The Top 10 Media Mergers & Acquisitions Deals of 2008
Here’s a list of the top 10 M&A deals of 2008. Let’s see what 2009 has in store.
1. Reed Elsevier buys Choicepoint ($4.1 billion)
2. WPP buys Taylor Nelson Sofres ($3.1 billion)
3. Hellman & Friedman buys Getty Images ($2.4 billion)
4. CBS buys Cnet ($1.7 billion)
5. eBay buys Bill Me Later ($945 million)
6. AOL (Time Warner) buys Bebo ($850 million)
7. Cablevision buys Newsday ($650 million)
8. Telvent GIT buys Data Transmission Network ($445 million)
9. Microsoft buys Greenfield Online ($421 million)
10. eBay buys Den Bia Avis and BiiBasen ($390 million)
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