| LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS | ARCHIVES: FEB | JAN | DEC | NOV | OCT |
| COMPANIES | DEAL TERMS |
Monday 03/31 |
| Ansys (ANSS) to acquire Ansoft (ANST) | $432 mln in cash & stock or $32.56/share |
| BJ Services (BJS) to acquire Innicor Subsurface Technologies | $55 million in cash |
| Monsanto (MON) to acquire De Ruiter Seeds | $863 million |
| private equity group to acquire Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) | $475 mln in cash or $11.40/share |
| Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA) to acquire Bentley Pharmaceuticals (BNT) | $360 mln in cash or $15.20/share |
Friday 03/28 |
| World Fuel Services (INT) to acquire Texor Petroleum | $104 million in cash |
Thursday 03/27 |
| American Express (AXP) to acquire corporate payment services unit of General Electric (GE) | $1.1 billion in cash |
| Illinois Tool Works (ITW) to acquire Quipp (QUIP) | up to $8.5 mln or $5.65/share |
Wednesday 03/26 |
| Ford (F) sells Jaguar & Land Rover to Tata Motors | $1.7 bln net after pension contribution by Ford |
| | 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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Monday 03/24 |
| JPMorgan Chase (JPM) to acquire Bear Stearns (BSC) | stock swap valued at $10/share or $1.19 bln (increased from prior bid of $2/share) |
Thursday 03/20 |
| Humana (HUM) to acquire OSF HealthPlans | $90.5 million in cash |
| PepsiCo (PEP) & Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) to acquire 75.5% stake in JSC Lebedyansky | $1.4 billion |
| Valley National Bancorp (VLY) to acquire Greater Community Bancorp (GFLS) | $167 million in cash and stock |
Wednesday 03/19 |
| Centene (CNC) to acquire Celtic Group | $80 million in cash |
Monday 03/17 |
| BMC Software (BMC) to acquire BladeLogic (BLOG) | $28/share or $778 mln in cash |
| CME Group (CME) to acquire NYMEX Holdings (NMX) | stock & cash valued at $100.30/share or $9.4 bln |
| HNI (HNI) to acquire Hickory Business Furniture unit of Furniture Brands (FBN) | $75 mln in cash |
| International Paper (IP) to acquire Weyerhaeuser (WY) containerboard unit | $6 bln in cash |
Sunday 03/16 |
| JPMorgan Chase (JPM) to acquire Bear Stearns (BSC) | stock swap valued at $2/share or $236 mln |
Thursday 03/13 |
| Time Warner's (TWX) AOL to acquire Bebo | $850 mln |
Tuesday 03/11 |
| C.R. Bard (BCR) to acquire Specialized Health Products Int'l | $68 million in cash |
| Eastern Bancorp to acquire MASSBANK (MASB) | $170 million in cash |
| Immucor (BLUD) to acquire BioArray Solutions | $117 million in cash |
Monday 03/10 |
| Nationwide Mutual bids to reacquire Nationwide Financial Services (NFS) | $47.20/share or $2.2 bln for remaining 33.7% |
| TriQuint Semiconductor (TQNT) offers to buy WJ Communications (WJCI) | $68.7 million, or $1 per share |
Thursday 03/06 |
| Analogic (ALOG) to acquire Copley Controls | $68.8 million in cash |
Tuesday 03/04 |
| Cardinal Health (CAH) to acquire Enturia | $490 mln in cash |
Monday 03/03 |
| Actuant (ATU) to acquire Superior Plant Services | $57 mln in cash |
| Broadcom (BRCM) to acquire Sunext Design | $48 mln in cash |
| Nucor (NUE) to acquire The David J. Joseph Co. | $1.44 billion |
| United Technologies (UTX) offers to acquire Diebold (DBD) - Diebold rejects bid | $40/share or $2.63 bln |
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