Some notable M&A deals in 2008 that didn't get canned included:
- InBev bought Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD) for $52 billion
- Mars, Inc. announced a merger agreement with Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (NYSE: WWY) in a transaction valued at approximately $23 billion.
- HP (NYSE: HPQ) bought EDS (NYSE: EDS) for $25.00 per share, or approximately $13.9 billion.
- Altria Group (NYSE: MO) agreed to acquire UST Inc. (NYSE: UST) for $69.50 per share, or approximately $11.7 billion.
- Bank of America's (NYSE: BAC) bought Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) in a firesale
- Wells Fargo's (NYSE: WFC) bought Wachovia (NYSE: WB) in a firesale
- PNC Financial (NYSE: PNC) bought National City (NYSE: NCC) in a firesale
- JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) bought Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) with govenment help after its collapse
- JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) bought certain assets of Washington Mutual (NYSE: WM) after it collapsed
- Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE: STD) and Sovereign Bancorp Inc., (NYSE: SOV) in a firesale
- CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME) merged with NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX).
- King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: KG) bought Alpharma, Inc. (NYSE: ALO)
- CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) bought Longs Drug Stores (NYSE: LDG)
- Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) sold a 49.99% interest in Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, for $4.5 billion after canceling a deal with MidAmerican Energy.
- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) bought Mentor Corp. (NYSE: MNT) for $1.07 billion
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) bought Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMRI) for approximately $438 million
- Sciele Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCRX) was bought for $1.1 billion.
- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) bought ImClone Systems (Nasdaq: IMCL)
- IKON Office Solutions (NYSE: IKN) was bought for $17.25 per share, or approximately $1.6 billion in cash.
- Teva Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: TEVA) bought Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: BRL)
- Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) bought Foundry Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: FDRY) but the offers was reduced from $19.25 to $16.50.
- Wendy's International (NYSE: WEN) merged with Triarc Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRY)
- Gehl Company (NASDAQ: GEHL) was bought for approximately $450 million
- Republic Services Inc. (RSG) and Allied Waste (NYSE: AW) merge
- Serco Group plc bought SI International, Inc. (Nasdaq: SINT) for $423 million
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance to acquire Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: NFS) for $2.4B
- SIRIUS (Nasdaq: SIRI) and XM Radio Inc. (Nasdaq: XMSR) completed their long-awaited merger, but the stock of the newly created company sank to pennies.
- General Electric (NYSE: GE) bought Vital Signs, Inc. (NASDAQ: VITL)
- Tokio Marine bought Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: PHLY) for $4.7 billion.
- Esmark Incorporated (NASDAQ: ESMK) was bought by OAO SeverStal for $19.25 per share, or $1.25B.
- Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) acquires Countrywide Financial Corporation (NYSE: CFC).
- Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) acquires Apria Healthcare Group Inc. (NYSE: AHG) for $1.6B
- Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ: IVGN) merger with Applera's Applied Biosystems Group (NYSE: ABI)
- Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE: MTW) buys Enodis plc for $2.7B
- Liberty Mutual bought Safeco Corporation (NYSE: SAF)
- Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) and Northwest Airlines Corporation (NYSE: NWA) merge
- Takeda Pharmaceutical agreed to acquire Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MLNM) for $8.8B
- O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (Nasdaq: ORLY) bought CSK Auto Corporation (NYSE: CAO) for $1.0 billion, including approximately $500 million of debt.
- BMC Software (NYSE: BMC) bought BladeLogic (NASDAQ: BLOG) for $28.00, approximately $800 million.
- Getty Images Inc. (NYSE: GYI) agreed to be acquired by Hellman & Friedman for $2.4B
- CHC Helicopter Corporation (NYSE: FLI) acquired for C$3.7B
- Reed Elsevier (NYSE: RUK) acquires ChoicePoint Inc. (NYSE: CPS) in an all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $4 billion.
- NuCO2 Inc. (Nasdaq: NUCO) acquired by Aurora Capital Group for $487M
- Performance Food Group Company (NASDAQ: PFGC) acquired by The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) and Wellspring Capital Management in a transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion
- BEA Systems (Nasdaq: BEAS) was acquired by Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) for $8.5B
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