Deal Activity

Includes cancelled transactions, Transaction value is not disclosed on all deals

M&A Summary

Last 12 Months All Transactions Total Number of Transactions 5 286 Total Transaction Value 4,001.5 43,728.6 Average Transaction Value 1,000.4 367.5 Minimum Transaction Value 27.9 0.2 Maximum Transaction Value 3,645.6 5,000.0

Source: FactSet Mergerstat; USD, millions Includes cancelled transactions, Screening results may differ

Top Advisors (5 of 32)

Financial Advisor Last 12 Months All Transactions Transaction Value Credit Suisse AG 0 6 10,474.4 Citigroup Inc. 0 4 5,949.1 Blackstone Group L.P. 0 3 9,824.8 Merrill Lynch Securities Co., Ltd. 0 3 2,774.6 Ernst & Young LLP 0 3 181.7

Source: FactSet Mergerstat; USD, millions Includes cancelled transactions, Screening results may differ

All M&A Deals (286)

Announce Close Transaction Date Date Deal Title Value EV/Sales EV/EBITDA Role Industry 12 Jun Pending Corp. offers to take a majoritySAMPLE stake in Pledis Co., Ltd. 27.9 - - Seller Miscellaneous Commercial '18 Services 21 May Pending Corp. offers to acquire EMI Music Publishing Ltd. 3,645.6 28.5 125.7 Buyer Commercial '18 Printing/Forms 14 May Pending Corp. offers to take a minority stake in Holdings LLC from DHX 185.0 - - Buyer Wholesale Distributors '18 Media Ltd. 31 Jul 27 Oct Corp. takes a majority stake in Entertainment Ltd. from 143.0 - - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '17 '17 Ltd. 06 Jul Pending Corp. offers to take a majority stake in Httpool Online Marketing GmbH -- - Buyer /Marketing '17 Services 20 Jun 20 Jun Audio Corp. acquires Corp. / Brand/ from Corp. -- - Seller Electronics/Appliances '17 '17 08 Jun 08 Jun Capital Corp. acquires Corp. / Dadc Nms Creative -- - Seller Electronic '17 '17 Services Bus/ from Corp. Equipment/Instruments 03 May Pending Corp. offers to acquire SendR SE /2 Subs/ from SendR SE 23.5 - - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '17 23 Apr 23 Apr Corp. acquires Crispin Corp. -- - Buyer Miscellaneous Commercial '17 '17 Services 16 Mar 31 Mar Holdings Inc. acquires Consortium Japan, Inc. 18.3 14.1 - Seller Movies/Entertainment '17 '17 24 Feb 31 Mar Inc. takes a majority stake in Actvila Corp. from Panasonic Corp. 5.3 1.0 - Seller Broadcasting '17 '17 23 Feb 31 Mar Corp. acquires Kids Station, Inc. from Mitsui & Co., Ltd. -- - Buyer Broadcasting '17 '17 16 Feb Pending Corp. offers to acquire Courtroom Television Network LLC from Time -- - Buyer Cable/Satellite TV '17 '17 Inc. 31 Jan 31 Jan Sachs Group, Inc. takes a minority stake in M3, Inc. 456.5 13.0 41.4 Seller Advertising/Marketing '17 '17 Services 20 Jan 31 Jan Broadcasting Ltd. acquires Anglian Broadcasting Co. (Holdings) -- - Buyer Internet /Services '17 '17 Ltd. 07 Nov 01 Apr Tech Co., Ltd. acquires Electronics (Huanan) Co., Ltd. 234.0 - - Seller Electronics/Appliances '16 '17 from Corp. 25 Oct 13 Jan Corp. takes a minority stake in ClearView Wealth Ltd. 110.4 7.0 - Buyer Life/Health Insurance '16 '17 20 Oct 20 Oct Corp. takes a minority stake in Plato Media Ltd. -- - Buyer Internet Software/Services '16 '16 31 Aug Pending Corp. offers to acquire Taj Television () Pvt Ltd. from Zee 385.0 - - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '16 Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. 10 Aug 10 Aug Corp. acquires Group Ltd. -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '16 '16 02 Aug 02 Aug Corp. acquires eSATURNUS NV -- - Buyer Biotechnology '16 '16 28 Jul 01 Sep Manufacturing Co. Ltd. acquires Tohoku Manufacturing Co., Ltd. -- - Seller Electrical Products '16 '17 from Sony Corp. 19 Jul 19 Jul '16 Corp. takes a minority stake in Palladium AB from Strange-Dahl, Jihde och -- - Buyer Advertising/Marketing '16 Björn AB Services 08 Jun 01 Jul Biomedical AG acquires BioSciences GmbH 34.1 - - Seller Chemicals: Specialty '16 '16 Corp. 07 Jun 07 Jun Corp. takes a minority stake in Blueprint TV Ltd. -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '16 '16 24 May 24 May acquires , Inc. /Product Lines/ from -- - Seller Packaged Software '16 '16 Creative Software, Inc. 07 Apr 30 Apr Corp. takes a majority stake in Planet Tv Ve Uydu Platform Isletmeciligi A -- - Buyer Broadcasting '16 '16 S 14 Mar 30 Sep Corp. acquires /ATV Music Publishing LLC 750.0 - - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '16 '16 14 Mar 14 Mar Corp. takes a minority stake in Fable Original Ltd. -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '16 '16 10 Mar 10 Mar Television Networks LLC, Ole Communications, Inc. acquires Lifetime -- - Seller Broadcasting '16 '16 Entertainment