Article: Indiana's largest mergers and acquisitions of 2006.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Steel Dynamics Inc. acquires Roanoke Electric Steel Corp.)(Sky Financial Group Inc. acquires Waterfield Group Inc.)(First Midwest Bancorporation Inc. acquires Bank Calumet)

1 Biomet*--$10.8 billion

Acquirer: Biomet Inc. private consortium, Warsaw Private group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Target: Biomet Inc., Warsaw Reconstructive surgery equipment, trauma devices, electrical bone growth stimulators

2 ADESA*--$2.5 billion

Acquirer: ADESA Inc. private consortium, Private group led by Kelso & Co. GS Capital Partners, ValueAct Capital and Parthenon Capital

Target: ADESA Inc., Carmel Operates automobile auctions

3 Eli Lilly*--$2.2 billion

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