Alasdair Balfour

Diversified Financials

PublicScheme

target

Worldpay

bidder

Vantiv

£9,249m

44 dealmakers

Electronic Equipment: Other

PublicScheme

target

Optos

bidder

Nikon Corporation

£265m

19 dealmakers

Environmental Consulting

target

Environmental Resources Management

bidder

Omers Private Equity

£1,093m

10 dealmakers

Financial Data and Systems

Public

target

Visa Europe

bidder

Visa

£13,765m

20 dealmakers

Finland

Multi-Utilities

PublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Adven Group

bidder

Amp Capital Investors

£260m

11 dealmakers

Water

MergerPublic

target

Water Plus

bidder

Severn Trent

value n/a

14 dealmakers

Radio and TV Broadcasters

PrivatePrivate Equity

target

Mp&silva Group

bidder

Beijing Baofeng Technology

value n/a

40 dealmakers

Consumer Lending

Private

target

Mbna

bidder

Lloyds Banking Group

£2,370m

5 dealmakers

Payments / Commerce

Private

target

PAYBYPHONE

bidder

Volkswagen Financial Services

£27m

36 dealmakers

Diversified Industrials

target

Safetykleen Europe

bidder

Apax Partners

value n/a

27 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

PublicMboPrivate Equity

target

Single Strategy

bidder

Ta Associates

£600m

78 dealmakers

Railroads

PrivatePrivate Equity

target

Eversholt Rail

bidder

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings

value n/a

37 dealmakers

Nondurable Household Products

PrivateDisposalPrivate Equity

target

Deb Group

bidder

Sc Johnson

value n/a

19 dealmakers

Oil Refining and Marketing

target

Milford Haven Oil

bidder

Puma Energy

value n/a

25 dealmakers

Digital Services

PrivateAcquisitionMinorityCross BorderPrivate Equity

target

Photobox

bidder

Exponent Private Equity

value n/a

35 dealmakers

Turkey

Ports

target

Mersin Uluslararasi Liman Isletmeciligi A.s.

bidder

Ifm Investors

£661m

46 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMinority

Full Line Insurance

target

Liverpool Victoria General Insurance Group

bidder

Allianz Group

£245m

26 dealmakers

Banks

PrivateDisposalPrivate Equity

target

Deutsche Bank (global Corporate Services Business)

bidder

Vistra Corp

value n/a

85 dealmakers

Spain

Travel and Tourism

target

Destination Management Business

bidder

Tui

value n/a

19 dealmakers

Netherlands

Storage Terminals

target

Hes International

bidder

Macquarie Group

value n/a

115 dealmakers

target

Horlicks

bidder

Cott Corporation

value n/a

25 dealmakers

Medical Equipment

target

Vision Rt

bidder

William Demant Holding

value n/a

20 dealmakers

Denmark

Construction Services

target

A2sea

bidder

DEME-GROUP

value n/a

21 dealmakers

LuxembourgLuxembourg

Leasing

target

Beacon Rail Lux Holdings

bidder

Jp Morgan Chase & Co

value n/a

34 dealmakers

PrivateDisposalAcquisitionMajority

Diversified Financials

target

Friends Provident International

bidder

Rl360 Holding Company

£259m

33 dealmakers

Household Equipment and Products

PublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

The Scotts Miracle-gro Company (operations In Europe And Australia)

bidder

Exponent Private Equity

value n/a

97 dealmakers

Management Consulting

target

Allen Lane Consultancy

bidder

Outsourcing

£28m

25 dealmakers

Insurance Brokers

target

Blackrock (uk Defined Contribution Platform And Administration Business)

bidder

Aegon

value n/a

24 dealmakers

IrelandUnited Kingdom

Software

target

Ceridian Hcm (uk & Ireland Business)

bidder

Sd Worx

value n/a

17 dealmakers

Netherlands

Marine Transportation

target

Koole Terminals

bidder

Workplace Safety And Insurance Board Of Ontario

value n/a

59 dealmakers

United Arab Emirates

Integrated Oil and Gas

AcquisitionPublic

target

Dragon Oil

bidder

Emirates National Oil Company

value n/a

4 dealmakers

Poland

Auto Parts

target

Nordglass Sp. Z O.o.

bidder

Agc Automotive Europe

value n/a

24 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionSchemeMajorityPrivate Equity

Health Care Services

target

Btg

bidder

Boston Scientific Corporation

£3,029m

64 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajority

Pipelines

target

Buckeye Partners

bidder

Ifm Investors

£7,831m

101 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityCross Border

Entertainment

target

Newcastle United

bidder

Public Investment Fund

£305m

74 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPublicMajority

Defense

target

Cobham

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£4,145m

89 dealmakers

Financial Data and Systems

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateDomesticDisposal

target

Refinitiv Holdings

bidder

London Stock Exchange Group

£22,177m

171 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

RestructuringAcquisitionPrivate

target

Quilter

bidder

Old Mutual (shareholders)

£2,775m

126 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityCross BorderDisposal

target

Kuehne + Nagel (uk Logistics Operations)

bidder

Xpo Logistics

value n/a

46 dealmakers

MinorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityVenture CapitalDomestic

Pharmaceuticals

target

CUREVAC

bidder

Kfw Group

£503m

89 dealmakers

Cross BorderSchemePrivatisationAcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivate Equity

Insurance Brokers

target

Hastings Group

bidder

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings

£1,166m

53 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority

Diversified Financials

target

Liquidnet Holdings

bidder

Tp Icap (ex-tullett Prebon Plc)

£539m

116 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPublic

Real Estate Services

target

Mccarthy & Stone

bidder

Lone Star Funds

£647m

42 dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderMajority

target

Addo Food Group

bidder

Pai Partners

value n/a

72 dealmakers

MajorityDomesticPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

PROPER

bidder

Exponent Private Equity

value n/a

28 dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderPrivateAcquisition

Full Line Insurance

target

Aon (pensions Administration And Investment Consulting Business)

bidder

Lane Clark & Peacock

value n/a

28 dealmakers

MajorityPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionDomestic

target

COFRESH

bidder

Exponent Private Equity

value n/a

34 dealmakers

Real Estate Holding and Development

Joint VentureAcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority

target

Hines / Quadreal Joint Venture

bidder

Quadreal Property

value n/a

18 dealmakers

Ireland

Life Insurance

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateCross Border

target

Ark Life Assurance Co

bidder

Irish Life Group

£197m

54 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionCross BorderJoint Venture

Specialty Retailers

target

Selfridges Group

bidder

The Central Group

£4,000m

42 dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate

target

Siemens (yunex Business)

bidder

Atlantia

£811m

76 dealmakers

MergerPrivateCross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Digital Services

target

Photobox

bidder

ALBELLI

value n/a

62 dealmakers