To help you see how others have succeeded in successfully exiting their companies, we have gathered some of the most successful (and interesting) company exits including the largest merger and acquisitions deals of the past few years.

1. KILLER COMPANY EXITS
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2. Recent years have seen significant exits from established companies,
representing learning opportunities for small businesses nationwide.
Whether through IPO or acquisition, exit planning continues to be a
significant need for all businesses large or small.

3. Just last year, there were 1,250
sales with a total exit volume of
$456 billion.
These exits represented a 22%
increase in the number of buyout
exits in North America as well as
16% in Europe.
Many of these companies required
extensive planning to get to their
exit, with 60% of assets held for
more than five years.

4. To help you see how others have succeeded in successfully exiting their
companies, we have gathered some of the most successful (and
interesting) company exits including the largest merger and acquisitions
deals of the past few years.

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6. Altera
Intel acquired Altera, the company’s
largest acquisition in it’s history.
• Deal Value: $16.59 billion
• Sector: Technology

7. Kinder Morgan Inc.’s acquisition of
El Paso Pipeline Partners represented
the largest energy transaction in
history, now becoming the largest
midstream energy company in the
U.S. because of the deal.
Deal Value: $76 billion
Sector: Energy
El Paso Pipeline Partners

8. NXP Semiconductors acquired Freescale Semiconductor,
representing significant consolidation within the space and
a comprised value of over $40 billion.
Deal Value: $40 billion
Deal Value excluding debt: $11.78 billion
Sector: Technology
Freescale Semiconductor

9. Pfizer announced plans to acquire
Hospira, resulting in an estimated
cost savings of $800 million per
year by 2018.
Deal Value: $17.15 billion
Deal Value excluding debt: $15.93
billion
Sector: Healthcare
Hospira

10. AbbVie acquired Pharmacyclics giving it rights to 50% of Imbruvica’s revenue.
Pharmacyclics is a cancer drug maker.
Deal Value: $20.99 billion
Sector: Healthcare
Pharmacyclics

11. Mylan offered an acquisition for Perrigo at bids of $205 per share.
Deal Value: $35.3 billion (pending)
Deal Value excluding debt: $34.11 billion
Sector: Healthcare
Perrigo

12. Avago Technologies agreed
to purchase Broadcom for
$37 billion, valuing the
combined company at $77
billion in enterprise value.
Deal Value: $17.15 billion
Deal Value excluding debt:
$15.93 billion
Sector: Technology
Broadcom

13. H.J. Heinz and Kraft Foods Group created
the world’s fifth largest food company
with revenues of $28 billion.
Deal Value: $45.44 billion
Deal Value excluding debt: $36.7 billion
Sector: Food and Beverage
Kraft

14. Teva made a takeover offer of Mylan, even admist Mylan pending takeover of Perrigo. If Teva
aquires Mylan, it would become the leading generic-drug company with more than $30 billion
in annual sales.
Deal Value: $50.97 billion
Deal Value excluding debt: $42.97 billion
Sector: Healthcare
Mylan

15. Charter secured both the acquisition of both Time Warner Cable as well as a subsequent
acquisition of Bright House Networks for $10.4 billion. The acquisition represents 23.9 million
customers in 41 states.
Deal Value: $79.59 billion
Deal Value excluding debt: $56.8 billion
Sector: Telecom
Time Warner Cable

16. Reynolds American, Inc. acquisition
of Lorillard Inc. represented one of
the largest M&A activity within the
Tobacco space.
Deal Value: $27 billion
Sector: Tobacco
Lorillard Inc.

17. Novartis AG agreed to restructure over $20 billion in assets with Glaxo Smith Kline, combining
their over-thecounter and consumer drug business. Novartis bought Glaxo Smith Kline’s
cancer drug business.
Deal Value: $20 billion
Sector: Pharmaceuticals
Glaxo Smith Kline

18. Facebook acquired
WhatsApp, representing the
largest purchase of a venture
capital backed firm,
effectively eliminating
Twitter’s competitive
advantage.
Deal Value: $22 billion
Sector: Tech
WhatsApp

19. Actavis’ purchase of Forest
Laboratories, acquiring a portfolio
of various medications.
Deal Value: $25 billion
Sector: Pharmacueticals
Forest Laboratories

20. Haliburton Company’s acquisition of Baker Hughes Incorporated potential acquisition
represents a significant consolidation within the energy sector.
Deal Value: $35 billion
Sector: Energy
Baker Hughes Incorporated

21. Medtronic, Inc acquisition of Covidien represents an addition of a portfolio of hospital
supplies allowing Medtronic to compete with Johnson & Johnson.
Deal Value: $43 billion
Sector: Healthcare
Covidien

22. Actavis and Allergen represents a
deal of various practices including
ophthalmology, neurosciences,
dermatology, and
gastroentroenterology.
Deal Value: $66 billion
Sector: Healthcare
Allergan

23. AT&T’s acquisition of DirecTV for $48.9 billion in cash representing significant consolidation
within the pace.
Deal Value: $67 billion
Sector: Telecom
DirecTV

24. Comcast’s offer for TimeWarner Cable would combine the two largest cable operators within
the United States.
Deal Value: $70 billion
Sector: Telecom
Time Warner Cable

25. 1. Restructure and change organizational growth
2. Increase market share
3. Obtaining new products
4. Gaining entrance into new markets
5. Gaining intellectual property
These were the most common elements we saw amongst these
“killer” exits and reason why companies looked to merge / acquire:

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