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In this section the Institute of Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances provides you with selected, regularly updated statistics on Mergers & Acquisitions worldwide.

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Also we provide data on the number and value of announced M&A transactions:

The Top Deals (Largest M&A Transactions)*

Worldwide

Rank Year Acquiror** Target** Transaction Value
(in bil. USD) (in bil. EUR)
1 1999 Vodafone AirTouch PLC Mannesmann AG 202.8 204.8
2 2000 America Online Inc Time Warner 164.7 160.7
3 2007 Shareholders Philip Morris Intl Inc 107.6 68.1
4 2007 RFS Holdings BV ABN-AMRO Holding NV 98.2 71.3
5 1999 Pfizer Inc Warner-Lambert Co 89.2 84.9
6 1998 Exxon Corp Mobil Corp 78.9 68.4
7 2000 Glaxo Wellcome PLC SmithKline Beecham PLC 76.0 74.9
8 2004 Royal Dutch Petroleum Co Shell Transport & Trading Co 74.6 58.5
9 2006 AT&T Inc BellSouth Corp 72.7 60.2
10 1998 Travelers Group Inc Citicorp 72.6 67.2

Europe

Rank Year Acquiror** Target** Transaction Value
(in bil. USD) (in bil. EUR)
1 1999 Vodafone AirTouch PLC Mannesmann AG 202.8 204.8
2 2007 Shareholders Philip Morris Intl Inc 107.6 68.1
3 2007 RFS Holdings BV ABN-AMRO Holding NV 98.2 71.3
4 2000 Glaxo Wellcome PLC SmithKline Beecham PLC 76.0 74.9
5 2004 Royal Dutch Petroleum Co Shell Transport & Trading Co 74.6 58.5
6 2006 Gaz de France SA Suez SA 60.9 44.6
7 1999 Vodafone Group PLC AirTouch Communications Inc 60.3 51.7
8 2004 Sanofi-Synthelabo SA Aventis SA 60.2 50.0
9 2008 InBev NV Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc 52.2 39.7
10 1999 Total Fina SA Elf Aquitaine 50.1 48.3

Asia-Pacific

Rank Year Acquiror** Target** Transaction Value
(in bil. USD) (in bil. EUR)
1 2000 Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd Cable & Wireless HKT 37.4 38.4
2 2000 China Telecom Hong Kong Ltd Beijing Mobile,6 others 34.2 39.7
3 2007 BHP Billiton Ltd BHP Billiton Ltd 26.4 18.1
4 2008 China Unicom Ltd China Netcom Grp(HK)Corp Ltd 25.4 16.4
5 2008 Westpac Banking Corp St George Bank Ltd 17.9 11.6
6 2007 Shareholders SK Corp-Petrochemical Business 17.0 12.4
7 2007 Wesfarmers Ltd Coles Group Ltd 15.3 11.3
8 2006 Kemble Water Ltd Thames Water PLC 14.9 11.9
9 2008 Shining Prospect Pte Ltd Rio Tinto PLC 14.3 9.7
10 2006 Cemex SAB de CV Rinker Group Ltd 14.2 10.6

South East Asia

Rank Year Acquiror** Target** Transaction Value
(in bil. USD) (in bil. EUR)
1 2008 Shining Prospect Pte Ltd Rio Tinto PLC 14.3 9.7
2 2007 Singapore Investment Authority UBS AG 9.8 6.6
3 2007 Shareholders TM International Sdn Bhd 9.0 5.7
4 2001 SingTel Cable & Wireless Optus Lt 8.5 9.5
5 2007 Investor Group Alinta Ltd 7.5 5.5
6 2010 Investor Group Plus Expressways Bhd 7.5 5.3
7 2008 Singapore Investment Authority Citigroup Inc 6.9 4.7
8 2001 DBS Group Holdings Ltd Dao Heng Bank Group 5.7 6.4
9 2001 UOB Overseas Union Bank Ltd 5.5 6.4
10 2005 Shareholders Sterling Energy-Philippine Ast 5.4 4.4

North America

Rank Year Acquiror** Target** Transaction Value
(in bil. USD) (in bil. EUR)
1 2000 America Online Inc Time Warner 164.7 160.7
2 1999 Pfizer Inc Warner-Lambert Co 89.2 84.9
3 1998 Exxon Corp Mobil Corp 78.9 68.4
4 2006 AT&T Inc BellSouth Corp 72.7 60.2
5 1998 Travelers Group Inc Citicorp 72.6 67.2
6 2001 Comcast Corp AT&T Broadband & Internet Svcs 72.0 85.1
7 2009 Pfizer Inc Wyeth 67.3 51.9
8 1998 SBC Communications Inc Ameritech Corp 62.6 56.5
9 1998 NationsBank Corp,Charlotte,NC BankAmerica Corp 61.6 56.7
10 1999 Vodafone Group PLC AirTouch Communications Inc 60.3 51.7

