Trading RFS and ANB AMRO

In 2007, RFS, a group consisting of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Fortis and Santander, wanted to split up the Dutch bank ANB AMRO among themselves. In the end, ANB AMRO agreed to an amicable takeover by Barclays. The purchase price is said to have been around $98 billion. Subsequently, the bank had to cut thousands of jobs and the Dutch government supported the company with 2.6 billion euros. With the financial crisis, the bank became 100% owned by the Dutch state. Only since 2015, after an 8-year hiatus, the stock has been traded again on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

Philip Morris and the shareholders

A year later, the American cigarette manufacturer was spun off from the Altria Group. You can trade it in exness. The majority of the group is now held by the shareholders - for a transaction volume of over 107 billion dollars. Today, the Group is the leading tobacco manufacturer in the USA and the second largest in the world.

Anheuser Busch and SABMiller

Only a few months ago, SABMiller was acquired by the world's leading beer group, Anheuser Busch. The merger of the two major groups resulted in a transaction value of more than $109 billion. Antitrust regulators only gave the green light for the merger subject to conditions. Of the approximately 220,000 employees, 5,500 will lose their jobs as a result of the merger.

Verizon Communications and Verizon Wireless

In 2013, Vodafone sold its stake in Verizon Wireless. The mega-deal cost Verizon Communications more than $130 billion.

AOL and Time Warner

In 2000, Internet provider AOL and entertainment giant Time Warner merged. The marriage of the two giants cost over 164 billion U.S. dollars. Since the merger, the companies' stock market value has fallen steadily. In the meantime, Time Warner has sold AOL to Verizon.

Mannesmann and Vodafone

The biggest merger of all time took place in 1999. The spectacular deal was preceded by a long merger battle. In the end, Vodafone got Mannesmann at a price of over $202 billion. After the merger, the Mannesmann Group was broken up and in some cases sold to other companies at ridiculous prices. The tube mills, for example, went to Salzgitter for one euro. Vodafone was only interested in the mobile communications division. The merger destroyed thousands of jobs in Germany, especially in the Ruhr region.

Conclusion:

    Large mergers occurred especially at the time of the upswing in the telecommunications and petroleum markets.
    The pharmaceutical industry is also known for large mergers.
    The financial crisis put the brakes on megadeals for a long time.
    In the meantime, takeovers can be expected again.