MergerLinks - Charles Osborne

Offshore Drilling and Other Services

PublicMergerPrivate Equity

target

Rowan Companies

bidder

Ensco

£1,884m

41 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajority

Alternative Electricity

target

John Wood Group (nuclear Business)

bidder

Jacobs Engineering Group

£250m

44 dealmakers

Switzerland

Machinery: Specialty

AcquisitionPrivateMajority

target

Btg Group

bidder

Voith Group

£282m

33 dealmakers

Private EquityPrivateMajorityAcquisitionCross Border

Insurance Brokers

target

Global Risk Partners

bidder

Searchlight Capital Partners

value n/a

46 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionCross Border

IT Services: Other

target

Context Information Security

bidder

Accenture

£107m

26 dealmakers

Food Retailers and Wholesalers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomesticPrivate Equity

target

Asda Group

bidder

Zuber Issa

£4,080m

88 dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateCross Border

Auto Services

target

Millbrook Healthcare

bidder

Utac Ceram

£133m

57 dealmakers

France

Full Line Insurance

MajorityDomesticPrivateAcquisition

target

Aviva France

bidder

Aema Groupe

£2,766m

76 dealmakers

PolandLithuania

Full Line Insurance

MajorityCross BorderPrivateAcquisition

target

Aviva Poland

bidder

Allianz Group

£2,151m

127 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticPrivate EquityDe-SPACReverse TakeoverMergerMajorityAcquisition

E-commerce

target

CAZOO

bidder

Morgan Stanley

£5,072m

95 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivate

target

RMS

bidder

Moody’s Corporation

£1,437m

54 dealmakers

Netherlands

Glass

PrivateCross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Advanced Glass Technologies

bidder

Fenzi Group

£178m

60 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateDomesticMajorityPrivate Equity

Private Equity

target

Greencoat Capital

bidder

Schroders

£358m

22 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionCross BorderMinorityPrivate

FinTech

target

Currencies Direct

bidder

Blackstone Group

£140m

49 dealmakers

Italy

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityPrivate

target

RGI

bidder

Cvc Capital Partners

value n/a

32 dealmakers

Luxembourg

Asset Managers and Custodians

Cross BorderPrivateMajorityAcquisition

target

FUNDSQUARE

bidder

Fe Fundinfo

value n/a

11 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomestic

Digital Services

target

Ava Security

bidder

Motorola Solutions

value n/a

17 dealmakers

India

Alternative Fuels

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderMinority

target

Tata Power (renewable Energy Unit)

bidder

Blackrock Real Assets

£403m

58 dealmakers

DomesticPrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionPrivate

Health Care Services

target

Dd Group

bidder

Sun European Partners

value n/a

16 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPublic

Health Care Facilities

target

Mediclinic International

bidder

Remgro

£3,700m

152 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross Border

Containers and Packaging

target

Esnt Packaging & Securing Solutions

bidder

Mayr-melnhof Karton

£312m

68 dealmakers

Germany

Clothing and Accessories

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate

target

Rhenoflex

bidder

Coats Group

£96m

29 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPublic

Apparel Retailers

target

Ted Baker

bidder

Authentic Brands Group

£211m

46 dealmakers

Italy

Clothing and Accessories

Cross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajority

target

Yoox Net-a-porter

bidder

Farfetch

value n/a

36 dealmakers

MajorityPublicAcquisitionCross Border

target

Micro Focus International

bidder

OPENTEXT

£5,072m

99 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivatePrivate Equity

Diversified Industrials

target

Essentra (filters Business)

bidder

Centaury Management

£262m

31 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityPrivateAcquisition

Clothing and Accessories

target

JOULES

bidder

£34m

33 dealmakers

China

Integrated Oil and Gas

MajorityAcquisitionInfrastructureCross BorderPrivate

target

Tianjin Nangang Ethylene Project

bidder

INEOS

value n/a

46 dealmakers

Funeral Parlors and Cemetery

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate EquityPublicPrivatisation

target

Dignity

bidder

Phoenix Asset Management Partners

£707m

54 dealmakers

Germany

Chemicals: Diversified

PrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

Mbcc Group (admixture Assets)

bidder

INEOS

value n/a

24 dealmakers

Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomestic

target

TRACERCO

bidder

Sullivan Street Partners

£55m

26 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateMinorityCross Border

Pharmaceuticals

target

Sterling Pharma

bidder

Gho Capital Partners

value n/a

45 dealmakers

Hong Kong

Entertainment

MinorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate

target

VIU

bidder

Canal + Group

£234m

21 dealmakers

Philippines

Soft Drinks

AcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPrivate

target

Coca-cola Beverages Philippines

bidder

Coca-cola European Partners

£1,406m

41 dealmakers

Singapore

Life Insurance

PrivateCross BorderAcquisitionMinorityDisposal

target

Singapore Life Pte

bidder

Sumitomo Life

£800m

17 dealmakers

FranceUnited Kingdom

Health Care Services

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate

target

Atlanta Group

bidder

Markerstudy Group

value n/a

71 dealmakers

Norway

General Mining

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate

target

Eramet Titanium & Iron

bidder

INEOS

£197m

25 dealmakers

Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivateMajority

Life Insurance

target

Aig Life

bidder

Aviva

£460m

43 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate

Pharmaceuticals

target

Viatris (over-the-counter Business)

bidder

Cooper Consumer Health

£1,777m

61 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate

target

Flywheel Digital

bidder

Omnicom Group

£741m

50 dealmakers

DomesticJoint VenturePrivateMajority

Media Agencies

target

News Uk/dmg Media Joint Venture

bidder

Daily Mail And General Trust

value n/a

26 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMinorityDomestic

Entertainment

target

Manchester United

bidder

Jim Ratcliffe

£1,234m

63 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

H2NORTHEAST

bidder

Kellas Midstream

value n/a

21 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross Border

Banks

target

Virgin Money Holdings (uk)

bidder

Nationwide Building Society

£2,900m

84 dealmakers

Italy

Mobile

AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority

target

Vodafone Italy

bidder

Swisscom

£6,834m

46 dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

AcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate EquityDomestic

target

Johnson Matthey (medical Device Components Business)

bidder

Montagu Private Equity

£550m

33 dealmakers

Poland

Insurance Brokers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Mjm Holdings

bidder

Corsair Capital

value n/a

18 dealmakers