Acquirer↕ | Target↕ | Year↕ | Value ($B)↕ | Industry↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vodafone | Mannesmann | 2000 | 183 | Telecommunications |
AOL | Time Warner | 2000 | 165 | Media |
AB InBev | SABMiller | 2016 | 107 | Beverages |
Microsoft | Activision Blizzard | 2023 | 69 | Gaming |
Broadcom | VMware | 2023 | 61 | Technology |
Dell Technologies | EMC | 2016 | 67 | Technology |
Pfizer | Warner-Lambert | 2000 | 90 | Pharmaceuticals |
Exxon | Mobil | 1999 | 81 | Energy |
Disney | 21st Century Fox | 2019 | 71 | Entertainment |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | Celgene | 2019 | 74 | Pharmaceuticals |
United Technologies | Raytheon | 2020 | 121 | Aerospace & Defense |
Facebook | 2014 | 19 | Technology | |
Microsoft | 2016 | 26 | Technology | |
Amazon | Whole Foods | 2017 | 13.7 | Retail |
Salesforce | Slack | 2021 | 27.7 | Technology |
Google | YouTube | 2006 | 1.65 | Technology |
Facebook | 2012 | 1 | Technology | |
Dow Chemical | DuPont | 2017 | 130 | Chemicals |
Charter Communications | Time Warner Cable | 2016 | 78.7 | Telecommunications |
Bayer | Monsanto | 2018 | 63 | Agriculture |
AT&T | Time Warner | 2018 | 85 | Media / Telecom |
CVS Health | Aetna | 2018 | 69 | Healthcare |
T-Mobile | Sprint | 2020 | 26 | Telecommunications |
Oracle | Cerner | 2022 | 28.3 | Healthcare IT |
Nvidia | Mellanox | 2020 | 6.9 | Semiconductors |
Adobe | Figma | 2022 | 20 | Design Software |
Verizon | MCI | 2006 | 8.5 | Telecommunications |
JPMorgan Chase | Bear Stearns | 2008 | 1.1 | Banking |
Disney | Pixar | 2006 | 7.4 | Entertainment |
Disney | Marvel | 2009 | 4 | Entertainment |
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