July 1989^
77. 77.Texaco-Getty Deal Approved The New York Times, 11 July 1984^
78. 78.Steve Lohr. SmithKline, Beecham to Merge The New York Times, 13 April 1989^
79. 79.BP to acquire rest of Standard Oil Chemical & Engineering News Archive, 30 March 1987^
80. 80.BP Offers $7 Billion for Standard Oil Los Angeles Times, 26 March 1987^
81. 81.Robert J. Cole. B.p. In $7.82 Billion Deal for Standard The New York Times, 29 April 1987^
82. 82.Du Pont to swallow Conoco in record-breaking merger Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 1981, retrieved 22 November 2017^
83. 83.FEDERATED STORES ACCEPTS CAMPEAU TAKEOVER OFFER – The Washington Post The Washington Post, 2 April 1988^
84. 84.John Crudele. G.e. Will Purchase Rca in a Cash Deal Worth $6.3 Billion The New York Times, 12 December 1985^
85. 85.Robert J. Cole. Marathon Holders Vote Merger with U.S. Steel The New York Times, 12 March 1982^
86. 86.Beatrice to be Acquired by Kohlberg : $6-Billion Leveraged Buy-Out Accord is Biggest in History Los Angeles Times, 15 November 1985^
87. 87.Robert J. Cole. Philip Morris to Buy General Foods for $5.8 Billion The New York Times, 28 September 1985^
88. 88.3 Major Gold Producers in Canada Plan Merger The New York Times, 7 May 1987^
89. 89.Mark Potts. Mobil Agrees To Buy Superior For $5.7 Billion 12 March 1984, retrieved 22 November 2017^
90. 90.Grand Met Agrees to Buy Pillsbury for $5.7 Billion Los Angeles Times, 19 December 1988^
91. 91.Dow Chemical to Get Control of Marion Labs : $5-Billion-Plus Deal is an Effort to Diversify Los Angeles Times, 18 July 1989^
92. 92.Vartanig G. Vartan. Market Place; Royal Dutch and Shell Oil The New York Times, 6 November 1984^
93. 93.Thomas C. Hayes. Shell Oil Shareholders Awarded $110 Million The New York Times, 13 December 1990^
94. 94.Gold Fields Takes New Hanson Bid The New York Times, 5 July 1989^
95. 95.GM to Purchase Hughes Aircraft : Will Pay $5.2 Billion in Cash, Stock; Outbids Ford Motor Co. And Boeing Los Angeles Times, 6 June 1985^
96. 96.Behind the Batus-Farmers Deal : $5.2-Billion Merger Hinged on Chemistry Between Chairmen Los Angeles Times, 26 August 1988^
97. 97.Calvin Sims. 7-Eleven Owner in $5 Billion Deal to Sell Company The New York Times, 6 July 1987^
98. 98.Milt Freudenheim. Buyout Set for Chain of Hospitals The New York Times, 22 November 1988^
99. 99.Our History^
100. 100.Leslie Wayne. Kodak Agrees to Buy Sterling for $5.1 Billion The New York Times, 23 January 1988^
101. 101.Barnaby J. Feder. Aquitaine to Acquire Texasgulf The New York Times, 27 June 1981^
102. 102.Reynolds to Buy Nabisco in $4.9 Billion Deal – The Washington Post The Washington Post, 3 June 1985^
103. 103.David E. Sanger. Burroughs, in Challenge to I.b.m., to Acquire Sperry for $4.8 Billion The New York Times, 28 May 1986^
104. 104.Sony-Columbia Pictures: Lessons from a Cross Border Acquisition^
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106. 106.Mannesmann to accept bid – February 3, 2000 CNN, February 3, 2000, retrieved January 2, 2016^
107. 107.Warner-Lambert Agrees to Deal With Pfizer Worth $90 Billion The Wall Street Journal, February 7, 2000^
108. 108.Exxon, Mobil mate for $80B – December 1, 1998 CNN, December 1, 1998, retrieved January 2, 2016^
109. 109.FINANCE: EXXON-MOBIL MERGER COULD POISON THE WELL retrieved 28 August 2015^
110. 110.Mitchell Martin. Citicorp and Travelers Plan to Merge in Record $70 Billion Deal : A New No. 1:Financial Giants Unite The New York Times, 7 April 1998^
111. 111.Washingtonpost.com: Bell Atlantic, Vodafone Join Wireless Services The Washington Post^
