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Published April 18, 2008 at 4:55 PM
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The Top 10 global announced deals as well as the Top 10 with U.S. and European targets for the first quarter of 2008, based on data from Dealogic. See charts after the jump.
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Top 10 global announced deals - Dealogic - 1Q 2008
| Top 10 global announced deals |
| Jan. 1 - March 31, 2008 |
Announcement Date |
Acquirer/
Adviser |
Target/
Adviser |
Country |
Deal Value ($bill.) |
02/01/08 |
Microsoft Corp.
Blackstone Group LP, Morgan Stanley |
Yahoo! Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Lehman Brothers Inc.; Moelis & Co. |
U.S. |
$44.6 |
02/01/08 |
Aluminum Corp. of China, Alcoa Inc.
Lehman Brothers Inc., China International Capital Corp. Ltd. |
Rio Tinto plc
(12%) |
U.K. |
14.3 |
01/28/08 |
CME Group Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.; William Blair & Co.; Lehman Brothers Inc. |
Nymex Holdings Inc.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Merrill Lynch & Co., Sandler O'Neill & Partners |
U.S. |
11.1 |
03/10/08 |
Legal & General Group plc |
BP plc
(5%) |
U.K. |
10.0 |
03/25/08 |
Bovespa Holding SA
Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Credit Suisse Group |
Bolsa de Mercadorias & Futuros
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Rothschild, Citigroup Inc. |
Brazil |
9.0 |
03/31/08 |
Pernod Ricard SA
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Deutsche Bank AG, Ernst & Young, Calyon, PK Group |
V&S Vin & Sprit AB
Morgan Stanley |
Sweden |
8.9 |
01/16/08 |
Oracle Corp. |
BEA Systems Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
U.S. |
8.2 |
03/31/08 |
JC Flowers & Co.
Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Inc. |
Friends Provident plc
(98.3%)
Goldman, Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan Cazenove |
U.K. |
6.8 |
03/17/08 |
International Paper Co.
Lazard, UBS Investment Bank |
Weyerhaeuser Co.
(containerboard, packaging and recycling business)
Morgan Stanley |
U.S. |
6.0 |
03/03/08 |
Oxiana Ltd.
Caliburn Partnership Pty Ltd., Morgan Stanley, Gryphon Partners Pty Ltd. |
Zinifex Ltd.
UBS AG, Citigroup Inc., Lazard Carnegie Wylie |
Australia |
5.7 |
Deal value includes debt
Source: Dealogic |
Top 10 U.S. target announced deals - Dealogic - 1Q 2008
| Top 10 U.S. target announced deals |
| Jan. 1 - March 31, 2008 |
Announced |
Acquirer/
Adviser |
Target/
Adviser |
Deal Value ($bill.) |
02/01/08 |
Microsoft Corp.
Blackstone Group LP, Morgan Stanley |
Yahoo! Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Lehman Brothers Inc.; Moelis & Co. |
$44.6 |
01/28/08 |
CME Group Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.; William Blair & Co. LLC; Lehman Brothers Inc. |
Nymex Holdings Inc.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Merrill Lynch & Co., Sandler O'Neill & Partners |
11.1 |
01/16/08 |
Oracle Corp. |
BEA Systems Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
8.2 |
03/17/08 |
International Paper Co.
Lazard, UBS Investment Bank |
Weyerhaeuser Co.
(containerboard, packaging and recycling business)
Morgan Stanley & Co. |
6.0 |
01/11/08 |
Bank of America Corp.
Bank of America Corp. |
Countrywide Financial Corp.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Sandler O'Neill & Partners |
4.1 |
02/21/08 |
Reed Elsevier plc & NV
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., UBS AG, Morgan Stanley |
ChoicePoint Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Wachovia Corp.; Lehman Brothers Inc. |
4.1 |
01/23/08 |
Cadim Inc., Williams Realty Advisors LLC
Merrill Lynch & Co. |
Post Properties Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. |
3.1 |
02/29/08 |
United Technologies Corp.
Morgan Stanley |
Diebold Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
3.0 |
01/15/08 |
American AgCredit, Barclays Capital Inc. |
Campbell Group LLC
(1.6M acres of timberlands) |
2.4 |
03/10/08 |
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
UBS AG; Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
Nationwide Financial Services Inc.
(33.7%)
Lazard |
2.2 |
Deal value includes debt
Source: Dealogic |
Top 10 European target announced deals - Dealogic - 1Q 2008
| Top 10 European target announced deals |
| Jan. 1 - March 31, 2008 |
Announced |
Acquirer/
Adviser |
Target/
Adviser |
Country |
Deal Value ($bill.) |
02/01/08 |
Aluminum Corp. of China, Alcoa Inc.
Lehman Brothers Inc., China International Capital Corp. Ltd. |
Rio Tinto plc
(12%) |
U.K. |
$14.3 |
03/10/08 |
Legal & General Group plc, Legal & General Investment Management Ltd. |
BP plc
(5%) |
U.K. |
10.0 |
03/31/08 |
Pernod Ricard SA
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Deutsche Bank AG, Ernst & Young, Calyon, PK Group |
V&S Vin & Sprit AB
Morgan Stanley |
Sweden |
8.9 |
03/31/08 |
JC Flowers & Co.
Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Inc. |
Friends Provident plc
(98.3%)
Goldman, Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan Cazenove |
U.K. |
6.8 |
02/28/08 |
Fortum Oyj
UBS AG |
TGK-10 OAO
Troika Dialog, Merrill Lynch & Co. |
Russian Federation |
5.1 |
02/28/08 |
Mapfre SA
Atlas Capital SA |
Mapfre CajaMadrid Holding
(49%)
Deutsche Bank AG |
Spain |
4.5 |
01/11/08 |
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
J.P. Morgan & Co. |
Northern Rock plc
(Lifetime Home Equity Release Mortgages)
Blackstone Group International Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Ltd., Merrill Lynch International Ltd. |
U.K. |
4.4 |
03/03/08 |
Volkswagen AG
UBS AG |
Scania AB
(16.8%)
SEB Enskilda ASA |
Sweden |
4.4 |
02/28/08 |
British American Tobacco plc
Deutsche Bank AG |
Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni A/S
(cigarette, certain snuff and roll-your-own tobacco assets)
Credit Suisse Group |
Denmark |
4.1 |
03/17/08 |
Deutsche Telekom AG
Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA
(20%)
Deutsche Bank AG, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. |
Greece |
3.9 |
Deal value includes debt
Source: Dealogic |
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