Services LLC from Corp. 02 Mar 02 Mar Corp. acquires Essential Music & Marketing Ltd. from Cooking Vinyl Ltd. -- - Buyer Miscellaneous Commercial '16 '16 Services 03 Feb 03 Feb Distribution, Inc. /Russain Bus//Khanumyan/ takes a majority -- - Seller Movies/Entertainment '16 '16 stake in Culver , Inc. /Russian Business/ from Corp. 26 Jan 01 Feb Corp. acquires Ltd. 212.0 4.7 - Buyer Semiconductors '16 '16 21 Nov Rumor Corp. rumored to offer taking minority stake in Renesas Electronics Corp. -- - Buyer Semiconductors '15 28 Oct 04 Dec Corp. acquires Corp. /Image Sensor Business/ from 157.9 0.6 - Buyer Electronic Production '15 '15 Corp. Equipment 08 Oct 08 Oct Corp. acquires Softkinetic Systems SA from Softkinetic International SA -- - Buyer Packaged Software '15 '15 25 Aug 25 Aug Corp. acquires The Century Family, Inc. -- - Buyer Commercial '15 '15 Printing/Forms 08 Jul 19 Aug Corp. takes a majority stake in IMS Internet Media Services, Inc. 100.0 1.9 - Buyer Advertising/Marketing '15 '15 Services 07 Jul 07 Jul Corp. takes a majority stake in Syco Holdings Ltd. 134.9 - - Buyer Miscellaneous Commercial '15 '15 Services 03 Jul 02 Nov Corp. acquires Viasat Zrt -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '15 '15 SAMPLE 02 Jul 02 Jul Corp. acquires Memnon Archiving Services Inc. -- - Buyer Electronic Production '15 '15 Equipment 27 May 27 May Corp. acquires Optical Archive, Inc. -- - Buyer Computer Peripherals '15 '15 05 May 05 May Corp. takes a majority stake in SAS -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '15 '15 01 Apr 01 Apr Chase & Co. takes a minority stake in Olympus Corp. 598.7 2.1 11.6 Seller Medical Specialties '15 '15 27 Mar 21 Jul Corp. acquires BV from Liberty Global Content BV -- - Buyer Broadcasting '15 '15 24 Mar 24 Mar Corp. acquires RoyaltyShare, Inc. -- - Buyer Internet Software/Services '15 '15 17 Mar 30 Apr Corp. acquires Orchard Enterprises NY, Inc. 200.0 - - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '15 '15 09 Mar 09 Mar Associates LLC acquires Blind Pig Records from Whole Hog, Inc. -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '15 '15 11 Feb 30 Oct Corp. acquires Modern Times Group AB /Hungarian Free TV Ops/ from -- - Buyer Broadcasting '15 '15 Modern Times Group MTG AB 02 Feb 02 Feb Game Co. Llc /Epstein/ acquires Sony Online Entertainment, Inc. from -- - Seller Packaged Software '15 '15 Corp. 22 Dec 01 Apr - HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. takes a majority stake in Sony Supply 150.7 1.0 - Seller Air Freight/Couriers '14 '15 Chain Solutions, Inc. from Sony Corp. 02 Dec 02 Dec Corp. takes a majority stake in Pty Ltd. -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '14 '14 21 Oct 31 Dec Corp. takes a minority stake in Dori Media Group Ltd. /Channels & TV -- - Buyer Broadcasting '14 '14 Operations/ from Noa M.B. Communications Ltd. 26 Jun 15 Aug Corp. acquires CSC Media Group Ltd. from Veronis Suhler Stevenson 181.7 - - Buyer Telecommunications '14 '14 LLC Equipment 13 May 13 May Corp. takes a minority stake in Infibeam Digital Entertainment Pvt Ltd. from -- - Buyer Internet Software/Services '14 '14 Infibeam, Inc. Ltd. 16 Apr 16 Apr Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. takes a minority stake in Square Enix 150.5 0.8 9.3 Seller Recreational Products '14 '14 Holdings Co., Ltd. 11 Apr 11 Apr Co., Ltd., AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd. takes a majority stake in -- - Seller Finance/Rental/Leasing '14 '14 FeliCa Pocket Marketing, Inc. from Corp. 06 Mar 06 Mar Capital Management, Inc. acquires BalconyTV Global Ltd. -- - Buyer Internet Software/Services '14 '14 06 Feb 01 Jul Partners, Inc. takes a majority stake in Corp. from 494.1 - - Seller Computer Processing '14 '14 Corp. Hardware 29 Jan 31 Mar Corp. acquires Renesas Yamagata Semiconductor Co., Ltd. /Tsuruoka 73.1 - - Buyer Semiconductors '14 '14 Plant/ from Renesas Electronics Corp. 23 Dec 03 Feb Co. acquires Gracenote, Inc. from Corp. 170.0 - - Seller Internet Software/Services '13 '14 16 Dec 16 Dec Kapitaal Management BV takes a minority stake in Media BV -- - Seller Movies/Entertainment '13 '13 05 Dec Pending Corp. offers to acquire Sony Semiconductor Corp. /Neagari Factory -- - Seller Semiconductors '13 Ops/ from Corp. 11 Nov 11 Nov Corp. acquires Senior Enterprise Corp. -- - Buyer Hospital/Nursing '13 '13 Management 21 Oct Pending Internet, Inc. offers to acquire Gamepot, Inc. from AGGP Holdings, Inc. 9.2 0.2 - Seller Packaged Software '13 01 Oct 01 Oct Strong, Inc. acquires Convergent Corp. from Corp. 16.0 - - Seller Information Technology '13 '13 Services 11 Sep Pending AG offers to take a minority stake in M3, Inc. 376.4 13.1 35.6 Seller Advertising/Marketing '13 Services 31 Jul Pending Corp. offers to acquire Satellite Broadcasting Ltd. 167.2 2.1 - Seller Broadcasting '13 23 May Pending offers to acquire Mobile Communications AB /Connectivity -- - Seller Computer Communications '13 Development Unit/ from Corp. 24 Apr Pending Ltd. offers to acquire Communications AB /Type -- - Seller Miscellaneous Commercial '13 Approval Lab Ops/ from Corp. Services 23 Apr Pending Corp. offers to take a minority stake in Dori Media Group Ltd /Televiva -- - Buyer Broadcasting '13 Channel/ from Noa M.B. Communications Ltd. 13 Mar 13 Mar Corp. acquires Multi Screen Media Pvt Ltd. -- - Buyer Broadcasting '13 '13 04 Mar 07 Mar Securities Co., Ltd takes a minority stake in Co., Ltd. 465.5 1.5 3.4 Seller Internet Software/Services '13 '13 20 Feb 25 Feb Bank AG takes a minority stake in M3, Inc. from Corp. 151.8 9.5 23.7 Seller Advertising/Marketing '13 '13 Services 23 Jan 23 Jan SE & Co. KGaA acquires Gracenote GmbH /tvtv.de Ops/ from -- - Seller Internet Software/Services '13 '13 Corp. 17 Dec 20 Dec Games & Entertainment, Inc. acquires Gamepot, Inc. from Corp. -- - Seller Packaged Software '12 '12 06 Dec 06 Dec Life & General Holdings Corp. acquires Life Insurance 24.5 - - Seller Life/Health Insurance '12 '12 () Corp. from Corp. 04 Dec 01 Jan Corp. acquires Entertainment Corp. 70.8 1.2 7.6 Buyer Specialty '12 '13 Telecommunications 23 Oct 31 Oct Corp. acquires Co. Ltd. 5.0 0.2 - Buyer Information Technology '12 '12 Services 13 Sep 04 Oct Corp. acquires , Inc. SAMPLE-- - Buyer Semiconductors '12 '12 27 Aug Pending Network Ltd., Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. offers to take a -- - Seller Movies/Entertainment '12 minority stake in Filmbank Distributors Ltd. from Releasing Corp., Warner Bros. Entertainment UK Ltd. 23 Aug 23 Aug Corp. takes a majority stake in Ltd. -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '12 '12 09 Aug 20 Sep Corp. takes a minority stake in So-net Entertainment Corp. 699.0 1.3 13.5 Buyer Specialty '12 '12 Telecommunications 17 Jul 01 Aug Group, Inc. acquires Bank Securities, Inc. from Corp. 28.6 22.7 - Seller Investment /Brokers '12 '12 30 Jun 10 Aug Corp. acquires , Inc. 380.0 - - Buyer Packaged Software '12 '12 27 Jun 26 Jul Corp. takes a majority stake in MIC Medical Corp. 29.0 0.5 -12.4 Buyer Medical/Nursing Services '12 '12 14 Jun 30 Nov Corp. takes a minority stake in Multi Screen Media Pvt Ltd. 271.0 - - Buyer Broadcasting '12 '12 24 May 12 Jul '12 Corp. acquires Sharp Display Products Corp. 126.2 - - Seller Electronic Production '12 Equipment 15 May 15 May Corp. takes a minority stake in Mediscience Planning, Inc. 15.4 0.5 3.3 Buyer Miscellaneous Commercial '12 '12 Services 09 May 09 May Capital Management, Inc. acquires IRIS Distribution -- - Buyer Miscellaneous Commercial '12 '12 Services 27 Apr 01 Jun Inc. acquires Finance Intl, Inc. /Electronic Money Business/ -- - Seller Finance/Rental/Leasing '12 '12 from Corp. 09 Apr Pending Corp. offers to take a minority stake in MAA Television Network Ltd. -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '12 01 Apr 13 Jun Guanhua Glory AV System Integration Co. Ltd. /Bai/ takes a minority -- - Seller Telecommunications '12 '13 stake in Beijing Guanhua Glory AV System Integration Co. Ltd. Equipment 22 Mar 28 Sep Bank of Japan, Inc. /Private Equity/ acquires Corp. 693.5 - - Seller Electronics/Appliances '12 '12 /Chemical Products Bus/ from Corp. 01 Mar 01 Mar Corp. acquires Silver River Productions Ltd. -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '12 '12 01 Mar 01 Mar Corp. takes a minority stake in Anicom Holdings, Inc. 8.1 0.4 20.1 Buyer Property/Casualty '12 '12 Insurance 19 Jan 19 Jan Corp. acquires Dolphin TV Ltd. /Channels & Advertising Sales Business/ -- - Buyer Broadcasting '12 '12 from Dolphin TV Ltd. 26 Dec 25 Jan Electronics Co., Ltd. acquires S-LCD Corp. from Corp. 940.9 - - Seller Electronic Production '11 '12 Equipment 20 Dec 22 Dec Corp. acquires Fuji CRS KK -- - Buyer Medical/Nursing Services '11 '11 11 Nov 29 Jun Publishing Ltd /Private Group/ acquires EMI Music Publishing Ltd. 2,200.0 - - Buyer Commercial '11 '12 from Citigroup, Inc. Printing/Forms 27 Oct 15 Feb Corp. acquires Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB from LM 1,315.7 0.4 62.6 Buyer Computer Communications '11 '12 Ericsson Telefon AB 24 Oct 09 Nov Corp. acquires NetBlender, Inc. -- - Buyer Information Technology '11 '11 Services 19 Oct 19 Oct Corp. acquires Disk