<Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> Phil & Reading </Td> <Td> Union Underwear Co </Td> <Td> 0.001 </Td> <Td> 0.131 </Td> </Tr> <P> Top M&A deals worldwide by value from 1960 to 1969: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Purchaser </Th> <Th> Purchased </Th> <Th> Transaction value (in billions USD) </Th> <Th> Inflation adjusted (in billions 2017 USD) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> Xerox Corporation </Td> <Td> Science Data Systems </Td> <Td> 0.910 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Sun Oil </Td> <Td> Sunray DX Oil Co . </Td> <Td> 0.840 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> Atlantic Refining </Td> <Td> Richfield Oil </Td> <Td> 0.535 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Kennecott Copper </Td> <Td> Peabody Coal Corporation </Td> <Td> 0.475 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Occidental Petroleum </Td> <Td> Hooker Chemical </Td> <Td> 0.483 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Loews Theatres </Td> <Td> Lorillard P Corporation </Td> <Td> 0.450 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Ling Tehco Vought </Td> <Td> Jones and Laughlin Steel Company </Td> <Td> 0.425 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Glen Alden Corporation </Td> <Td> Schenley Industries </Td> <Td> 0.421 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Singer Corporation </Td> <Td> General Precision Equipment Corporation </Td> <Td> 0.404 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Montgomery Ward </Td> <Td> Container Corporation of America </Td> <Td> 0.300 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Northwest Industries </Td> <Td> Phil & Reading </Td> <Td> 0.300 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Purchaser </Th> <Th> Purchased </Th> <Th> Transaction value (in billions USD) </Th> <Th> Inflation adjusted (in billions 2017 USD) </Th> </Tr>

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