112. 112.Astra, Zeneca to Merge^
113. 113.Mitchell Martin. Nations Bank Drives $62 Billion Merger : A New BankAmerica:Biggest of U.S. Banks The New York Times, 14 April 1998^
114. 114.SBC to buy Ameritech – May 11, 1998^
115. 115.British Company Buys AirTouch for $56 Billion / Vodafone outbids Bell Atlantic for S.F. Cellular company Sfgate, 16 January 1999^
116. 116.BBC News | the Company File | TotalFina and Elf agree 'friendly' merger^
117. 117.Fool.com: Bell Atlantic and GTE Agree to Merge (Feature) July 28, 1998 retrieved 28 August 2015^
118. 118.BELL ATLANTIC, NYNEX STRIKE MERGER DEAL – The Washington Post The Washington Post^
119. 119.BP, Amoco merger OK'd – Dec. 30, 1998 money.cnn.com^
120. 120.AT&T-TCI merge nears go – Feb. 17, 1999^
121. 121.A Bank Merger for the Record Books 20 March 2007^
122. 122.Sumitomo, Sakura to merge – Oct. 14, 1999^
123. 123.Qwest, US West merger a done deal^
124. 124.Hoechst, Rhone Confirm Talks CBS News, 25 November 1998^
125. 125.RBS launches $43B bid for NatWest – Nov. 29, 1999 money.cnn.com^
126. 126.Stephanie Strom. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; Japan Banks to Merge, with Wider Effects The New York Times, 15 October 1999^
127. 127.Zurich Insurance, B.A.T Agree to Merger Plans WSJ, 17 October 1997^
128. 128.Chrysler, Daimler Benz in auto merger deal – May 7, 1998^
129. 129.WorldCom and MCI announce $37 billion merger 10 November 1997^
130. 130.Mannesmann cements $33 billion Orange offer – Oct. 21, 1999^
131. 131.Viacom buys CBS for $35.6 billion – Sep. 7, 1999^
132. 132.Wells Fargo to buy Norwest in $34 billion deal – Jun. 8, 1998 money.cnn.com^
133. 133.Eric Sylvers. Olivetti-Telecom Italia Merger Planned The New York Times, 13 March 2003^
134. 134.Sheryl Wudunn. International Business; Merger to Create New Japan Bank, World's Largest The New York Times, 29 March 1995^
135. 135.Banc One to acquire First Chicago $29.8 billion purchase creates Midwest giant, 5th largest U.S. Bank; Banking 14 April 1998^
136. 136.Ciba, Sandoz in huge drug merger Sfgate, 7 March 1996^
137. 137.BP Amoco Reaches Deal to Buy Atlantic Richfield for $26.8 Billion Wall Street Journal, 2 April 1999^
138. 138.Pharmacia & Upjohn, Monsanto to Merge in $26.5-Billion Deal Los Angeles Times, 20 December 1999^
139. 139.Lucent, Ascend Marriage Holds Challenges / Merger a good fit but will need tending, analysts say 28 June 1999^
140. 140.UBS, SBC in $25B merger – Dec. 8, 1997^
141. 141.Clear Channel-AMFM Merger Gets Approval Los Angeles Times, 30 August 2000^
142. 142.Buffett's troubled Gen Re acquisition 28 April 2005^
143. 143.Edmund L. Andrews. Huge French Bank Merger At an Impasse The New York Times, 16 August 1999^
144. 144.AOL and Time Warner to merge – January 10, 2000 CNN, January 10, 2000, retrieved January 2, 2016^
145. 145.French GDF, Suez Agree to Power Merger CNBC, 3 September 2007^
146. 146.The biggest mergers in history The Telegraph, 8 April 2016^
147. 147.Rival Bidders Offer $98 Billion for ABN Amro New York Times, 25 April 2007^
148. 148.Shell shareholders approve merger BBC News, 28 June 2005^
149. 149.Glaxo, SmithKline to tie CNN, 17 January 2000^
150. 150.AT&T Broadband to Merge with Comcast Corporation in $72 Billion Transaction corporate.comcast.com, 19 December 2001^
151. 151.Banca Intesa, Sanpaolo agree to merge 26 August 2006^
152. 152.Matthew Karnitschnig. Pfizer to Pay $68 Billion for Wyeth – WSJ Wall Street Journal, 26 January 2009^
153. 153.Treasury plans $18 billion AIG stock sale 10 September 2012^
154. 154.AT&T To Buy BellSouth For $67 Billion CBS News, March 5, 2006, retrieved January 2, 2016^