Pro OOO -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '11 '11 28 Sep 28 Sep Corp. acquires Micronics, Inc. -- - Buyer Medical Specialties '11 '11 12 Sep 12 Sep Corp. takes a minority stake in AIP Corp. -- - Buyer Internet Software/Services '11 '11 31 Aug 01 Apr Network Corp. of Japan acquires Corp. from -- - Seller Electronic Production '11 '12 Corp. Equipment 23 Aug 23 Aug Corp. acquires Doctors.net.uk Ltd. 22.0 1.5 - Buyer Internet Software/Services '11 '11 02 Aug 02 Aug Corp. acquires LLC -- - Buyer Miscellaneous Commercial '11 '11 Services 15 Jul Cancelled Corp. fails to acquire Eenadu /11 Regional Channels/ from Eenadu 600.0 - - Buyer Broadcasting '11 Television Pvt Ltd. 01 Jul 01 Jul Corp. takes a majority stake in SmartLink Network, Inc. -- - Buyer Regional Banks '11 '11 03 May Rumor Music Group Corp. /Private Group/ fails to acquire -- - Buyer Commercial '11 Cancelled Corp. Printing/Forms 08 Mar 09 Mar Graphics International Corp. acquires SGI Japan Ltd. 18.0 - - Seller Information Technology '11 '11 Services 06 Mar 06 Mar Corp. acquires Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd. 32.5 5.6 18.2 Buyer Packaged Software '11 '11 25 Feb 29 Mar RETAILING Co., Ltd. takes a minority stake in StylingLife Holdings, 120.2 0.3 - Seller Specialty Stores '11 '11 Inc. from Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. 02 Feb 01 Jul Corp. acquires Suzhou Co., Ltd. from Seiko Epson Corp. 117.5 - - Buyer Electronic Production '11 '11 Equipment 31 Dec Rumor Corp. fails to acquire IMAX Corp. 2,541.7 10.2 36.6 Buyer Movies/Entertainment '10 Cancelled 22 Nov 30 Nov Corp. acquires European Marketing Specialists Network Ltd. 7.5 - - Seller Miscellaneous Commercial '10 '10 Services 22 Nov 01 Apr Printing Co., Ltd. acquires Sony Corp. /Prof Digital Photo Printer -- - Buyer Commercial '10 '11 Business/ from Corp. Printing/Forms 01 Oct 01 Nov Camera Co., Ltd. acquires Sony Finance International, Inc. /Credit -- - Seller Finance/Rental/Leasing '10 '10 Card Business/ from Corp. SAMPLE 29 Sep Cancelled Corp., Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. fails to acquire Shirakawa Wood 10.7 0.9 - Buyer Electric Utilities '10 Power Co. Ltd. /Wood Biomass Power Div/ from The First Energy Service Co., Ltd. 18 Sep Rumor India Pariwar Ltd. fails to acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. from 2,000.0 - - Seller Movies/Entertainment '10 Cancelled Corp. 08 Sep 08 Sep Capital Management LP acquires Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. from -- - Seller Movies/Entertainment '10 '10 LOC Acquisition Co. 07 Sep 25 Jan Emte SL, Ficosa International SA acquires Sony España SA from -- - Seller Electronics/Appliances '10 '11 Corp. 17 Aug Rumor Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. fails to acquire Finance 23.4 - - Seller Real Estate Development '10 Cancelled International, Inc. /Leasing Division/ from Corp. 09 Aug 09 Aug Deutsche Entertainment AG, Corp. takes a majority stake in Manfred -- - Buyer Media Conglomerates '10 '10 Hertlein Veranstaltungs GmbH 24 Jun Rumor Acquisition Co. fails to acquire Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '10 Cancelled 22 Jun 22 Jun Corp. takes a majority stake in ShowTime Kft -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '10 '10 21 Jun 21 Jun Deutsche Entertainment AG acquires Raymond Gubbay Ltd. -- - Buyer Media Conglomerates '10 '10 21 May 28 Jun Precision Industry Co., Ltd. acquires Baja California S.A. de C.V -- - Seller Telecommunications '10 '10 Equipment 21 May 25 Jun Precision Industry Co., Ltd. acquires spol sro -- - Seller Telecommunications '10 '10 Equipment 31 Mar 01 Jun Corp. acquires Sony Mobile Display Corp. /Yasu Ops/ from -- - Seller Electronic Production '10 '10 Corp. Equipment 31 Mar 06 Jul Precision Industry Co., Ltd. takes a majority stake in Slovakia 39.9 - - Seller Telecommunications '10 '10 spol sro from Sony Corp. Equipment 29 Mar 29 Mar Inc. takes a minority stake in HBO Group from 217.0 - - Seller Cable/Satellite TV '10 '10 Corp. 22 Mar Rumor Inc. fails to acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. from Corp. 1,500.0 - - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '10 Cancelled 22 Mar 22 Mar Corp. takes a minority stake in Tuvalu Media BV -- - Seller Movies/Entertainment '10 '10 02 Mar 02 Mar Corp. acquires Ltd. -- - Buyer Packaged Software '10 '10 23 Feb 23 Feb Semiconductors NV acquires Moversa GmbH from Corp. -- - Seller Semiconductors '10 '10 09 Feb 09 Feb Corp. acquires iCyt Mission Technology, Inc. -- - Buyer Biotechnology '10 '10 28 Jan 28 Jan Corp. acquires