FACTBOX: Largest U.S. buyouts by int'l companies

(Reuters) - The following list ranks the largest acquisitions of U.S. companies by international firms, according to Thomson Reuters.

InBev NV's $52 billion agreement to buy Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc, which would create the world's largest beer maker, ranks as the second-largest, behind the 1999 purchase of AirTouch Communications Inc by Vodafone Group Plc. BUYER TARGET PRICE (excludes debt) 1. Vodafone Group Plc AirTouch Communications $60.3 billion 2. InBev NV Anheuser-Busch Cos $52.2 billion 3. British Petroleum Co Amoco Corp $48.2 billion 4. Daimler-Benz AG Chrysler Corp $40.5 billion 5. Novartis AG Alcon Inc $27.7 billion 6. BP Amoco Plc Atlantic Richfield $27.2 billion 7. Deutsche Telekom AG VoiceStream Wireless $24.4 billion 8. Unilever Plc Best Foods $21.1 billion 9. HSBC Holdings Household International $15.3 billion 10. AstraZeneca Plc MedImmune Inc $14.6 billion SOURCE: Thomson Reuters (Compiling by Jessica Hall) (For more M&A news and our DealZone blog, go to here)