FACTBOX-Largest U.S. M&A deals this year

Nov 3 (Reuters) - The following list ranks the largest U.S.
mergers and acquisitions so far this year, according to data
from Thomson Reuters. The value of the deals includes debt.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc's (BRKa.N)(BRKb.N) plan to buy out
railroad Burlington Northern Sante Fe Corp BNI.N ranks as the
fourth-largest deal of the year.

TARGET NAME ACQUIRER VALUE*
1. Wyeth Pfizer Inc 64,479.7
2. General Motors-Cert Assets Vehicle Acq Holdings 55,279.5
3. Schering-Plough Corp Merck & Co Inc 45,704.4
4. Burlington Northern Berkshire Hathaway 35,589.8
5. Citigroup Inc Preferred Shareholders 28,078.3
6. Liberty Entertainment Inc DirecTV Group Inc 14,499.1
7. Barclays Global Investors BlackRock Inc 13,345.2
8. Delphi Corp Creditors 10,982.0
9. Pepsi Bottling Group Inc PepsiCo Inc 10,757.6
10. Citigroup Inc Preferred Shareholders 10,500.0
NOTE: * Value of the deal is in millions of U.S. dollars and
includes assumed debt.
SOURCE: Thomson Reuters
(Compiling by Jessica Hall)