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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

AirTouch Communications Inc
Foreign Acquiror
Vodafone Group PLC
Foreign Acquiring Country
United Kingdom
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$60,286,898,438
Date Acquired
06/30/99
State of US Company
California
US Company Business Description
Pvd telecommunications svcs
US Company Industry
Telecommunications



Amoco Corp
Foreign Acquiror
British Petroleum Co PLC
Foreign Acquiring Country
United Kingdom
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$48,174,101,562
Date Acquired
12/31/98
State of US Company
Illinois
US Company Business Description
Oil,gas expl,prodn,mining
US Company Industry
Oil and Gas; Petroleum Refining



Chrysler Corp
Foreign Acquiror
Daimler-Benz AG [DaimlerChrysler AG]
Foreign Acquiring Country
Germany
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$40,466,500,000
Date Acquired
11/12/98
State of US Company
Michigan
US Company Business Description
Manufacture automobiles
US Company Industry
Transportation Equipment



VoiceStream Wireless Corp
Foreign Acquiror
Deutsche Telekom AG
Foreign Acquiring Country
Germany
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$29,404,400,391
Date Acquired
05/31/01
State of US Company
Washington
US Company Business Description
Provide cellular commun svcs
US Company Industry
Telecommunications



Atlantic Richfield Co
Foreign Acquiror
BP Amoco PLC
Foreign Acquiring Country
United Kingdom
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$27,223,900,391
Date Acquired
04/18/00
State of US Company
California
US Company Business Description
Oil and gas exploration,prodn
US Company Industry
Oil and Gas; Petroleum Refining



Bestfoods
Foreign Acquiror
Unilever PLC
Foreign Acquiring Country
United Kingdom
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$25,065,199,219
Date Acquired
10/04/00
State of US Company
New Jersey
US Company Business Description
Produce soups,sauces,food prod
US Company Industry
Food and Kindred Products



Household International Inc
Foreign Acquiror
HSBC Holdings PLC{HSBC}
Foreign Acquiring Country
United Kingdom
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$15,294,099,609
Date Acquired
03/28/03
State of US Company
Illinois
US Company Business Description
Provide financical services
US Company Industry
Credit Institutions



MedImmune Inc
Foreign Acquiror
AstraZeneca PLC
Foreign Acquiring Country
United Kingdom
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$14,554,599,609
Date Acquired
06/18/07
State of US Company
Maryland
US Company Business Description
Mnfr vaccines,pvd research svc
US Company Industry
Drugs



Lucent Technologies Inc
Foreign Acquiror
Alcatel SA
Foreign Acquiring Country
France
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$13,591,200,195
Date Acquired
11/30/06
State of US Company
New Jersey
US Company Business Description
Mnfr,design,dvlp telecom equip
US Company Industry
Communications Equipment



PacifiCorp
Foreign Acquiror
Scottish Power PLC
Foreign Acquiring Country
United Kingdom
US Dollar Amount of Acquisition
$12,599,599,609
Date Acquired
11/30/99
State of US Company
Oregon
US Company Business Description
Electric utility
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.