LARGEST M&A 2009 M&A Top Fifteen Worldwide Announced Deals 2009 Rank | Date | Target (%Sought/Acquired)
| Acquiror | Acquiror / Target Nation | Rank Value (US$m) | Target Macro / Mid industry | | 1 | 1/26/2009 | Wyeth (100%) | Pfizer Inc | United States / United States | 64,479.70 | Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals | | 2 | 6/5/2009 | Rio Tinto PLC-WA Iron Ore Asts (100%) | BHP Billiton-WA Iron Ore Asts | Australia / Australia | 58,000.00 | Materials / Metals & Mining | | 3 | 3/9/2009 | Schering-Plough Corp (100%) | Merck & Co Inc | United States / United States | 45,704.40 | Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals | | 4 | 6/1/2009 | General Motors-Cert Assets (100%) | Vehicle Acq Holdings LLC | United States / United States | 42,979.50 | Industrials / Automobiles & Components | | 5 | 2/26/2009 | RBS | HM Treasury | United Kingdom / United Kingdom | 41,878.70 | Financials / Banks | | 6 | 12/14/2009 | XTO Energy Inc (100%) | Exxon Mobil Corp | United States / United States | 40,659.10 | Energy and Power / Oil & Gas | | 7 | 11/3/2009 | Burlington Northern Santa Fe (78.1%) | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | United States / United States | 35,948.00 | Industrials / Transportation & Infrastructure | | 8 | 7/30/2009 | Citigroup Inc (38.81%) | Preferred Shareholders | Unknown / United States | 28,078.30 | Financials / Banks | | 9 | 11/2/2009 | Cenovus Energy Inc (100%) | Shareholders | Canada / Canada | 23,312.90 | Energy and Power / Oil & Gas | | 10 | 9/7/2009 | Cadbury PLC (100%) | Kraft Foods Inc | United States / United Kingdom | 19,255.40 | Consumer Staples / Food and Beverage | | 11 | 3/23/2009 | Petro-Canada (100%) | Suncor Energy Inc | Canada / Canada | 18,245.80 | Energy and Power / Oil & Gas | | 12 | 5/4/2009 | Liberty Entertainment Inc (100%) | DirecTV Group Inc | United States / United States | 14,499.10 | Media and Entertainment / Cable | | 13 | 12/3/2009 | NBC Universal Inc (100%) | Comcast Corp | United States / United States | 14,400.00 | Media and Entertainment / Broadcasting | | 14 | 2/20/2009 | Endesa SA (25.01%) | Enel SpA | Italy / Spain | 13,470.00 | Energy and Power / Power | | 15 | 6/11/2009 | Barclays Global Investors Ltd (100%) | BlackRock Inc | United States / United States | 13,345.20 | Financials / Asset Management |
LARGEST M&A 2008 M&A Top Fifteen Worldwide Announced Deals 2008 Rank
| Date | Target (%Sought/Acquired)
| Acquiror | Acquiror / Target Nation | Rank Value (US$m) | Target Macro / Mid industry | | 1 | 3/18/2008 | Philip Morris Intl Inc (100%) | Shareholders | Switzerland / Switzerland | 112,955.20 | Consumer Staples / Tobacco | | 2 | 6/11/2008 | Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc (100%) | InBev NV | Belgium / United States | 60,408.10 | Consumer Staples / Food and Beverage | | 3 | 9/15/2008 | Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (100%) | Bank of America Corp | United States / United States | 48,766.20 | Financials / Brokerage | | 4 | 7/21/2008 | Genentech Inc (47.6%) | Roche Holding AG | Switzerland / United States | 43,655.40 | Healthcare / Biotechnology | | 5 | 5/21/2008 | Time Warner Cable Inc (85.2%) | Shareholders | United States / United States | 42,129.70 | Media and Entertainment / Cable | | 6 | 6/5/2008 | Alltel Corp (100%) | Verizon Wireless Inc | United States / United States | 28,100.00 | Telecommunications / Wireless | | 7 | 4/7/2008 | Alcon Inc (52%) | Novartis AG | Switzerland / United States | 27,733.70 | Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals | | 8 | 10/13/2008 | RBS (57.94%) | HM Treasury | United Kingdom / United Kingdom | 26,062.90 | Financials / Banks | | 9 | 9/18/2008 | HBOS PLC (100%) | Lloyds TSB Group PLC | United Kingdom / United Kingdom | 25,439.50 | Financials / Banks | | 10 | 4/28/2008 | William Wrigley Jr Co (100%) | Mars Inc | United States / United States | 23,194.20 | Consumer Staples / Food and Beverage | | 11 | 9/29/2008 | Fortis Bank Nederland(Holding) (100%) | Netherlands | Netherlands / Netherlands | 23,137.30 | Financials / Banks | | 12 | 7/30/2008 | Union Fenosa SA (49.5%) | Gas Natural SDG SA | Spain / Spain | 22,750.20 | Energy and Power / Power | | 13 | 8/8/2008 | British American Tobacco PLC (27.1%) | Shareholders | Switzerland / United Kingdom | 19,826.70 | Consumer Staples / Tobacco | | 14 | 7/10/2008 | Rohm & Haas Co (100%) | Dow Chemical Co | United States / United States | 18,585.10 | Materials / Chemicals | | 15 | 5/13/2008 | St George Bank Ltd (100%)
| Westpac Banking Corp | Australia / Australia | 17,933.00 | Financials / Banks |
Source: Thomson Reuters - Financial League Tables |
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