The statistic shows the 10 largest private equity takeovers worldwide in 2009, by transaction value. The value in the case of the acquisition of Skype by Silver Lake / Canada Pension Plan was 2.03 billion U.S. dollars.
Largest private equity takeovers worldwide in 2009, by transaction value
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Financial Times Deutschland. (November 10, 2009). Largest private equity takeovers worldwide in 2009, by transaction value (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267777/top-10-private-equity-takeovers-by-transaction-value/
Financial Times Deutschland. "Largest private equity takeovers worldwide in 2009, by transaction value (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 10, 2009. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267777/top-10-private-equity-takeovers-by-transaction-value/
Financial Times Deutschland. (2009). Largest private equity takeovers worldwide in 2009, by transaction value (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267777/top-10-private-equity-takeovers-by-transaction-value/
Financial Times Deutschland. "Largest Private Equity Takeovers Worldwide in 2009, by Transaction Value (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2009, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267777/top-10-private-equity-takeovers-by-transaction-value/
Financial Times Deutschland, Largest private equity takeovers worldwide in 2009, by transaction value (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267777/top-10-private-equity-takeovers-by-transaction-value/ (last visited April 26, 2025)
Largest private equity takeovers worldwide in 2009, by transaction value (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Financial Times Deutschland, November 10, 2009. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267777/top-10-private-equity-takeovers-by-transaction-value/
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