Last year saw the biggest buyout frenzy since 2000, as 42 FORTUNE 1,000 corporations were acquired. Click on any circle below to see the value of each deal, and the companies involved. Acquisitions are displayed in order of deal size - a bigger circle indicates a bigger deal. A dotted line surrounding a circle indicates a private-equity buyer.
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