|
YEAR |
VALUE ($ BILLION) |
ACQUIRING ENTITY |
HOME COUNTRY |
ACQUIRED ENTITY |
HOST COUNTRY |
SECTOR |
|
2011 |
$1.200 |
Investor Group* |
Kuwait |
Orascom Telecom Tunisie S.A. |
Tunisia |
Telephone communications except radiophone |
|
2009 |
$1.277 |
Paulson & Co. Inc. |
U.S. |
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. |
S. Africa |
Gold ores |
|
2007 |
$3.502 |
Bain Capital LLC |
U.S. |
Edgars Consolidated Stores Ltd. |
S. Africa |
Retail stores, nec |
|
2007 |
$1.438 |
Shareholders* |
S. Africa |
Mondi Ltd. |
S. Africa |
Paper mills |
|
2007 |
$1.410 |
Abraa Capital Ltd. |
UAE |
Egyptian Fertilizers Co. SAE |
Egypt |
Nitrogenous fertilizers |
|
2007 |
$0.933 |
Cleansheet Investments (Proprietary) Ltd. |
U.S. |
Alexander Forbes Ltd. |
S. Africa |
Insurance agents, brokers & service |
|
2006 |
$4.802 |
Shareholders* |
S. Africa |
Kumba Iron Ore |
S. Africa |
Iron ores |
|
2006 |
$2.313 |
Investor Group* |
UAE |
Tunisie-Telecoms |
Tunisia |
Telephone communications except radiophone |
|
2006 |
$1.000 |
Lexshall 44 General Trading (Pty) Ltd. |
Britain |
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront (Pty) Ltd. |
S. Africa |
Land subdividers & developers (except cemeteries) |
|
1997 |
$1.261 |
Investor Group* |
U.S. |
Telkom South Africa (Telkom) |
S. Africa |
Telephone communications except radiophone |
* Includes private equity funds as a partner
Source: UNCTAD
