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25 Largest Crossborder Merger & Acquisition
Deals Completed during 1987-99Source: World Investment Report 2000
Year Value US$ billion Acquiring Company Home Economy Industry Acquired Company Host Economy Industry 1999 60.3 Vodafone Group PLC UK Telecommunications AirTouch Communications US Telecommunications 1998 48.2 British Petroleum Co PLC UK Oil & Gas Amoco Corp US Oil & Gas 1998 40.5 Daimler-Benz AG Germany Motor Vehicles Chrysler Corp US Motor Vehicles 1999 34.6 Zeneca Group PLC UK Drugs Astra AB Sweden Drugs 1999 34.6 Mannesmann AG Germany Metals Orange PLC UK Telecommunications 1999 21.9 Rhone-Poulenc SA France Chemicals Hoechst AG Germany Chemicals 1998 18.4 Zurich Vericherungs GmbH Switzerland Insurance BAT Industries PLC-Financial UK Insurance 1999 13.6 Deutsche Telekom AG Germany Telecommunications One 2 One UK Telecommunications 1999 13.2 Repsol SA Spain Oil & Gas YPF SA Argentina Oil & Gas 1999 12.6 Scottish Power PLC UK Utilities PacficiCorp US Utilities 1998 10.9 Texas Utilities Co US Utilities Energy Group PLC UK Utilities 1999 10.8 Wal-Mart Stores (UK) Ltd UK Retail Trade ASDA Group PLC UK Retail Trade 1999 10.8 Aegon NV Netherlands Insurance TransAmerica Corp US Insurance 1998 10.2 Universal Studios Inc US Motion Pictures PolyGram NV (Philips Electrn) Netherlands Electronics 1998 10.2 Roche Holding AG Switzerland Drugs Corange Ltd Bermuda Drugs 1999 10.1 Global Crossing Ltd Bermuda Telecommunications Frontier Corp US Telecomunications 1999 9.8 ABB AG Switzerland Electronics ABB AG Swden Electronics 1998 9.3 Nortel Networks Corp Canada Communications Equip. Bay Networks Inc US Computer & Office Equip. 1999 9.1 Deutchse Bank AG Germany Banking Bankers Trust New York Corp US Banking 1999 8.4 Mannesmann AG Germany Metals Ing C Olivetti-Telecom Italy Telecommunications 1999 8.2 Suez Lyonnaise de Eaux SA France Utilities Tractebel SA Belgium Utilities 1997 8 ICI PLC UK Chemicals Quest International, 3 Others Netherlands Chemicals 1989 7.9 Beecham Group PLC UK Drugs SmithKline Beecham Corp US Drugs 1987 7.9 BP America US Oil & Gas Standard Oil Co US Mining 1999 7.8 Japan Tobacco Inc Japan Tobacco RJ Reynolds Inter'l Netherlands Tobacco
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