155. 155.AT&T Press Release Headlines & News from AT&T retrieved 28 August 2015^
156. 156.Reuters^
157. 157.Sanofi-Synthelabo lands Aventis for $64 billion – Apr. 26, 2004^
158. 158.MediaOne-AT&T deal pushes Comcast aside CNET^
159. 159.Pfizer to Acquire Pharmacia for $60 Billion 15 July 2002^
160. 160.J. P. Morgan to buy Bank One for $58 billion CNNMoney.com, 2004-01-15^
161. 161.Britain's RBS seeks investor backing for share buyback plan Reuters, January 17, 2019^
162. 162.Procter & Gamble Acquires Gillette CBS News, 28 January 2005^
163. 163.Anheuser-Busch accepts $52 billion InBev offer 14 July 2008^
164. 164.Deutsche Telekom Agrees to Acquire VoiceStream Wireless for $50.7 Billion Wall Street Journal, 24 July 2000^
165. 165.Lloyds to buy HBOS in $50 billion deal Reuters, September 17, 2008^
166. 166.Bank of America to Buy Merrill Lynch for $50 Billion CNBC, 14 September 2008^
167. 167.Government sells last of its GM shares USA Today^
168. 168.Rebecca Byrne. Bank of America to Acquire Fleet for $47 Billion TheStreet, October 27, 2003^
169. 169.Andrew Pollack. Roche Agrees to Buy Genentech for $46.8 Billion The New York Times, 12 March 2009^
170. 170.Citigroup chief thanks taxpayers for $45 billion bailout 5 March 2010^
171. 171.BofA repays all of government bailout funds NBC News, 9 December 2009^
172. 172.Bank of America gets big government bailout Reuters, January 16, 2009^
173. 173.Merck, Schering-Plough set to complete merger Reuters, November 3, 2009^
174. 174.JDS Uniphase Agrees to Purchase Rival SDL for $41 Billion in Stock Wall Street Journal, 10 July 2000^
175. 175.Cingular, AT&T Wireless close $41 billion merger 26 October 2004^
176. 176.Steve Gelsi MarketWatch. Exxon Mobil to buy XTO Energy in $41 billion deal MarketWatch, 14 December 2009^
177. 177.Martyn Williams. France Telecom to acquire UK's Orange in £26.9B deal computerworld.com, 31 May 2000^
178. 178.Novartis to buy Alcon stake for $39 billion Reuters, April 7, 2008^
179. 179.Rio Tinto to buy Alcan for $38 billion 12 July 2007^
180. 180.Pacific Century CyberWorks Finalizes Takeover of Cable & Wireless HKT Wall Street Journal, 18 August 2000^
181. 181.Tokyo Mitsubishi, UFJ set merger terms NBC News, 18 February 2005^
182. 182.Lisa Takeuchi Cullen. Top 10 Everything 2006 – TIME Time, 20 December 2006^
183. 183.Andrew Ross Sorkin, Terry Pristin. Blackstone acquires trust in largest buyout – Business – International Herald Tribune The New York Times, 20 October 2006^
184. 184.Lisa Sanders, &, Ruth Mantell MarketWatch. Conoco buying Burlington for $35.6B MarketWatch, 13 December 2005^
185. 185.Chevron and Texaco: Another Oil Merger CBS News, 14 October 2000^
186. 186.Sprint, Nextel agree to $35 billion merger^
187. 187.Bank of America Acquires MBNA CBS News, January 2006^
188. 188.Vivendi to Buy Seagrams CBS News, 20 June 2000^
189. 189.Arcelor accepts Mittal's $33.65 billion offer 26 June 2006^
190. 190.Private equity buys TXU in record deal Reuters, February 26, 2007^
191. 191.Telefonica bids £18bn for UK's O2 31 October 2005^
192. 192.Andrew Ross Sorkin. Nokia and Siemens to merge in $31.6 billion deal – Business – International Herald Tribune The New York Times, 19 June 2006^
193. 193.Citigroup buys Associates First for $31B – Sep. 6, 2000^
194. 194.Chase Manhattan to Acquire J.P. Morgan for $30.9 Billion^
195. 195.Statoil to buy Norsk Hydro's oil, gas business Reuters, January 20, 2007^
196. 196.Comcast completes NBC Universal merger Reuters, January 29, 2011^
197. 197.First Data agrees to be sold to KKR for $29 bln Reuters, April 2, 2007^
