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Total Deals24
Valued Deals13
Total Value£ 15.45 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 1.19 B

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14 Mar 2017|Netherlands|Soft Drinks
Pelican Rouge Group
Selecta Group

Target: PELICAN ROUGE GROUP BV

Bidder: SELECTA GROUP BV

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

26 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Sep 2018|United Kingdom|Education Services
Cognita Schools
Jacobs Holdings

Target: COGNITA SCHOOLS

Bidder: JACOBS HOLDINGS

21 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 11 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

13 Target | 29 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 1.99 B

Value

11 Oct 2017|Germany|Building Materials: Other
Ceramtec
Bc Partners

Target: CERAMTEC GMBH

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 May 2019|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals
Nestle Skin Health
Eqt Partners

Target: NESTLE SKIN HEALTH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

6 Target | 68 Bidder | 125 Vendor

£ 7.81 B

Value

19 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Mobile
ESENDEX
Hg Capital

Target: ESENDEX

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 8 M

Value

31 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Education Services
Cognita Schools
Sofina

Target: COGNITA SCHOOLS

Bidder: SOFINA SA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

4 Target | 14 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Jun 2016|Switzerland|Soft Drinks
Eden Springs
Cott Corporation

Target: EDEN SPRINGS

Bidder: COTT CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 41 Vendor

£ 367 M

Value

10 May 2017|Greece|Banks
Alpha Bank / Centerbridge Joint Venture
Alpha Bank

Target: ALPHA BANK / CENTERBRIDGE JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: ALPHA BANK SA

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

40 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Nov 2015|Ireland|Payments / Commerce
FINTRAX
Eurazeo Capital

Target: FINTRAX

Bidder: EURAZEO CAPITAL

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 210 M

Value

22 Dec 2019|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Harwood Wealth Management Group
The Carlyle Group

Target: HARWOOD WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP PLC

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

12 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 90 M

Value

26 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Digital Services
CALASTONE
The Carlyle Group

Target: CALASTONE

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

8 Target | 61 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Environmental Consulting
Wheelabrator Technologies Uk
First Sentier Investors

Target: WHEELABRATOR TECHNOLOGIES UK

Bidder: FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

14 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers
Barbon Insurance Group
Pib Group

Target: BARBON INSURANCE GROUP

Bidder: PIB GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 52 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Oct 2021|Portugal|Energy / Utility Services
Constructel Visabeira
Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Target: CONSTRUCTEL VISABEIRA

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

2 Target | 109 Bidder

£ 168 M

Value

23 Jun 2022|France|Health Care Services
HAVEA
Bc Partners

Target: HAVEA

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 5 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

2 Target | 35 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Media Agencies
WILDSTONE
Antin Infrastructure Partners

Target: WILDSTONE

Bidder: ANTIN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS SAS

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars
Soul Foods Group
Centerbridge Partners

Target: SOUL FOODS GROUP

Bidder: CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

25 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Apr 2024|Luxembourg|Cosmetics
L'occitane International
Reinold Geiger

Target: L'OCCITANE INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: REINOLD GEIGER

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

5 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.45 B

Value

18 Jun 2024|United Arab Emirates|Education Services
Gems Education
Brookfield Asset Management

Target: GEMS EDUCATION

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

167 Dealmakers

32 Target | 127 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.58 B

Value

01 Jul 2024|Spain|Education Services
GLOBEDUCATE
WENDEL

Target: GLOBEDUCATE

Bidder: WENDEL

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

104 Dealmakers

6 Target | 59 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 529 M

Value

23 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Consumer Services: Other
Addison Lee
COMFORTDELGRO

Target: ADDISON LEE LTD

Bidder: COMFORTDELGRO

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

47 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 269 M

Value

13 Mar 2025|Poland|Investment Banking
Proservice Finteco
Innova Capital

Target: PROSERVICE FINTECO

Bidder: INNOVA CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 29 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Mar 2025|Switzerland|Medical Services
SANOPTIS
The Carlyle Group

Target: SANOPTIS

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

4 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 209 M

Value

21 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Digital Services
CALASTONE
Ss&c Technologies Holdings

Target: CALASTONE

Bidder: SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

16 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 766 M

Value

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