2008 Merger Deals

Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:01pm GMT

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The following list ranks
the largest mergers and acquisitions in 2008, according to
Thomson Reuters.

TARGET COMPANY        BUYER          DEAL VALUE
 1. Philip Morris Int'l  Shareholders   $113.0 billion
 2. Anheuser-Busch Cos   InBev NV        $60.4 billion
 3. Merrill Lynch & Co   BofA            $48.8 billion
 4. Genentech Inc        Roche Holdings  $43.7 billion
 5. Time Warner Cable    shareholders    $42.1 billion
 6. Alltel Corp          Verizon         $28.1 billion
 7. Alcon Inc            Novartis AG     $27.7 billion
 8. RBS                  HM Treasury     $26.1 billion
 9. HBOS Plc             Lloyds TSB      $25.4 billion
 10. Wm Wrigley Jr Co    Mars Inc        $23.2 billion
 SOURCE: Thomson Reuters
 (Compiling by Jessica Hall; Editing by Lincoln Feast)
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2009 merger deals

Below is a list of the top 10 announced merger deals of
2009, according to Thomson Reuters data.
 Target                          Acquirer              Size(bln)
 Wyeth WYE.N                   Pfizer (PFE.N)         $64.5
 Schering-Plough SGP.N         Merck (MRK.N)          $46
 MTN (MTNJ.J)                    Bharti (BRTI.BO)       $23
 Lloyd's Banking Group (LLOY.L)  HM Treasury            $22.3
 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L)  HM Treasury            $18.6
 Petro-Canada PCA.TO           Suncor Energy (SU.TO)  $18.2
 Liberty Entertainment LMDIA.O DirecTV (DTV.O)        $14.5
 Endesa (ELE.MC)                 Enel (ENEI.MI)         $14.2
 Essent                          RWE AG (RWEG.DE)       $12.4
 Nuon                            Vattenfall [VATN.UL]   $10.9
 (Reporting by Tony Munroe; Editing by Lincoln Feast)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/05/25/mtn-bharti-ma-idUSHKG18205720090525

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