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Mergers and Acquisitions - Cross-border M&A deals worth over 3 billion US dollars completed in 2008

Cross-border M&A deals worth over 3 billion US dollars completed in 2008

Rank

Value

($bil)

Acquired companyHost economyaAcquiring companyHome economyaIndustry of the acquiring company
152.2Anheuser-Busch Cos IncUnited StatesInBev NVBelgiumMalt beverages
223.1Fortis Bank Nederland (Holding) NVBelgium/NetherlandsGovernment of the NetherlandsNetherlandsNational government
317.9Altadis SASpainImperial Tobacco Overseas Holdings LtdUnited KingdomInvestors, nec
417.6Reuters Group PLCUnited KingdomThomson CorpUnited StatesInformation retrieval services
516.3Imperial Chemical Industries PLCUnited KingdomAkzo Nobel NVNetherlandsPaints, varnishes, lacquers, & allied products
616.0Intelsat LtdBermudaSerafina Holdings LtdUnited KingdomInvestors, nec
715.0OCI Cement GroupEgyptLafarge SAFranceCement, hydraulic
814.9Scottish & Newcastle PLCUnited KingdomSunrise Acquisitions LtdJerseyInvestors, nec
914.3Endesa ItaliaItalyE.ON AGGermanyElectric services
1014.3Rio Tinto PLCUnited KingdomShining Prospect Pte LtdSingaporeInvestors, nec
1113.2Banca Antonveneta SpAItalyBanca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpAItalyBanks
1210.5Alcon IncUnited StatesNovartis AGSwitzerlandPharmaceutical preparations
1310.3Dr Pepper Snapple Group IncUnited StatesShareholdersUnited StatesInvestors, nec
148.9Vin & Sprit ABSwedenPernod Ricard SAFranceDistilled and blended liquors
158.8Barr Pharmaceuticals IncUnited StatesTeva Pharmaceutical Industries LtdIsraelPharmaceutical preparations
168.7Millennium Pharmaceuticals IncUnited StatesMahogany Acquisition CorpUnited StatesInvestors, nec
178.6Commerce Bancorp Inc.United StatesToronto-Dominion BankCanadaBanks
188.0NAVTEQ CorpUnited StatesNokia OyjFinlandRadio & TV broadcasting & communications equipment
197.9

Origin Energy Ltd-Coal Seam

Gas Assets

AustraliaConocoPhillips CoUnited StatesCrude petroleum and natural gas
207.8Morgan StanleyUnited StatesMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group IncJapanBanks
217.8

China Netcom Group Corp Ltd

(Hong Kong) 

Hong Kong, ChinaChina Unicom LtdHong Kong, ChinaTelephone communications, except radiotelephone
227.0E.ON Sverige ABSwedenE.ON Scandinavia ABSwedenElectric services
237.0Angel Trains LtdUnited KingdomInvestor GroupAustraliaInvestors, nec
246.6Citibank Privatkunden AG & Co KGaAGermanyBanque Federative du Credit MutuelFranceBanks
256.6MidCon CorpUnited StatesInvestor GroupAustraliaInvestors, nec
266.5Vivendi Universal Games IncUnited StatesActivision IncUnited StatesPrepackaged Software
276.1British Energy Group PLCUnited KingdomLake Acquisitions LtdUnited KingdomInvestors, nec
285.6APP Pharmaceuticals IncUnited StatesFresenius SEGermanyElectromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus
295.6Standard Bank Group LtdSouth AfricaIndustrial & Commercial Bank of ChinaChinaBanks
305.5Business Objects SAUnited StatesSysteme Anwendungen Produkte AGGermanyPrepackaged software
315.5National Starch & Chemical Co.United StatesHenkel AG & Co KGaAGermanyPerfumes, cosmetics, and other toilet preparations
325.5Duvernay Oil CorpCanadaShell Canada LtdCanadaCrude petroleum and natural gas
335.3Respironics IncUnited StatesKoninklijke Philips Electronics NVNetherlandsHousehold audio and video equipment
345.3LEG Landesentwicklungs gesellschaft NRW GmbHGermanyWhitehall Street Real Estate FundUnited StatesInvestment offices, nec
355.1DRS Technologies IncUnited StatesFinmeccanica SpAItalySearch, detection, and navigation equipment
365.0Cognos IncCanadaInternational Business Machines CorpUnited StatesComputer programming services
374.9Prvni Privatizacni Fond ASCzech RepublicAssicurazioni Generali SpAItalyLife insurance
384.7Philadelphia Consolidated Holdings CorpUnited StatesTokio Marine Holdings IncJapanFire, marine, and casualty insurance
394.5Energy East CorpUnited StatesIberdrola SASpainElectric services
404.5Nikko Cordial CorpJapanCitigroup Japan Holdings LtdJapanInvestors, nec
414.4Merrill Lynch & Co IncUnited StatesTemasek Holdings (Pte) LtdSingaporeManagement investment offices, open-end
424.4Scania ABSwedenVolkswagen AGGermanyMotor vehicles and passenger car bodies
434.3Steen & Strom ASANorwayInvestor GroupFranceInvestors, nec
444.2Distrigaz SABelgiumENI G&P Belgium SpABelgiumNatural gas transmission and distribution
454.1House of Prince A/SDenmarkBritish American Tobacco PLCUnited KingdomCigarettes
464.1Lafarge SAFranceNNS HoldingEgyptInvestors, nec
474.1OMX ABSwedenNasdaq Stock Market IncUnited StatesSecurity and commodity exchanges
484.1Hagemeyer NVNetherlandsKelium Acquisition HoldingNetherlandsInvestors, nec
494.1ConvaTec LtdUnited StatesCidron Healthcare LtdJerseyInvestors, nec
504.0