Convergent Media Systems Corp. from SA -- - Buyer Information Technology '10 '10 Services 13 Jan 27 Jan Inc. acquires HBO Central 156.2 - - Seller Cable/Satellite TV '10 '10 25 Nov 01 Feb Corp. acquires Usen Corp. /Internet Service Provider Business/ from 22.2 - - Buyer Specialty '09 '10 Corp. Telecommunications 17 Nov 31 Mar Co., Ltd. acquires M3, Inc. /Clinical Nurse Business/ from Corp. 2.4 2.7 - Seller Internet Software/Services '09 '10 11 Nov 31 Mar Seiki Co., Ltd. acquires Magne Scale KK from Corp. 66.8 - - Seller Electronic '09 '10 Equipment/Instruments 01 Sep 31 Dec Industry Co., Ltd. takes a majority stake in Baja 9.6 - - Seller Telecommunications '09 '09 California S.A. de C.V from Sony Corp. Equipment 30 Jul 01 Oct Telecommunications Co., Ltd. takes a majority stake in J SPORTS 84.3 - - Seller Broadcasting '09 '09 Broadcasting Corp. 07 Jul 07 Jul Corp. takes a minority stake in DEAG Classics AG from DEAG Deutsche -- - Buyer Media Conglomerates '09 '09 Entertainment AG 24 Jun 24 Jun Corp. takes a minority stake in Dada.net SpA from Dada SpA -- - Buyer Internet Software/Services '09 '09 29 May 01 Aug Corp. acquires Sony Marketing (Japan), Inc. /Mobile Phone Retail 57.9 - - Seller Specialty Stores '09 '09 Business/ from Corp. 16 Apr 29 May Inc. acquires Sony Corp. /Free Video Sharing Ops/ from Corp. -- - Seller Internet Software/Services '09 '09 13 Apr 13 Apr Corp. takes a minority stake in Lean-M -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '09 '09 12 Mar 12 Mar Corp. acquires Seiko Epson Corp. /Samll & Middle Size LCD Business/ -- - Buyer Electronic Production '09 '09 from Epson Corp. Equipment 02 Mar 15 Apr Corp. takes a majority stake in Mebix, Inc. 24.7 0.9 -137.0 Buyer Packaged Software '09 '09 29 Jan 29 Jan Corp. takes a minority stake in SA -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '09 '09 28 Jan 05 Mar Corp. acquires Bangla Entertainment Pvt Ltd. 12.3 - - Buyer Broadcasting '09 '09 19 Jan 19 Jan Corp. acquires Embassy Row -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '09 '09 19 Jan 19 Jan Corp. acquires Octopi LLC /PoxNora Game/ from Octopi LLC -- - Buyer Packaged Software '09 '09 26 Nov 26 Nov Corp. acquires So-net Media Networks Corp. 3.8 - - Buyer Miscellaneous Commercial '08 '08 Services 31 Oct 31 Dec Corp. acquires Entertainment Distribution Co. LLC /Indiana Distribution 29.5 - - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '08 '08 Ops/ from EDCI Holdings, Inc. SAMPLE 08 Sep 08 Sep Global, Inc. acquires Spektrum TV Zrt from HBO Central Europe 99.3 - - Seller Cable/Satellite TV '08 '08 14 Aug 14 Aug Co., Ltd. acquires Sony Creative Products, Inc. /3 Mix Stores Ops/ from -- - Seller Specialty Stores '08 '08 Corp. 05 Aug 01 Oct Corp. acquires Sony BMG Music Entertainment (US Latin) LLC 924.3 - - Buyer Miscellaneous Commercial '08 '08 Services 20 Jun 07 Jul Enterprises NY, Inc. acquires TeeVee Toons, Inc. 5.1 0.9 - Seller Commercial '08 '08 Printing/Forms 23 Apr 02 Jun Corp. acquires Gracenote, Inc. 260.0 - - Buyer Internet Software/Services '08 '08 27 Mar 09 Jul Corp. takes a majority stake in MI Co. Ltd. from media innovation Co., Ltd. 7.3 - - Buyer Miscellaneous Commercial '08 '08 Services 14 Mar 01 Jul Printing Co., Ltd. acquires Sony Chemical & Information Device -- - Seller Office Equipment/Supplies '08 '08 Corp. /Inked Ribbon Ops/ from Sony Corp. 13 Mar 18 Jun Corp. takes a majority stake in 2waytraffic NV 99.7 3.5 12.9 Buyer Movies/Entertainment '08 '08 13 Mar 18 Jun Corp. acquires 2waytraffic NV 131.2 4.7 17.7 Buyer Movies/Entertainment '08 '08 29 Feb 29 Feb Financial Holdings, Inc. acquires , Inc. -- - Buyer Regional Banks '08 '08 28 Feb 11 Apr Corp. takes a majority stake in Gamepot, Inc. 69.7 2.7 8.6 Buyer Packaged Software '08 '08 25 Feb 29 Feb Inc. acquires Aeria IPM KK from Aeria, Inc. -- - Buyer Miscellaneous Commercial '08 '08 Services 21 Dec 21 Dec Pictures Corp. Ltd., The Walt Disney Co. Ltd. takes a minority stake in 17.9 - - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '07 '07 FilmFlex Movies Ltd. 12 Oct 12 Oct BMG Music Entertainment (US Latin) LLC takes a majority stake in MTS -- - Buyer Miscellaneous Commercial '07 '07 Management Töne Stallmeyer GmbH Services 12 Oct 12 Oct BMG Music Entertainment (US Latin) LLC takes a majority stake in -- - Buyer Miscellaneous Commercial '07 '07 Bucardo Kunst- und Kulturproduktion GmbH Services 26 Sep 26 Sep Corp. acquires ST Liquid Crystal Display Corp. -- - Buyer Electronic '07 '07 Equipment/Instruments 26 Sep 26 Sep Corp. takes a minority stake in Japan Medical Net Communications Co. -- - Buyer