| LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS | ARCHIVES: MAR | FEB | JAN | DEC | NOV | OCT |
| COMPANIES | DEAL TERMS |
Wednesday 04/30 |
| Magic Hat Brewing to acquire Pyramid Breweries (PMID) | $2.75/share in cash or $25 mln |
| Stone Energy (SGY) to acquire Bois d'Arc Energy (BDE) | $13.65 in cash & 0.165 SGY shares for each BDE share. Total value $1.8 bln |
| United Online (UNTD) to buy FTD Group (FTD) | $15.08/share in cash, stock, & notes. Total value $456 mln |
Tuesday 04/29 |
| Genesee & Wyoming (GWR) to acquire CAGY Industries | $78.4 million in cash |
Monday 04/28 |
| Honeywell (HON) to acquire MetroLogic | $720 mln in cash |
| Mars to acquire Wm. Wrigley Jr. (WWY) | $80/share in cash or $23 bln |
Thursday 04/24 |
| Triarc Cos. (TRY) to acquire Wendy's Int'l (WEN) | stock swap: 4.25 TRY shares for each WEN share. Total value $2.83 bln |
Wednesday 04/23 |
| GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to buy Sirtris Pharmaceuticals (SIRT) | $22.50/share in cash or $720 mln |
| Liberty Mutual to acquire Safeco (SAF) | $68.25/share or $6.12 bln in cash |
| Medtronic (MDT) to acquire Restore Medical (REST) | $1.60/share in cash or $26 mln |
Monday 04/21 |
| Avnet (AVT) to acquire Horizon Technology Group | $150 million in cash |
| Blue Coat Systems (BCSI) to acquire Packeteer (PKTR) | $268 million or $7.10/share |
| Navigant Consulting (NCI) to acquire Chicago Partners | $73 million in cash and stock |
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| NOTE: merger data includes deals involving publicly traded U.S. companies and/or private company deals valued at $50 million or more. Some deals are not final and may be unsolicited offers not yet approved by all parties.
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Thursday 04/17 |
| Informatica (INFA) to acquire Identity Systems | $85 million in cash |
Wednesday 04/16 |
| Boston Scientific (BSX) to acquire CryoCor (CRYO) | $1.35/share in cash or $17.6 mln |
| WESCO Int'l (WCC) to acquire Industrial Distribution Group (IDGR) | $11.75/share in cash or $130 mln |
Tuesday 04/15 |
| Delta Air Lines (DAL) to merge Northwest Airlines (NWA) | stock swap: 1.25 DAL shares valued at $13.10/share for each NWA share |
| Greenfield Partners to acquire Clayton Holdings (CLAY) | $6/share or $132.6 mln |
Monday 04/14 |
| Blockbuster (BBI) offers to acquire Circuit City (CC) | $6-$8/share or $1.01-$1.35 bln |
| Greenfield Partners (private) to acquire Clayton Holdings (CLAY) | $6/share or $134 mln |
| Manitowoc Co. (MTW) to acquire Enodis plc. | $2.1 bln including assumption of debt |
Last Week's Announcements
Friday 04/11 |
| Apax Partners to buy TriZetto Group (TZIX) | $22/share or $1.4 billion |
Thursday 04/10 |
| Phoenix Technologies (PTEC) to acquire Touchstone Software (TSSW) | $1.48/share or $18 mln in cash |
| Takeda Pharm. (foreign) offers to buy Millennium Pharm. (MLNM) | $25/share or $8.8 bln in cash |
Wednesday 04/09 |
| St. Jude Medical (STJ) to buy EP MedSystems (EPMD) | $3/share or $92.1 million in cash & stock |
| Watts Water Tech. (WTS) to acquire Blucher Metal | $183 million in cash |
Tuesday 04/08 |
| EMC Corp. (EMC) to acquire Iomega Corp. (IOM) | $3.85/share in cash or $213 mln |
| HealthExtras (HLEX) to buy HospiScript Services | $100 million in cash |
| McKesson (MCK) to acquire McQueary Brothers Drug Co. | $190 million in cash |
| Medco Health Solutions (MHS) to buy Europa Apotheek Venlo | $120 mln for majority stake |
| Nuance Communications (NUAN) to acquire eScription | $363 mln in cash & stock |
| Peerless Manufacturing (PMFG)to buy Nitram Energy | $65 million in cash |
Monday 04/07 |
| Discover Fin'l Services (DFS)to acquire Diners Club Int'l from Citigroup (C) | $165 million |
| Kinetic Concepts (KCI) to acquire LifeCell (LIFC) | $51/share or $1.7 billion in cash |
| Novartis AG (NVS) acquires stake in Alcon (ACL) | $39 billion in two steps for 77% stake |
Last Week's Announcements
Friday 04/04 |
| Diodes (DIOD) to acquire Zetex | $176 million in cash |
| Eagle Rock Energy Partners (EROC) to buy Stanolind Oil and Gas | $79 million |
| Honeywell International (HON) to buy Norcross Safety Products | $1.2 billion in cash |
| Key Energy Services (KEG) to acquire Western Drilling | $51 million in cash |
Thursday 04/03 |
| Carlisle Cos. (CSL) to acquire Carlyle Inc. | $200 million in cash |
| Patriot Coal (PCX) to buy Magnum Coal Co. | $559 million in stock |
Wednesday 04/02 |
| Alaska Communications Systems (ALSK) to buy Crest Communications | $70 million in cash |
| Argo Group Int'l (AGII) to acquire Heritage Underwriting Agency | $272 million in cash |
Tuesday 04/01 |
| Mac-Gray (TUC) to acquire Automatic Laundry Co. | $116 million in cash & notes |
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