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| Big Deal
Ten largest merger and acquisitions | |
| Acquirer |
Target |
Date
Announced |
Ranked value
of deal ($bil) |
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| America Online Inc. |
Time Warner |
Jan. 10, '00 |
$181.9 |
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| Vodafone AirTouch PLC |
Mannesmann AG |
Nov. 14, '99 |
148.6 |
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| MCI WorldCom |
Sprint Corp. |
Oct. 5, '99 |
127.3 |
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| Pfizer Inc. |
Warner-Lambert Co. |
Nov. 4, '99 |
87.9 |
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| Exxon Corp. |
Mobil Corp. |
Dec. 1, '98 |
86.4 |
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| American Home Products Corp. |
Warner-Lambert Co. |
Nov. 4, '99 |
76.1 |
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| Travelers Group Inc. |
Citicorp |
April 6, '98 |
72.6 |
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| SBC Communications Inc. |
Ameritech Corp. |
May 11, '98 |
72.4 |
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| Bell Atlantic Corp. |
GTE Corp. |
July 28, '98 |
71.3 |
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| AT&T Corp. |
Tele-Communications Inc. |
June 24, '98 |
69.9 |
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| SOURCE: Thomson Financial
Securities Data |
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