Specialty '07 '07 Ltd. Telecommunications 19 Sep 19 Sep Corp. acquires Ltd. -- - Buyer Packaged Software '07 '07 17 Sep 17 Sep Devices, Inc. acquires Univa Corp. -- - Buyer Packaged Software '07 '07 08 Aug 08 Aug Inc. acquires Movielink LLC 7.0 - - Seller Electronics/Appliance '07 '07 Stores 16 May 16 May Inc. acquires NetServices GmbH -- - Seller Packaged Software '07 '07 15 May 15 May Corp. acquires Sigil Games Online, Inc. -- - Buyer Packaged Software '07 '07 08 Mar 25 Apr Co., Ltd. acquires Skygate Co., Ltd. from Corp. 0.9 0.0 - Seller Other Consumer Services '07 '07 09 Feb 09 Feb Music Group GmbH takes a minority stake in Taxim Edisyon -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '07 '07 02 Feb 02 Feb Corp. acquires Sony Broadband Solutions Corp. from ITOCHU Techno- -- - Buyer Information Technology '07 '07 Solutions Corp. Services 23 Jan 23 Jan Networks Co., Ltd. acquires AII, Inc. /Content Distribution Platform Ops./ 0.2 - - Seller Internet Software/Services '07 '07 from Sony Corp. 08 Jan 08 Jan Suhler & Associates acquires Group -- - Seller Broadcasting '07 '07 05 Jan 05 Jan Productions Ltd. /Management/ acquires Productions Ltd. from -- - Seller Movies/Entertainment '07 '07 2waytraffic NV 05 Dec 05 Dec Holdings, Inc. /Private Group/ takes a minority stake in StylingLife 78.0 - - Seller Specialty Stores '06 '06 Holdings, Inc. from Sony Corp. 01 Dec 20 Dec NV acquires Lusam Entertainment Ltd. -- - Seller Movies/Entertainment '06 '06 01 Dec 20 Dec NV acquires Knight Whitehill Productions Ltd. -- - Seller Movies/Entertainment '06 '06 16 Nov 16 Nov Corp. takes a minority stake in Maximum Throughput, Inc. -- - Buyer Packaged Software '06 '06 07 Nov 02 Feb Ericsson Mobile Communications AB acquires UIQ Technology AB from -- - Buyer Packaged Software '06 '07 Symbian Ltd. 09 Oct 09 Oct Corp. takes a minority stake in Taj Television Ltd. -- - Buyer Broadcasting '06 '06 03 Oct 03 Oct Services, Inc. takes a minority stake in Tempstaff Kelly, Inc. from Tempstaff 5.0 - - Seller Personnel Services '06 '06 Co., Ltd. 15 Sep 03 Oct Communication Network Corp. takes a minority stake in Gamepot, Inc. 11.5 4.1 13.0 Buyer Packaged Software '06 '06 from Aeria, Inc. 22 Aug 22 Aug Corp. acquires Grouper Networks, Inc. 65.0 - - Buyer Packaged Software '06 '06 14 Aug 08 Feb Corp. takes a majority stake in Lean-M -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '06 '07 10 Aug 10 Aug Corp. acquires Worlds Apart Productions LLC -- - Buyer Packaged Software '06 '06 30 Jun 30 Jun DADC AG acquires DeluxeSAMPLE Media Services Ltd. /DVD Replication 10.7 - - Buyer Electronics/Appliance '06 '06 & Distr Oper (2)/ from Deluxe Media Services Ltd. Stores 15 Jun 30 Jun Instruments Incorporated acquires Reflectivity, Inc. -- - Seller Semiconductors '06 '06 23 May 01 Aug Inc. acquires Sony Magazine, Inc. /Book Publishing Business/ from -- - Seller Commercial '06 '06 Corp. Printing/Forms 19 May 19 May Communication Network Corp. acquires MDLinx, Inc. -- - Buyer Internet Software/Services '06 '06 19 Apr 19 Apr Bank Ltd. acquires Corp. /Pencoed UK Operations/ from -- - Seller Telecommunications '06 '06 Corp. Equipment 20 Mar 26 Apr SA acquires Ericsson Mobile Communications AB /M2M 32.5 0.4 - Seller Telecommunications '06 '06 Comms Bus/ from Ericsson Mobile Communications AB Equipment 27 Feb 07 Jun Cordial Corp. takes a majority stake in StylingLife Holdings, Inc. from -- - Seller Specialty Stores '06 '06 Corp. 24 Jan 24 Jan Corp. acquires , Inc. -- - Buyer Packaged Software '06 '06 19 Jan 19 Jan Corp. acquires Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. /Digital SRL Business/ from -- - Buyer Electronics/Appliances '06 '06 Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. 13 Dec 13 Dec Ericsson Mobile Communications AB takes a majority stake in Beijing 12.0 - - Seller Electronic Components '05 '05 Suohong Electronics Co. Ltd. 07 Dec 07 Dec Corp. acquires -- - Buyer Packaged Software '05 '05 01 Aug 01 Aug BMG Music Entertainment (US Latin) LLC takes a minority stake in Four -- - Buyer Publishing: '05 '05 Music Productions GmbH Books/Magazines 21 Jul 27 Sep Corp. acquires SN Systems Ltd. -- - Buyer Packaged Software '05 '05 17 Jun 17 Jun Corp. takes a minority stake in Shine Ltd. -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '05 '05 17 Mar 17 Mar Corp. /Austrian Service Business/ /Management/ acquires Sony Corp. -- - Seller Other Consumer Services '05 '05 /Austrian Service Business/ from Sony Corp. 07 Jan 07 Jan Corp. acquires International Display Technology Co. Ltd. /LCD Ops/ from 176.1 - - Buyer Electronics/Appliances '05 '05 Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. 