Strategic M&A 11/15

Facebook's $400 Million Acquisition of Giphy

The MergerSight Group

May 25, 20206 min read

Facebook's $400 Million Acquisition of Giphy

This acquisition marks Facebook’s second and final attempt to acquire Giphy for an estimated $400m.

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Liberty Global and Telefonica’s €35.2 Billion Merger

The MergerSight Group

May 19, 20205 min read

Liberty Global and Telefonica’s €35.2 Billion Merger

Liberty Global and Telefonica recently announced a landmark deal to combine their British operations Virgin Media and O2

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The MergerSight Group

May 11, 20205 min read

Acquisition of Aveo Group by Brookfield

Brookfield Property Partners expands their international presence with an acquisition of Australian retirement community REIT Aveo Group

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Verizon's $500 Million Acquisition of BlueJeans

The MergerSight Group

Apr 26, 20205 min read

Verizon's $500 Million Acquisition of BlueJeans

Telecommunications giant Verizon Business is expected to acquire video-conferencing tool BlueJeans Network

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Endeavour’s $690 million Merger with Semafo

The MergerSight Group

Apr 14, 20206 min read

Endeavour’s $690 million Merger with Semafo

The Canadian gold mining corporation Endeavour has announced its plans to merge with its competitor Semafo in a $690 million deal

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Aon’s $30 bn Acquisition of Willis Towers Watson

The MergerSight Group

Apr 7, 20206 min read

Aon’s $30 bn Acquisition of Willis Towers Watson

The all-stock transaction, in which each Willis Towers Watson share will be exchanged for 1.08 Aon shares, values WTW’s equity at $30bn

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Saudi Aramco's $69 billion Acquisition of SABIC

The MergerSight Group

Mar 30, 20206 min read

Saudi Aramco's $69 billion Acquisition of SABIC

Saudi Aramco has announced that it has come to an agreement to acquire a 70% majority stake in SABIC

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PepsiCo’s $3.85 billion Acquisition of Rockstar Energy

The MergerSight Group

Mar 22, 20205 min read

PepsiCo’s $3.85 billion Acquisition of Rockstar Energy

PepsiCo has continued to diversify its product line through its most recent acquisition of Rockstar Energy Drinks.

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The €17.2 Billion Private Equity Buyout of Thyssenkrupp’s Elevator Unit

The MergerSight Group

Mar 16, 20207 min read

The €17.2 Billion Private Equity Buyout of Thyssenkrupp’s Elevator Unit

A private equity consortium led by Advent and Cinven has agreed to purchase Thyssenkrupp’s elevator unit in a €17.2 bn buyout

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Morgan Stanley’s $13 billion Acquisition of E-Trade

The MergerSight Group

Mar 8, 20204 min read

Morgan Stanley’s $13 billion Acquisition of E-Trade

Morgan Stanley announced that it will merge its financial-advisor-driven business with E-Trade’s digital brokerage and banking business.

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Woodward and Hexcel's $6.4 Billion Merger

The MergerSight Group

Mar 4, 20206 min read

Woodward and Hexcel's $6.4 Billion Merger

Woodward (WWD) will combine its operations with Hexcel (HXL) in an all-stock transaction

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Fidelity National’s $2.7 bn Acquisition of FGL Holdings

mergersight

Feb 25, 20205 min read

Fidelity National’s $2.7 bn Acquisition of FGL Holdings

Fidelity National Financial has agreed to acquire FGL Holdings for $2.7 billion in a move that will diversify...

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Capgemini acquires Altran Technologies for €3.7B

The MergerSight Group

Feb 16, 20205 min read

Capgemini acquires Altran Technologies for €3.7B

In a deal worth €3.7B, Capgemini and Altran will combine to create a new global leader in the digital transformation consulting landscape...

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The MergerSight Group

Feb 9, 20205 min read

Xerox’s $32 billion Acquisition of HP

Xerox has announced that it has secured $24 billion in financing to back its proposed acquisition of HP...

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The MergerSight Group

Feb 1, 20205 min read

Visa's $5.3 bn Acquisition of Plaid

Visa is acquiring fintech start-up Plaid for $5.3 billion - double Plaid’s latest funding round valuation...

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Charles Schwab's $26bn acquisition of
TD Ameritrade

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Jan 20, 20206 min read

Charles Schwab's $26bn acquisition of TD Ameritrade

The Charles Schwab Corporation has acquired TD-Ameritrade in an all-stock $26bn deal to create a mammoth in the wealth management space.

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LVMH’s $16.6bn Acquisition of Tiffany & Co.

The MergerSight Group

Dec 29, 20197 min read

LVMH’s $16.6bn Acquisition of Tiffany & Co.

LVMH is on a $16.6bn luxury shopping spree acquiring Tiffany & Co in its biggest takeover yet.

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Occidental Petroleum’s $55 billion Acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

The MergerSight Group

Dec 22, 20197 min read

Occidental Petroleum’s $55 billion Acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

Occidental quadruples debt holding acquiring key competitor Anadarko to consolidate the challenged oil and gas industry.

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Eon’s €43 billion Acquisition of Innogy, Asset Swap with RWE

The MergerSight Group

Dec 14, 20199 min read

Eon’s €43 billion Acquisition of Innogy, Asset Swap with RWE

Eon’s €43 billion acquisition of Innogy shakes up Germany's energy landscape

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Google’s $2.1 billion Acquisition of Fitbit

The MergerSight Group

Nov 24, 20196 min read

Google’s $2.1 billion Acquisition of Fitbit

Google acquires healthtech company, Fitbit for $2.1 billion

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