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Foreign Acquisitions of U.S. Businesses


Top 20 States

Transactions are from July, 1978 through July, 2008


States Number of Acquisitions Total Acquisition Amount
California 2,761 $358,353,042,558
New york 1,524 $295,189,644,442
Illinois 749 $184,510,131,504
Texas 1,195 $142,189,957,209
New jersey 680 $137,680,495,511
Massachusetts 778 $129,762,548,058
Pennsylvania 635 $93,720,143,344
Ohio 525 $70,020,481,084
Michigan 405 $68,436,472,063
Florida 751 $57,834,206,720
Connecticut 329 $57,118,388,641
Washington 343 $50,365,357,417
Missouri 200 $49,914,898,183
Maryland 253 $47,236,403,825
Georgia 390 $47,157,787,873
Minnesota 347 $45,274,346,216
Colorado 373 $44,278,339,995
Wisconsin 195 $26,422,085,696
Virginia 306 $24,577,580,084
North carolina 290 $22,705,279,999



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.