07 Jan 07 Jan Rundfunk acquires Sony Corp. /German Service Business/ from -- - Seller Other Consumer Services '05 '05 Corp. 28 Sep 28 Sep Corp. takes a majority stake in Sri Adhikari Brothers TV /Broadcasting -- - Buyer Broadcasting '04 '04 Unit/ from Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Ltd. 13 Sep 08 Apr -Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. /Consortium/ acquires Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. 4,824.8 2.6 6.2 Buyer Movies/Entertainment '04 '05 09 Jul 09 Jul International, Inc. acquires The Entertainment Network Ltd. from Sony -- - Seller Electronics/Appliance '04 '04 Music Entertainment, Inc., Music Group Corp. Stores 07 Jul 07 Jul Ericsson Mobile Communications AB takes a minority stake in Symbian 105.6 10.9 - Buyer Information Technology '04 '04 Ltd. from Psion Plc Services 30 Jun 30 Jun Corp. takes a majority stake in Beijing Ericsson Putian Mobile 15.0 - - Buyer Telecommunications '04 '04 Communications Co. Ltd. from LM Ericsson Telefon AB Equipment 08 Jun 08 Jun Corp. acquires Starling SARL from Canal+ SA -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '04 '04 08 Jun 08 Jun SA acquires Adventure Line Productions SAS from Canal+ SA -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '04 '04 06 Apr 06 Apr City Los Angeles acquires The LLC from Corp. 125.0 - - Seller Movies/Entertainment '04 '04 23 Jan 23 Jan Corp. acquires Set Satellite Pte Ltd. -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '04 '04 12 Dec 12 Dec Plc acquires GoPlay TV Ltd. from Corp. 11.1 - - Seller Broadcasting '03 '03 28 Nov 28 Nov Corp. acquires Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. 34.7 - - Buyer Electronics/Appliances '03 '03 10 Nov 10 Nov Media Corp. acquires Sony Electronics, Inc. /Systems Integration -- - Seller Information Technology '03 '03 Business/ from Sony Corp. Services 06 Nov 05 Aug Music Entertainment, Inc. acquires BMG /Recording Division/ from BMG 5,000.0 - - Buyer Publishing: '03 '04 Entertainment Books/Magazines 29 Aug 29 Aug Television Network, Inc., ITOCHU Corp., Corp. takes a minority stake -- - Buyer Cable/Satellite TV '03 '03 in SKY Perfect Communications, Inc. from News Corp. Ltd. 29 Jul 29 Jul Interactive Television Group Ltd. acquires GOiNTERACTtv Ltd. from -- - Seller Information Technology '03 '03 Doughty Hanson & Co. Managers Ltd., Corp. Services 23 Jul 31 Jul Programming Co., Ltd. takes a minority stake in AXN Japan, Inc. from -- - Seller Broadcasting '03 '03 Corp. 03 Jun 03 Jun Corp. takes a majority stake in Sobey Digital Technology Co Ltd -- - Buyer Telecommunications '03 '03 Equipment 19 May 19 May Inc. acquires PressPlay from Corp., Vivendi SA 51.4 26.7 -2.4 Seller Catalog/Specialty '03 '03 Distribution 02 May 31 Jul Corp. acquires Sonic Foundry, Inc. /Desktop Softwar Operations/ from 18.0 - - Buyer Packaged Software '03 '03 Sonic Foundry, Inc. 28 Jan 24 Apr Corp. acquires CIS Corp 11.7 0.3 -2.1 Buyer Information Technology '03 '03 Services 16 Jan 16 Jan Corp. acquires SuperComm from The Walt Co. -- - Buyer Packaged Software '03 '03 20 Nov 20 Nov Corp. acquires Run Tones LLC -- - Buyer Information Technology '02 '02 Services 13 Nov 03 Jan Electronics NV, Sony SAMPLECorp. acquires Intertrust Technologies Corp. 292.8 25.0 -18.5 Buyer Miscellaneous Commercial '02 '03 Services 10 Oct 10 Oct Television Network, Inc., ITOCHU Corp., Corp. takes a minority stake 105.3 2.8 -8.0 Buyer Cable/Satellite TV '02 '02 in SKY Perfect Communications, Inc. from Hughes Electronics Corp. 08 Oct 08 Oct Corp. takes a minority stake in PalmSource, Inc. from PalmOne, Inc. 20.0 - - Buyer Packaged Software '02 '02 05 Aug 05 Aug Corp. acquires Incog, Inc. -- - Buyer Packaged Software '02 '02 02 Jul 27 Aug Corp. acquires Acuff Rose Music Publishing from Gaylord Entertainment 157.0 - - Buyer Hotels/Resorts/Cruiselines '02 '02 Co. 17 Jun 17 Jun Inc. acquires Cantametrix -- - Buyer Information Technology '02 '02 Services 14 May 25 Jun The Group LP takes a majority stake in Columbia House Co. from 410.6 - - Seller Movies/Entertainment '02 '02 AOL Time Warner, Inc., Corp. 10 Apr 10 Apr Admirer Ltd. acquires Aiwa Wales Manufacturing Ltd. from Corp. -- - Seller Electronics/Appliances '02 '02 29 Jan 29 Jan Telefon AB, Sony Corp. takes a minority stake in Symbian Ltd. 30.1 0.1 -0.0 Buyer Information Technology '02 '02 Services 20 Jan 01 Apr Inc. takes a minority stake in Intervision, Inc. from Corp. 13.1 - - Seller Information Technology '02 '02 Services 21 Nov 21 Nov Corp. takes a majority stake