Largest Deals (USD)

Deal target Deal value*
Genentech Inc $ 46,800,000,000
Compaq Computer Corp $ 25,000,000,000
Veritas Software Corp $ 13,520,000,000
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc $ 12,500,000,000
Autonomy Corporation PLC $ 12,000,000,000
PeopleSoft Inc $ 10,300,000,000
Skype Technologies SA $ 8,500,000,000
McAfee Inc $ 7,680,000,000
MCI Inc $ 7,600,000,000
Sun Microsystems Inc $ 7,400,000,000
Business Objects SA $ 6,800,000,000
aQuantive Inc $ 6,200,000,000
Siebel Systems Inc $ 5,850,000,000
Sybase Inc $ 5,800,000,000
ArrowPoint Communications Inc $ 5,700,000,000
NDS Group Ltd $ 5,000,000,000
AT&T Inc $ 5,000,000,000
Ariba Inc $ 4,300,000,000
Stratacom Inc $ 4,000,000,000
NetScreen Technologies Inc $ 4,000,000,000
Sterling Software Inc $ 3,910,000,000
CommScope Inc $ 3,900,000,000
NetLogic Microsystems Inc $ 3,700,000,000
Solectron Corp $ 3,600,000,000
Macromedia Inc $ 3,570,000,000
PwC Consulting $ 3,500,000,000
Lotus Development Corp $ 3,500,000,000
SuccessFactors Inc $ 3,400,000,000
Getty Images Inc $ 3,300,000,000
Novellus Systems Inc $ 3,300,000,000
Getty Images Inc $ 3,300,000,000
WebEx Communications Inc $ 3,200,000,000
DoubleClick Inc $ 3,100,000,000
Extended Stay America Inc $ 3,100,000,000
Foundry Networks LLC $ 3,000,000,000
Doha Global Investment Co $ 3,000,000,000
The Blackstone Group LP $ 3,000,000,000
Sirocco Systems Inc $ 2,900,000,000
3Com Corp $ 2,700,000,000
Skype Technologies SA $ 2,600,000,000
Cyras Systems Inc $ 2,600,000,000
GS Capital Partners V Fund LP $ 2,500,000,000
Quest Software Inc $ 2,400,000,000
Getty Images Inc $ 2,400,000,000
Capsugel Inc $ 2,380,000,000
3PAR Inc $ 2,350,000,000
Quantum Effect Devices Inc $ 2,300,000,000
Novell Inc $ 2,200,000,000
FrontierVision Partners LP $ 2,100,000,000
Clarify Inc $ 2,100,000,000
Firth Rixson Ltd $ 2,000,000,000
Chesapeake Midstream Partners LP $ 2,000,000,000
Netezza Corp $ 1,912,200,000
Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc $ 1,900,000,000
Taleo Corp $ 1,900,000,000
Omniture Inc $ 1,800,000,000
Oriental Brewery Co Ltd $ 1,800,000,000
ATU Auto Teile Unger Holding GmbH $ 1,750,000,000
Documentum Inc $ 1,700,000,000
Abacus Direct Corp $ 1,700,000,000
YouTube Inc $ 1,650,000,000
Overture Services Inc $ 1,630,000,000
Opsware Inc $ 1,600,000,000
ArcSight Inc $ 1,500,000,000
PayPal Inc $ 1,500,000,000
Efficient Networks Inc $ 1,500,000,000
RightNow Technologies Inc $ 1,500,000,000
EqualLogic Inc $ 1,400,000,000
Kenexa Corp $ 1,300,000,000
Internet Security Systems Inc $ 1,300,000,000
PopCap Games Inc $ 1,300,000,000
Nicira Networks Inc $ 1,260,000,000
Newport Communications Inc $ 1,240,000,000
Palm Inc $ 1,200,000,000
Yammer Inc $ 1,200,000,000
Zappos.com Inc $ 1,200,000,000
Silicon Spice Inc $ 1,200,000,000
VeriFone Systems Inc $ 1,180,000,000
Enobia Pharma Corp $ 1,100,000,000
Ionics Inc $ 1,100,000,000
Blackstone Capital Partners V LP $ 1,090,000,000
Endeca Technologies Inc $ 1,075,000,000
AOL Inc $ 1,000,000,000
Art Technology Group Inc $ 1,000,000,000
GelTex Pharmaceuticals $ 1,000,000,000
Instagram Inc $ 1,000,000,000
Alibaba.com Inc $ 1,000,000,000
Informix Corp $ 1,000,000,000
MySQL AB $ 1,000,000,000
Maker Communications Inc $ 990,000,000
Bureau of National Affairs $ 990,000,000
Compellent Technologies Inc $ 960,000,000
ONI Systems Inc $ 900,000,000
Coulter Pharmaceutical Inc $ 882,000,000
Eloqua Ltd $ 871,000,000
Bebo Inc $ 850,000,000
The Broadlane Group Inc $ 850,000,000
IronPort Systems Inc $ 830,000,000
Crystal Decisions Corp $ 820,000,000
Jimmy Choo Ltd $ 811,000,000