MergerLinks - Christine Laciak

Oil Equipment and Services

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

target

Weir (flow Control Division)

bidder

First Reserve Corporation

£275m

72 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajority

Semiconductors

target

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

bidder

Infineon Technologies

£7,951m

61 dealmakers

Joint VentureMinorityAcquisitionPrivate

Automobiles

target

Argo Ai

bidder

Volkswagen

£2,038m

53 dealmakers

Financial Data and Systems

MajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateDomesticDisposal

target

Refinitiv Holdings

bidder

London Stock Exchange Group

£22,177m

171 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityDisposal

Aerospace

target

ONTIC

bidder

Cvc Capital Partners

£1,106m

69 dealmakers

Venture CapitalAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate EquityMajorityPublicPrivatisation

IT Services: Other

target

Virtusa Corporation

bidder

Bpea Eqt

£1,541m

57 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

target

SUPPLYFRAME

bidder

Siemens

£496m

56 dealmakers

Outsourced HR and Staffing

PublicDomesticAcquisitionMajority

target

Sykes Enterprises

bidder

Sitel Group

£1,576m

38 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityPrivate EquityDomesticAcquisition

Diversified Financials

target

The Western Union Company (business Solutions Unit)

bidder

Baupost Group

£654m

60 dealmakers

Electronic Equipment: Other

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionCross Border

target

Dwfritz Automation

bidder

Sandvik

value n/a

57 dealmakers

Telecommunications Services: Other

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPublic

target

Vonage Holdings Corp

bidder

Ericsson

£4,612m

83 dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisitionMajority

Machinery: Industrial

target

Gws Tool Group

bidder

Sandvik

value n/a

34 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority

Security Services

target

Stanley Black & Decker (security Business)

bidder

Securitas

£2,415m

83 dealmakers

PublicDomesticAcquisitionMajority

target

MANDIANT

bidder

Google

£4,102m

56 dealmakers

Germany

Railroad Equipment

AcquisitionCross BorderPrivatePrivate EquityMajority

target

Vtg

bidder

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (adia)

£4,389m

165 dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityPrivateAcquisition

target

MAYSTREET

bidder

London Stock Exchange Group

value n/a

32 dealmakers

Tender OfferCross BorderPublicMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Aveva Group

bidder

Schneider Electric

£4,030m

80 dealmakers

Renewable Energy Equipment

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate

target

Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses

bidder

Rwe Renewables

£6,092m

42 dealmakers

DomesticPublicAcquisitionMajority

Biotechnology

target

Logicbio Therapeutics

bidder

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

£60m

48 dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionPrivatisationPublicMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Coupa Software

bidder

Thoma Bravo

£6,528m

74 dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityPrivateAcquisition

target

ACADIA

bidder

London Stock Exchange Group

value n/a

58 dealmakers

MajorityPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionCross Border

Storage Terminals

target

Storage Solutions

bidder

JUNGHEINRICH

£303m

50 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicCross BorderPrivatisationPrivate EquityMajority

target

Qualtrics International

bidder

Silver Lake Partners

£10,441m

185 dealmakers

Building Materials: Other

PrivateMajorityPrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisition

target

Parkway Products

bidder

Clayens Group

value n/a

34 dealmakers

Israel

Casinos and Gambling

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPublic

target

NEOGAMES

bidder

Aristocrat Leisure

£963m

71 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

Pharmaceuticals

target

Dechra Pharmaceuticals

bidder

Eqt Partners

£4,882m

73 dealmakers

Norway

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatisationPublicPrivate Equity

target

KAHOOT

bidder

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

£1,310m

44 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate

Biotechnology

target

Dtx Pharma

bidder

Novartis

£763m

26 dealmakers

Belgium

Private Equity

PrivateAcquisitionDomesticPrivate EquityMajority

target

Gimv

bidder

WORXINVEST

£324m

52 dealmakers

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

Medical Equipment

target

Zeus Company

bidder

Eqt Partners

value n/a

67 dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

AcquisitionDomesticPublicMajority

target

Juniper Networks

bidder

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

£11,001m

89 dealmakers