198. 198.UniCredit agrees to buy Capitalia in $29 bln deal Reuters, May 20, 2007^
199. 199.Belgium's KBC to Merge with Parent Almanij Wall Street Journal, 23 December 2004^
200. 200.Marguerite Reardon. Verizon Wireless to buy Alltel CNET, June 5, 2008^
201. 201.Australia's BHP, Britain's Billiton agree to merger – Mar. 19, 2001^
202. 202.Alltel agrees to $27.5 billion buyout; shares rise 21 May 2007^
203. 203.Guidant battle ends in favor of Boston Scientific NBC News, 25 January 2006^
204. 204.Bain Capital Wins Again: $20-Billion Leveraged-Buyout Queen Topples, Biggest in Years, Another Private Equity Casualty 15 March 2018^
205. 205.Buffett Bets Big on Railroad Wall Street Journal, 4 November 2009^
206. 206.Hilton Hotels Acquired by Blackstone Group CBS News, 3 July 2007^
207. 207.Freeport acquires Phelps Dodge, launches offering Reuters, March 19, 2007^
208. 208.Wachovia acquires Golden West Financial NBC News, 8 May 2006^
209. 209.The government has recovered 90% of the £20 billion it paid to bail out Lloyds Business Insider^
210. 210.Deal closes: Harrah's now private 30 January 2008^
211. 211.HP to acquire Compaq for $25 billion^
212. 212.JPMorgan Profit Hit by Bailout Repayment 19 June 2009^
213. 213.Kathy Shwiff. Wells Fargo Receives $25 Billion from Treasury Wall Street Journal, 29 October 2008^
214. 214.Netherlands nationalizes Dutch Fortis units Reuters, October 3, 2008^
215. 215.AIG to buy American General – May 11, 2001^
216. 216.Matt Andrejczak, &, Andria Cheng MarketWatch. Mars, Buffett to buy Wrigley for $23 billion MarketWatch, 28 April 2008^
217. 217.Iberdrola to buy Scottish Power in $22.5 bln deal Reuters, January 20, 2007^
218. 218.Kinder Morgan agrees to $22 billion buyout 28 August 2006^
219. 219.KKR wins bid battle for Alliance Boots Reuters, April 24, 2007^
220. 220.Bayer of Germany Wins Its Bid for Schering The New York Times, 14 June 2006^
221. 221.Verisign acquires Network Solutions for $21B – Mar. 7, 2000 money.cnn.com^
222. 222.Riva D. Atlas. U.S. Bancorp to be Acquired by Firstar for $21 Billion The New York Times, 5 October 2000^
223. 223.HCA agrees to $21B leveraged buyout by private equity firms – Jul. 24, 2006 money.cnn.com^
224. 224.CVS to Buy Caremark in $21 Billion Deal November 2006^
225. 225.Bank of America completes LaSalle acquisition – Business First of Columbus^
226. 226.Constance L. Hays. Unilever Deal for Bestfoods Signals More Acquisitions The New York Times, 7 June 2000^
227. 227.Allianz Says It Will Acquire Dresdner Bank for $20 Billion The New York Times, 2 April 2001^
228. 228.The man who bought trouble The Economist, 5 July 2007^
229. 229.Vodafone sells Verizon stake for $130bn BBC News, 2 September 2013, retrieved 21 July 2018^
230. 230.Dow Chemical, DuPont reach deal on merger USA TODAY, 11 December 2015, retrieved 3 September 2017^
231. 231.United Technologies nears deal to merge aerospace unit with Raytheon: Source Reuters, 8 June 2019, retrieved 2019-06-10^
232. 232.Trump says United Tech, Raytheon deal may hurt competition Reuters, 10 June 2019, retrieved 2019-06-10^
233. 233.United Technologies, Raytheon slip after Trump comments on mega deal Reuters, 10 June 2019, retrieved 2019-06-10^
234. 234.United Technologies expects regulatory approvals by early 2020 for Raytheon deal Reuters, 10 June 2019, retrieved 2019-06-10^
235. 235.DOJ approves Anheuser-Busch InBev's $107 billion deal for SABMiller USA Today^
236. 236.Heinz to merge with Kraft to create US food giant Telegraph.co.uk, 25 March 2015, retrieved 4 April 2018^
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