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The "Great American Sell Off" ticker is an up-to-date projection of the amount of money that foreign companies spend to acquire U.S. companies.  Acquisition of companies by foreign entities diverts U.S. technology, jobs and ownership abroad.

The ticker is a projection based on the average amount of money spent per second on acquisitions in the 2007 fiscal year, which was $4,087.85 per second. Use the acquisition index below to see the most current data available on foreign acquisitions.

Largest Acquisitions | Top 20 States | Top 20 Countries | Top 20 Industries


List Of American Companies Sold To Foreign Interests

Hawker Beechcraft Corp-US Fuel [Goldman Sachs Group Inc]
Foreign Acquiror
BBA Aviation PLC
Foreign Acquiring Country
United Kingdom
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$128,500,000
Date Acquired
07/24/08
State of US Company
Kansas
US Company Business Description
Mnfr aircraft
US Company Industry
Aerospace and Aircraft



Parkway Clinical Labs Inc
Foreign Acquiror
Rosetta Genomics Ltd
Foreign Acquiring Country
Israel
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$3,200,000
Date Acquired
07/24/08
State of US Company
Pennsylvania
US Company Business Description
own,op clinical lab
US Company Industry
Health Services



DIC Entertaiment Holdings Inc
Foreign Acquiror
CJ Acquisition Inc [Cookie Jar Group]
Foreign Acquiring Country
Canada
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$31,180,000
Date Acquired
07/23/08
State of US Company
California
US Company Business Description
Pvd cable TV svcs
US Company Industry
Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations



Bentley Pharmaceuticals Inc
Foreign Acquiror
Teva Pharma Inds Ltd
Foreign Acquiring Country
Israel
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$352,058,990
Date Acquired
07/22/08
State of US Company
New Hampshire
US Company Business Description
Mnfr,whl pharm
US Company Industry
Drugs



Blue Hill Creek Gold
Foreign Acquiror
Otis Capital Corp
Foreign Acquiring Country
Canada
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$400,000
Date Acquired
07/16/08
State of US Company
Idaho
US Company Business Description
Gold mining
US Company Industry
Mining



Electro-Chem Tech-Intellectual [Electro-Chemical Tech Ltd]
Foreign Acquiror
Puricore PLC
Foreign Acquiring Country
United Kingdom
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$8,300,000
Date Acquired
07/16/08
State of US Company
Missouri
US Company Business Description
Intellectual ppty portfolio
US Company Industry
Soaps, Cosmetics, and Personal-Care Products



MovieBeam Inc [Movie Gallery Inc]
Foreign Acquiror
Dar Capital Ltd
Foreign Acquiring Country
United Kingdom
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$2,250,000
Date Acquired
07/15/08
State of US Company
California
US Company Business Description
Pvd digital ent svcs
US Company Industry
Motion Picture Production and Distribution



Sauer-Danfoss Inc
Foreign Acquiror
Danfoss A/S
Foreign Acquiring Country
Denmark
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$493,046,997
Date Acquired
07/11/08
State of US Company
Iowa
US Company Business Description
Mnfr fluid power pumps,motors
US Company Industry
Machinery



NAVTEQ Corp
Foreign Acquiror
Nokia Oyj
Foreign Acquiring Country
Finland
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$7,953,590,820
Date Acquired
07/10/08
State of US Company
Illinois
US Company Business Description
Dvlp digital mapping software
US Company Industry
Prepackaged Software



Reliant Energy Inc-Channelview [Reliant Energy Inc]
Foreign Acquiror
GIM Channelview Cogeneration
Foreign Acquiring Country
United Kingdom
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$500,000,000
Date Acquired
07/09/08
State of US Company
Texas
US Company Business Description
Cogeneration facility
US Company Industry
Electric, Gas, and Water Distribution



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All attempts have been made to indicate the country of ultimate ownership for foreign companies acquiring US companies. However, it may be possible that ownership of these foreign companies may be held by a third country. For example, the higher than average number of acquisitions made by United Kingdom and Canadian companies suggest that other countries may be using their foreign-owned subsidiaries in these countries as pass-through vehicles.