IPSCO Inc-Canadian Tubular

Operations

CanadaEvraz Group SARussian FederationSteel foundries, nec
514.0Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SAGreeceDeutsche Telekom AGGermanyTelephone communications, except radiotelephone
524.0PrimeWest Energy TrustCanadaAbu Dhabi National Energy Co PJSC {TAQA}United Arab EmiratesCrude petroleum and natural gas
533.8ChoicePoint IncUnited StatesReed Elsevier Group PLCUnited KingdomPeriodicals: publishing, or publishing & printing
543.7UnionBanCal Corp.United StatesBank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ LtdJapanBanks
553.7Evonik Industries AGGermanyCVC Capital Partners LtdLuxembourgInvestors, nec
563.7Burren Energy PLCUnited KingdomEni UK Holding PLCUnited KingdomInvestors, nec
573.7Ventana Medical Systems IncUnited StatesRoche Holding AGSwitzerlandPharmaceutical preparations
583.6Fortis Banque Luxembourg SALuxembourgGrand Duchy of LuxembourgLuxembourgNational government
593.6MGI PHARMA IncUnited StatesJaguar Acquisition CorpUnited StatesInvestors, nec
603.5IronX Mineracao SABrazilAnglo American PLCUnited KingdomGold ores
613.4Ranbaxy Laboratories LtdIndiaDaiichi Sankyo Co LtdJapanPharmaceutical preparations
623.4OMX ABSwedenDubai International Financial CentreUnited Arab EmiratesManagement investment offices, open-end
633.4Chesapeake Energy Corp.United StatesStatoilHydro ASANorwayCrude petroleum and natural gas
643.3Queensland Gas Co LtdAustraliaBG Group PLCUnited KingdomCrude petroleum and natural gas
653.3Maxit Holding GmbHGermanyCie de Saint-Gobain SAFranceGlass products, made of purchased glass
663.2Enel Viesgo SASpainE.ON AGGermanyElectric services
673.2Corporate Express NVNetherlandsStaples IncUnited StatesStationery stores
683.2Banque de SavoieFranceBanque Federale des Banques Populaires SAFranceBanks
693.2

Territorial Generation Co No 10

{TGC-10}

Russian FederationFortum OyjFinlandElectric services
703.2Xella International GmbHGermanyXella International GmbH SPVFranceInvestors, nec
713.1Nacionale Minerios SABrazilInvestor GroupJapanInvestors, nec
723.1Tuas Power LtdSingaporeSinoSing Power Pte LtdSingaporeElectric services
733.0SigmaKalon Group BVNetherlandsPPG Industries IncUnited StatesPaints, varnishes, lacquers, & allied products

 

 

 

Source: UNCTAD cross-border M&A database

 

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Note: As long as the ultimate host economy is different from the ultimate home economy, M&A deals that were undertaken within the same economy are still considered cross-border M&As.

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