All Transactions
Privatizations
Pechiney
France Télécom
Thomson-CSF (Thales)
Public Exchange Offers
Acquisition of Ecco by Adia
Acquisition of IFD (Axa group) by Crédit National
Public Tender Offers
Acquisition of Avimo (a listed Singaporean company) by Thales
Acquisition of Racal Electronics Plc (UK listed company) by Thales
Acquisition of Guilbert by Pinault Printemps Redoute
Acquisition of equity held by minority shareholders in Roussel-Uclaf by Hoechst
Acquisition of equity held by minority shareholders in Ecco TT by Ecco
Acquisition of Cegep by Rodamco France (tender offer with standing market offer)
Public buyout offers followed by a squeeze-out
Acquisition of equity held by minority shareholders in Ecco and Ecco TT by Adecco
Acquisition of equity held by minority shareholders in Soudure Autogène by Air Liquide
Initial public offering
Initial public offering of General Cable (Générale des Eaux group)
Other Operations
Disposals
GSI to ADP
Crouzet to Schneider Electric
Thales Services Industries to Assystem-Brime
Thales Instruments to JF Lehman-Thomas Weisel
Thales Contact Solutions to Nice System Ltd
Acquisitions
Acquisition by Thales of 50% of ADI in partnership with Transfield
Acquisition by Thales of a 5.7% stake in Embraer
Acquisition by Thales of 50% of the defense business of Samsung Electronics
Acquisition by Rhone-Mérieux of Sanofi's Animal Health business
Acquisition by Johnson Controls of Roth
Acquisition by Pragma Capital of CNN MCO
Demergers and mergers
Groupe Chargeurs split into Pathé and Chargeurs International
Merger of Manoir Industrie (Strafor Facom group) with Sambre & Meuse