South America

Rank Year Acquiror** Target** Transaction Value
(in bil. USD) (in bil. EUR)
1 2006 Cia Vale do Rio Doce SA Inco Ltd 17.2 13.5
2 1999 Repsol SA YPF SA 13.2 12.4
3 2008 Bolsa Brasileira de Mercadorias Bovespa Holding SA 10.3 6.5
4 2000 Telefonica SA Telecommunicacoes de Sao Paulo 10.2 10.0
5 2010 Telefonica SA Brasilcel NV 9.7 7.5
6 2008 Banco Itau Holding Financeira Unibanco Holdings SA 8.5 6.7
7 2004 Ambev John Labatt Ltd 7.8 6.4
8 2010 Sinopec Group Repsol YPF Brasil SA 7.1 5.2
9 2010 Bridas Corp Pan American Energy LLC 7.1 5.3
10 1997 Investor group Correo Argentino SA 6.2 5.7

Austria

Rank Year Acquiror** Target** Transaction Value
(in bil. USD) (in bil. EUR)
1 2000 Bayerische Hypo- und Vereins Bank Austria AG 7.3 7.8
2 2009 Volkswagen AG Porsche Holding Salzburg 5.1 3.6
3 2005 Erste Group Bank AG Banca Comerciala Romana 4.7 3.7
4 2006 Investor Group BAWAG 4.2 3.2
5 1997 Lafarge SA Perlmooser Zementwerke AG 3.6 3.4
6 2007 Voestalpine AG Boehler-Uddeholm AG 3.5 2.6
7 2008 Austria Erste Group Bank AG 3.5 2.7
8 2005 Unicredito Italiano SpA Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG 3.3 2.7
9 2004 Investor Group BUWOG,WAG,Linzer,Villacher 2.9 2.4
10 1998 Telecom Italia SpA Telekom Austria AG 2.4 2.0

Germany

Rank Year Acquiror** Target** Transaction Value
(in bil. USD) (in bil. EUR)
1 1999 Vodafone AirTouch PLC Mannesmann AG 202.8 204.8
2 1998 Daimler-Benz AG Chrysler Corp 40.5 36.3
3 2011 AT&T Inc. T-Mobile US Inc. 39.0 27.6
4 2000 Deutsche Telekom AG VoiceStream Wireless Corp 29.4 30.8
5 1999 Rhone-Poulenc SA Hoechst AG 21.9 20.5
6 2006 Bayer AG Schering AG 21.4 17.0
7 2001 Allianz AG Dresdner Bank AG 19.7 22.5
8 2005 Unicredito Italiano SpA Bayerische Hypo- und Vereins 18.3 15.1
9 2007 Continental AG Siemens VDO Automotive AG 15.6 11.4
10 2007 E ON AG Endesa Italia 14.3 9.1

Switzerland

Rank Year Acquiror** Target** Transaction Value
(in. bil. USD) (in. bil. EUR)
1 2007 Shareholders Philip Morris Intl Inc 107.6 68.1
2 2008 Roche Holding AG Genentech Inc 46.7 29.3
3 2008 Novartis AG Alcon Inc 38.3 24.4
4 1996 Sandoz AG Ciba-Geigy AG 30.1 24.0
5 1997 Union Bank of Switzerland Schweizerischer Bankverein 23.0 20.7
6 2011 Swiss Reinsurance Co Ltd Swiss Reinsurance Co Ltd 21.4 15.7
7 2007 Shareholders British American Tobacco PLC 19.8 12.9
8 2008 Zurich Allied AG Allied Zurich PLC 19.4 20.4
9 2000 Xstrata PLC Falconbridge Ltd 17.4 13.5
10 2006 Zurich Versicherungs GmbH BAT Industries PLC-Financial 17.1 15.2

* since 01 January 1985 and as of 25 July 2011
** or merger partner

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Europe

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Asia-Pacific

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South East Asia

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North America

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South America

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Automobiles & Components

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Banks

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Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

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Chemicals

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Consumer Products & Services

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Containers & Packaging

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Energy & Power

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Healthcare Equipment & Supplies

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Insurances

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IT Consulting & Services

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Machinery

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Media & Entertainment

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Retail

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Software

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Telecommunications

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Australia

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Austria

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Belgium

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Brazil

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Canada

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China

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France

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Germany

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India

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Indonesia

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Italy

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Mexico

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Netherlands

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Norway

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Poland

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Russia

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Saudi Arabia

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South Africa

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Singapore

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Spain

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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Thailand

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Turkey

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United Arab Emirates

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United Kingdom

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