... Distribution ( 199 1 to 2000)100%80%60%40%20%0% 199 1 199 2 199 3 199 4 199 5 199 6 199 7 199 8 199 9$1,000.0MM and Over$100.0MM Through $ 499 .9MMOver $5.0MM Through $25.0MM$500.0MM Through $99 9.9MMOver ... 2000)10,0008,0006,0004,0002,0000 199 1 199 2 199 3 199 4 199 5 199 6 199 7 199 8 199 9DivestituresPublicly Traded SellersPrivately Owned SellersForeignSellers 199 1 199 2 199 3 199 4 199 5 199 6 199 7 199 8 199 920008 49 1,0261,1341,1341, 199 1,7022,1081 ,98 72,3532,501(45%)(40%)(43%)(38%)(34%)( 29% )(27%)(25%)(25%)(26%)148227221344447478603627746676(8%) (9% )(8%)(11%)(13%)(8%)(8%)(8%)(8%)(7%)7571,1 19 1,1271,3241,6103,1374,3874,4455, 297 5,511(40%)(43%)(42%)(44%)(46%)(54%)(56%)(57%)(57%)(58%)123202181 195 254531702750882878(7%)(8%)(7%)(7%)(7%) (9% ) (9% )(10%)(10%) (9% )1,8772,5742,6632 ,99 73,5105,8487,8007,8 09 9,278 9, 566DivestituresPublicly ... Announcements 198 1 198 2 198 3 198 4 198 5 198 6 198 7 198 8 198 9 199 0 199 1 199 2 199 3 199 4 199 5 199 6 199 7 199 8 199 92000Source: Reprinted with permission from Mergerstat®(www.mergerstat.com).313Competitive AnalysisWe have established...