In this section the Institute of Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances provides you with selected, regularly updated statistics on Mergers & Acquisitions worldwide.
You find here statistics on the Top Deals:
Also we provide data on the number and value of announced M&A transactions:
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by region:
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by industry:
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by country:
The Top Deals (Largest M&A Transactions)*
Worldwide
Rank |
Year |
Acquiror** |
Target** |
Transaction Value |
(in bil. USD) |
(in bil. EUR) |
1 |
1999 |
Vodafone AirTouch PLC |
Mannesmann AG |
202.8 |
204.8 |
2 |
2000 |
America Online Inc |
Time Warner |
164.7 |
160.7 |
3 |
2007 |
Shareholders |
Philip Morris Intl Inc |
107.6 |
68.1 |
4 |
2007 |
RFS Holdings BV |
ABN-AMRO Holding NV |
98.2 |
71.3 |
5 |
1999 |
Pfizer Inc |
Warner-Lambert Co |
89.2 |
84.9 |
6 |
1998 |
Exxon Corp |
Mobil Corp |
78.9 |
68.4 |
7 |
2000 |
Glaxo Wellcome PLC |
SmithKline Beecham PLC |
76.0 |
74.9 |
8 |
2004 |
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co |
Shell Transport & Trading Co |
74.6 |
58.5 |
9 |
2006 |
AT&T Inc |
BellSouth Corp |
72.7 |
60.2 |
10 |
1998 |
Travelers Group Inc |
Citicorp |
72.6 |
67.2 |
Europe
Rank |
Year |
Acquiror** |
Target** |
Transaction Value |
(in bil. USD) |
(in bil. EUR) |
1 |
1999 |
Vodafone AirTouch PLC |
Mannesmann AG |
202.8 |
204.8 |
2 |
2007 |
Shareholders |
Philip Morris Intl Inc |
107.6 |
68.1 |
3 |
2007 |
RFS Holdings BV |
ABN-AMRO Holding NV |
98.2 |
71.3 |
4 |
2000 |
Glaxo Wellcome PLC |
SmithKline Beecham PLC |
76.0 |
74.9 |
5 |
2004 |
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co |
Shell Transport & Trading Co |
74.6 |
58.5 |
6 |
2006 |
Gaz de France SA |
Suez SA |
60.9 |
44.6 |
7 |
1999 |
Vodafone Group PLC |
AirTouch Communications Inc |
60.3 |
51.7 |
8 |
2004 |
Sanofi-Synthelabo SA |
Aventis SA |
60.2 |
50.0 |
9 |
2008 |
InBev NV |
Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc |
52.2 |
39.7 |
10 |
1999 |
Total Fina SA |
Elf Aquitaine |
50.1 |
48.3 |
Asia-Pacific
Rank |
Year |
Acquiror** |
Target** |
Transaction Value |
(in bil. USD) |
(in bil. EUR) |
1 |
2000 |
Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd |
Cable & Wireless HKT |
37.4 |
38.4 |
2 |
2000 |
China Telecom Hong Kong Ltd |
Beijing Mobile,6 others |
34.2 |
39.7 |
3 |
2007 |
BHP Billiton Ltd |
BHP Billiton Ltd |
26.4 |
18.1 |
4 |
2008 |
China Unicom Ltd |
China Netcom Grp(HK)Corp Ltd |
25.4 |
16.4 |
5 |
2008 |
Westpac Banking Corp |
St George Bank Ltd |
17.9 |
11.6 |
6 |
2007 |
Shareholders |
SK Corp-Petrochemical Business |
17.0 |
12.4 |
7 |
2007 |
Wesfarmers Ltd |
Coles Group Ltd |
15.3 |
11.3 |
8 |
2006 |
Kemble Water Ltd |
Thames Water PLC |
14.9 |
11.9 |
9 |
2008 |
Shining Prospect Pte Ltd |
Rio Tinto PLC |
14.3 |
9.7 |
10 |
2006 |
Cemex SAB de CV |
Rinker Group Ltd |
14.2 |
10.6 |
South East Asia
Rank |
Year |
Acquiror** |
Target** |
Transaction Value |
(in bil. USD) |
(in bil. EUR) |
1 |
2008 |
Shining Prospect Pte Ltd |
Rio Tinto PLC |
14.3 |
9.7 |
2 |
2007 |
Singapore Investment Authority |
UBS AG |
9.8 |
6.6 |
3 |
2007 |
Shareholders |
TM International Sdn Bhd |
9.0 |
5.7 |
4 |
2001 |
SingTel |
Cable & Wireless Optus Lt |
8.5 |
9.5 |
5 |
2007 |
Investor Group |
Alinta Ltd |
7.5 |
5.5 |
6 |
2010 |
Investor Group |
Plus Expressways Bhd |
7.5 |
5.3 |
7 |
2008 |
Singapore Investment Authority |
Citigroup Inc |
6.9 |
4.7 |
8 |
2001 |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd |
Dao Heng Bank Group |
5.7 |
6.4 |
9 |
2001 |
UOB |
Overseas Union Bank Ltd |
5.5 |
6.4 |
10 |
2005 |
Shareholders |
Sterling Energy-Philippine Ast |
5.4 |
4.4 |
North America
Rank |
Year |
Acquiror** |
Target** |
