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This 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 $6,749.43 per second. Use the acquisition index below to see the most current data available on foreign acquisitions.


Notable Numbers:

Total number of acquisitions:

15,397

Average amount of US companies sold
to foreign acquirors per day as reported:

$182,646,977

First acquisition date:

07/03/1978

Last acquisition date:

02/08/2008

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


List Of American Companies Sold To Foreign Interests

Concord Music Group Inc [Source Interlink Cos Inc]
Foreign Acquiror
Village Roadshow Pictures [Village Roadshow Ltd]
Foreign Acquiring Country
Australia
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$86,050,003
Date Acquired
02/08/08
State of US Company
Ohio
US Company Business Description
Mnfr,whl prerecorded records
US Company Industry
Electronic and Electrical Equipment



MyECheck Inc
Foreign Acquiror
Sekoya Holdings Ltd
Foreign Acquiring Country
Canada
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
None reported
Date Acquired
02/08/08
State of US Company
California
US Company Business Description
Dvlp check payment solutions
US Company Industry
Prepackaged Software



Tectonic Partners Inc
Foreign Acquiror
Reed Construction Data [Reed Elsevier PLC]
Foreign Acquiring Country
United Kingdom
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
None reported
Date Acquired
02/07/08
State of US Company
Georgia
US Company Business Description
Dvlp BIM software
US Company Industry
Prepackaged Software



Enviro Pro Tech Inc
Foreign Acquiror
Semcan Inc
Foreign Acquiring Country
Canada
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$3,500,000
Date Acquired
02/07/08
State of US Company
Florida
US Company Business Description
Pvd envi engineering svcs
US Company Industry
Business Services



Stewart Lender Services Inc [Stewart Info Svcs Corp]
Foreign Acquiror
Wolters Kluwer Finl Svcs Inc [Wolters Kluwer NV]
Foreign Acquiring Country
Netherlands
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
None reported
Date Acquired
02/06/08
State of US Company
Texas
US Company Business Description
Pvd mtg info svcs
US Company Industry
Business Services



Blackstone Group LP-Hotels(4) [Blackstone Group LP]
Foreign Acquiror
Undisclosed Joint Venture [Harte Holdings]
Foreign Acquiring Country
Ireland-Rep
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$207,800,003
Date Acquired
02/06/08
State of US Company
Pennsylvania
US Company Business Description
Own,op hotels
US Company Industry
Hotels and Casinos



Netupdate Inc
Foreign Acquiror
Most Home Corp
Foreign Acquiring Country
Canada
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$2,700,000
Date Acquired
02/05/08
State of US Company
Washington
US Company Business Description
Dvlp lending software
US Company Industry
Prepackaged Software



Utah Broadband LLC
Foreign Acquiror
Metrobridge Networks Intl Inc
Foreign Acquiring Country
Canada
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$5,397,000
Date Acquired
02/05/08
State of US Company
Utah
US Company Business Description
Pvd wireless Internet svcs
US Company Industry
Business Services



Liberty Travel Inc
Foreign Acquiror
Flight Centre Ltd
Foreign Acquiring Country
Australia
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$135,000,000
Date Acquired
02/01/08
State of US Company
New Jersey
US Company Business Description
Pvd travel agency svcs
US Company Industry
Transportation and Shipping (except air)



StarMine Corp
Foreign Acquiror
Reuters Group PLC
Foreign Acquiring Country
United Kingdom
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
None reported
Date Acquired
01/31/08
State of US Company
California
US Company Business Description
Dvlp software
US Company Industry
Prepackaged Software



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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.