in Red Distributions, Inc. from edel AG -- - Buyer Electronics/Appliance '01 '01 Stores 11 Oct 12 Apr Electric Co. acquires Group, Inc. from Liberty Media Corp. 2,680.0 - - Seller Broadcasting '01 '02 /Old/, Sony Corp. 02 Oct 02 Oct Communication Network Corp. acquires Web Online Networks from 15.0 - - Buyer Internet Software/Services '01 '01 '01 '01 Corp. 13 Jul 13 Jul Inc. acquires Infobeat from Corp. 9.9 - - Seller Internet Software/Services '01 '01 27 Jun 28 Sep & Corp. /Old/, Sony Corp. acquires Kxtx TV from Hicks Sports Group LLC -- - Buyer Broadcasting '01 '01 27 Jun 27 Jun Corp. takes a minority stake in Systemonic AG -- - Buyer Specialty '01 '01 Telecommunications 02 Jun 02 Jun Creation acquires cassette packaging factory from SA -- - Seller Miscellaneous Commercial '01 '01 Services 12 Feb 06 Jun Corp. /Old/, Corp. acquires KWHY-TV from Harriscope, Inc. 239.0 - - Buyer Broadcasting '01 '01 22 Jan 22 Jan Corp. acquires , Inc. -- - Buyer Packaged Software '01 '01 22 Jan 22 Jan Corp. acquires Red Zone Interactive, Inc. -- - Buyer Packaged Software '01 '01 01 Oct 01 Oct - AG acquires Sony Corp. /TV Production & World Marketing 20.5 - - Seller Movies/Entertainment '00 '00 Business (2)/ from Corp. 20 Sep 06 Oct Corp. acquires Printing Holland Bv from Corp. -- - Seller Containers/Packaging '00 '00 01 Sep 01 Sep Corp. acquires Sony Music Printing Holland Bv from Corp. -- - Seller Containers/Packaging '00 '00 30 Aug 30 Aug Corp. acquires RTIME, Inc. -- - Buyer Packaged Software '00 '00 21 Aug 26 Feb Corp. /Old/ takes a minority stake in LLC from 275.0 - - Seller Cable/Satellite TV '00 '01 Corp. 29 Jun 29 Jun Corp. takes a minority stake in Tokyu Co. Ltd. from Tokyu 94.8 - - Buyer Cable/Satellite TV '00 '00 Corp. 01 Jun 01 Jun Corp. acquires Verant Interactive, Inc. -- - Buyer Internet Software/Services '00 '00 27 Apr 31 Jul Automation, Inc. acquires Sony Trans Com from Corp. -- - Seller Electronics/Appliances '00 '00 26 Apr 26 Apr Corp. takes a minority stake in Fujitsu Plasma Display Ltd. from -- - Buyer Electronic '00 '00 Fujitsu Ltd. Equipment/Instruments 26 Apr 26 Apr Corp. takes a minority stake in Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display Ltd. from -- - Buyer Electronic '00 '00 Hitachi Ltd. Equipment/Instruments 01 Apr 01 Apr Tele Atlas NV acquires Etak, Inc. from Corp. -- - Seller Marine Shipping '00 '00 23 Mar 23 Mar Corp. takes a minority stake in Baron International Ltd. -- - Buyer Electronics/Appliance '00 '00 Stores 24 Jan 24 Jan acquires HoboNet from Corp. -- - Seller Specialty '00 '00 Telecommunications 01 Nov 07 Dec Inc. acquires Materials Research Corp. from Corp. -- - Seller Semiconductors '99 '99 25 Oct 25 Oct AG takes a majority stake in Red Distributions, Inc. from Corp. -- - Seller Electronics/Appliance '99 '99 Stores 24 Aug 24 Aug Corp. acquires Emazing LLC -- - Buyer Internet Software/Services '99 '99 10 Aug 10 Aug Corp. takes a minority stake in Yupi.com -- - Buyer Internet Software/Services '99 '99 01 Jul 01 Jul Music Entertainment, Inc. acquires Pdu Edizioni Discografiche E Musicali -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '99 '99 Sa from Fininvest SpA 16 Jun 16 Jun Signatures /Private Group/ acquires Sony Signatures from Corp. -- - Seller Movies/Entertainment '99 '99 25 Mar 25 Mar Media, Inc. acquires Sony Music News Service from Corp. -- - Seller Internet Software/Services '99 '99 09 Mar 05 Jan Corp. acquires EntertainmentSAMPLE (Japan), Inc. 2,200.5 3.5 32.4 Buyer Commercial '99 '00 Printing/Forms 09 Mar 05 Jan Corp. acquires Chemicals Corp. 471.6 4.0 23.1 Buyer Electronic Production '99 '00 Equipment 09 Mar 05 Jan Corp. acquires Precision Technology, Inc. 102.5 2.4 - Buyer Electronic '99 '00 Equipment/Instruments 27 Apr 27 Apr Corp. acquires Entertainment LLC -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '98 '98 27 Feb 27 Feb acquires Cascade Design Automation Corp from Electric Industry 24.0 - - Buyer Electronic Production '98 '98 Co., Ltd. Equipment 01 Apr 01 Apr Werke Spezialfabrik Fuer Leiterplatten acquires Corp. -- - Seller Electronics/Appliances '97 '97 10 Mar 10 Mar Instruments, Inc. acquires Sony Materials Research Corp. /Media & -- - Seller Medical Specialties '97 '97 Magnetics Apps/ from Corp. 28 Mar 28 Mar Corp. acquires Red LLC -- - Buyer Miscellaneous Commercial '94 '94 Services 14 Jul 14 Jul Corp. acquires CAMI Video from Columbia Artists Management, Inc. -- - Buyer Movies/Entertainment '93 '93 01 May 01 May Corp. acquires Ltd. -- - Buyer Information Technology '93 '93 Services

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