Transaction Value |
(in bil. USD) |
(in bil. EUR) |
1 |
2000 |
America Online Inc |
Time Warner |
164.7 |
160.7 |
2 |
1999 |
Pfizer Inc |
Warner-Lambert Co |
89.2 |
84.9 |
3 |
1998 |
Exxon Corp |
Mobil Corp |
78.9 |
68.4 |
4 |
2006 |
AT&T Inc |
BellSouth Corp |
72.7 |
60.2 |
5 |
1998 |
Travelers Group Inc |
Citicorp |
72.6 |
67.2 |
6 |
2001 |
Comcast Corp |
AT&T Broadband & Internet Svcs |
72.0 |
85.1 |
7 |
2009 |
Pfizer Inc |
Wyeth |
67.3 |
51.9 |
8 |
1998 |
SBC Communications Inc |
Ameritech Corp |
62.6 |
56.5 |
9 |
1998 |
NationsBank Corp,Charlotte,NC |
BankAmerica Corp |
61.6 |
56.7 |
10 |
1999 |
Vodafone Group PLC |
AirTouch Communications Inc |
60.3 |
51.7 |
South America
Rank |
Year |
Acquiror** |
Target** |
Transaction Value |
(in bil. USD) |
(in bil. EUR) |
1 |
2006 |
Cia Vale do Rio Doce SA |
Inco Ltd |
17.2 |
13.5 |
2 |
1999 |
Repsol SA |
YPF SA |
13.2 |
12.4 |
3 |
2008 |
Bolsa Brasileira de Mercadorias |
Bovespa Holding SA |
10.3 |
6.5 |
4 |
2000 |
Telefonica SA |
Telecommunicacoes de Sao Paulo |
10.2 |
10.0 |
5 |
2010 |
Telefonica SA |
Brasilcel NV |
9.7 |
7.5 |
6 |
2008 |
Banco Itau Holding Financeira |
Unibanco Holdings SA |
8.5 |
6.7 |
7 |
2004 |
Ambev |
John Labatt Ltd |
7.8 |
6.4 |
8 |
2010 |
Sinopec Group |
Repsol YPF Brasil SA |
7.1 |
5.2 |
9 |
2010 |
Bridas Corp |
Pan American Energy LLC |
7.1 |
5.3 |
10 |
1997 |
Investor group |
Correo Argentino SA |
6.2 |
5.7 |
Austria
Rank |
Year |
Acquiror** |
Target** |
Transaction Value |
(in bil. USD) |
(in bil. EUR) |
1 |
2000 |
Bayerische Hypo- und Vereins |
Bank Austria AG |
7.3 |
7.8 |
2 |
2009 |
Volkswagen AG |
Porsche Holding Salzburg |
5.1 |
3.6 |
3 |
2005 |
Erste Group Bank AG |
Banca Comerciala Romana |
4.7 |
3.7 |
4 |
2006 |
Investor Group |
BAWAG |
4.2 |
3.2 |
5 |
1997 |
Lafarge SA |
Perlmooser Zementwerke AG |
3.6 |
3.4 |
6 |
2007 |
Voestalpine AG |
Boehler-Uddeholm AG |
3.5 |
2.6 |
7 |
2008 |
Austria |
Erste Group Bank AG |
3.5 |
2.7 |
8 |
2005 |
Unicredito Italiano SpA |
Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG |
3.3 |
2.7 |
9 |
2004 |
Investor Group |
BUWOG,WAG,Linzer,Villacher |
2.9 |
2.4 |
10 |
1998 |
Telecom Italia SpA |
Telekom Austria AG |
2.4 |
2.0 |
Germany
Rank |
Year |
Acquiror** |
Target** |
Transaction Value |
(in bil. USD) |
(in bil. EUR) |
1 |
1999 |
Vodafone AirTouch PLC |
Mannesmann AG |
202.8 |
204.8 |
2 |
1998 |
Daimler-Benz AG |
Chrysler Corp |
40.5 |
36.3 |
3 |
2011 |
AT&T Inc. |
T-Mobile US Inc. |
39.0 |
27.6 |
4 |
2000 |
Deutsche Telekom AG |
VoiceStream Wireless Corp |
29.4 |
30.8 |
5 |
1999 |
Rhone-Poulenc SA |
Hoechst AG |
21.9 |
20.5 |
6 |
2006 |
Bayer AG |
Schering AG |
21.4 |
17.0 |
7 |
2001 |
Allianz AG |
Dresdner Bank AG |
19.7 |
22.5 |
8 |
2005 |
Unicredito Italiano SpA |
Bayerische Hypo- und Vereins |
18.3 |
15.1 |
9 |
2007 |
Continental AG |
Siemens VDO Automotive AG |
15.6 |
11.4 |
10 |
2007 |
E ON AG |
Endesa Italia |
14.3 |
9.1 |
Switzerland
Rank |
Year |
Acquiror** |
Target** |
Transaction Value |
(in. bil. USD) |
(in. bil. EUR) |
1 |
2007 |
Shareholders |
Philip Morris Intl Inc |
107.6 |
68.1 |
2 |
2008 |
Roche Holding AG |
Genentech Inc |
46.7 |
29.3 |
3 |
2008 |
Novartis AG |
Alcon Inc |
38.3 |
24.4 |
4 |
1996 |
Sandoz AG |
Ciba-Geigy AG |
30.1 |
24.0 |
5 |
1997 |
Union Bank of Switzerland |
Schweizerischer Bankverein |
23.0 |
20.7 |
6 |
2011 |
Swiss Reinsurance Co Ltd |
Swiss Reinsurance Co Ltd |
21.4 |
15.7 |
7 |
2007 |
Shareholders |
British American Tobacco PLC |
19.8 |
12.9 |
8 |
2008 |
Zurich Allied AG |
Allied Zurich PLC |
19.4 |
20.4 |
9 |
2000 |
Xstrata PLC |
Falconbridge Ltd |
17.4 |
13.5 |
10 |
2006 |
Zurich Versicherungs GmbH |
BAT Industries PLC-Financial |
17.1 |
15.2 |
* since 01 January 1985 and as of 25 July 2011
** or merger partner
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