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
Takeover bids
Thales acquires Avimo (a listed Singaporean company)
Acquisition of Racal Electronics Plc (UK listed company) by Thales
Acquisition of Guilbert by Pinault Printemps Redoute
Acquisition of minority shareholders in Roussel-Uclaf by Hoechst
Acquisition of 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 minority shareholders in Ecco and Ecco TT by Adecco
Acquisition of minority shareholders in Soudure Autogène by L'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
Thales acquires 50% of ADI in association with Transfield
Thales acquires a 5.7% stake in Embraer.
Acquisition by Thales of 50% of the defense business of Samsung Electronics.
Acquisition of Sanofi's Animal Health business by Rhone-Mérieux
Acquisition of Roth by Johnson Controls
Acquisition of CNN MCO by Pragma Capital
Demergers and mergers
Groupe Chargeurs split into Pathé and Chargeurs International
Merger of Manoir Industrie (Strafor Facom group) with Sambre & Meuse