Alistair Allen - MergerLinks

Chemicals

PublicScheme

target

Umeco

bidder

Cytec Industries

£256m

7 dealmakers

Auto Services

PrivatePrivate Equity

target

Millbrook Healthcare

bidder

Spectris

£122m

2 dealmakers

Equipment Rental

Private

target

Specialist Hire Group (the)

bidder

Doosan Industrial Vehicle United Kingdom

value n/a

2 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityTender OfferPublicPrivate Equity

Equipment Rental

Private

target

Specialist Crane Hire

bidder

Ainscough Crane Hire

value n/a

2 dealmakers

GermanyGermany

Software

target

Software Quality Systems

bidder

ARDIAN

£315m

14 dealmakers

Building Materials: Other

PrivatePrivate Equity

target

Interfloor Group

bidder

Victoria

value n/a

1 dealmaker

DisposalPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Edif Group

bidder

RINA

value n/a

9 dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

target

Concept Life Sciences

bidder

Spectris

£163m

13 dealmakers

Finland

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

target

INSPECTA

bidder

KIWA

value n/a

10 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPublic

Equipment Rental

target

Premier Technical Services Group

bidder

Macquarie Group

£265m

42 dealmakers

United States

Industrial Distribution

Private EquityPrivateMajorityAcquisition

target

Petroleum Services Corporation

bidder

Aurora Capital Partners

£262m

10 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisition

Software

target

AUTOCAB

bidder

Uber Technologies

value n/a

7 dealmakers

DomesticPublicMinorityAcquisition

E-commerce

target

N Brown Group

bidder

Lord Alliance Of Manchester

£100m

31 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate EquityCross Border

Auto Services

target

Millbrook Healthcare

bidder

Utac Ceram

£133m

57 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityDomestic

Engineering Consulting

target

British Engineering Services Group

bidder

The Carlyle Group

value n/a

14 dealmakers

Germany

Biotechnology

Cross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivate

target

Gba Laboratory Group

bidder

ARDIAN

£1,204m

46 dealmakers

NetherlandsUnited Kingdom

MajorityPrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate

target

Veritas Petroleum Services (vps)

bidder

Fremman Capital

£144m

14 dealmakers

MajorityDomesticAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

Biotechnology

target

Arch Sciences

bidder

Element Materials Technology

value n/a

15 dealmakers

Environmental / Waste Management

PrivateCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority

target

Cawood Scientific

bidder

Ensign-bickford Industries

value n/a

16 dealmakers

Belgium

Household Equipment and Products

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateCross Border

target

Balta Group (carpet Business)

bidder

Victoria

£117m

33 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderMajority

target

Element Materials Technology

bidder

Temasek Holdings

£5,182m

35 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivatePrivate Equity

Real Estate Services

target

BELLROCK

bidder

Sun European Partners

value n/a

9 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPublic

Machinery: Specialty

target

Oxford Instruments

bidder

Spectris

£1,800m

16 dealmakers

Private EquityPrivateMajorityAcquisitionDomestic

Management Consulting

target

Amtivo Group

bidder

Charterhouse Capital Partners

value n/a

12 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateMajorityCross Border

Multi-Utilities

target

Networks Plus

bidder

Omers Private Equity

value n/a

10 dealmakers

Brazil

MajorityMboDomesticPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivate

target

GENESLAB

bidder

KIJANI

value n/a

8 dealmakers

France

Iron and Steel

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomestic

target

France Galva

bidder

Zinq France

£61m

11 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderPrivate

Engineering Consulting

target

Network Plus

bidder

Omers Private Equity

value n/a

21 dealmakers

France

Asset Managers and Custodians

PrivatePrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionCross Border

target

Trescal

bidder

Eqt Infrastructure

value n/a

42 dealmakers

Private EquityMajorityAcquisitionDomesticPublic

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

SURESERVE

bidder

Cap10 Partners

£214m

17 dealmakers