target

Synlab

bidder

Cinven

£1,208m

7 dealmakers

target

Newday Cards

bidder

Cinven

£1,100m

5 dealmakers

target

Amdipharm Mercury

bidder

Advanz Pharma Corp

£2,300m

25 dealmakers

target

WATERSTONES

bidder

Elliott Management Corporation

value n/a

16 dealmakers

target

Labco

bidder

Cinven

£849m

6 dealmakers

target

Nec Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£800m

3 dealmakers

target

Securitas Direct Verisure Group

bidder

Corporacion Financiera Alba

£482m

20 dealmakers

target

Innogy Grid Holding

bidder

Macquarie Group

£1,555m

34 dealmakers

target

The Office Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£500m

22 dealmakers

target

Barnes & Noble

bidder

Elliot Advisors

£537m

52 dealmakers

target

Crh (europe Distribution Business)

bidder

Blackstone Group

£1,473m

130 dealmakers

target

Nets (corporate Services Business)

bidder

Mastercard

£2,628m

43 dealmakers

target

Rac

bidder

Cvc Capital Partners

£660m

12 dealmakers

target

Armacell Group

bidder

Kirkbi As

£1,188m

49 dealmakers

target

CREED

bidder

Blackrock Long Term Private Capital

value n/a

12 dealmakers

target

Cosan Lubes Investments (moove)

bidder

Cvc Capital Partners

£114m

6 dealmakers

target

Miller Insurance Holdings

bidder

Cinven

£680m

64 dealmakers

target

Strata Fund Solutions

bidder

Alter Domus

value n/a

16 dealmakers

target

Aquila Heywood

bidder

Blackrock Long Term Private Capital

value n/a

16 dealmakers

target

Absolute Antibody

bidder

Thompson Street Capital Partners

value n/a

17 dealmakers

target

The Hut Group

bidder

Softbank Group Corp

£517m

17 dealmakers

target

Drc Capital

bidder

Savills

£65m

11 dealmakers

target

Bartlett Mitchell

bidder

Wsh Investments

value n/a

8 dealmakers

target

Alpha Trains

bidder

Apg Asset Management

value n/a

9 dealmakers

target

Restaurant Brands Iberia

bidder

Cinven

£850m

51 dealmakers

target

E&i Engineering Group

bidder

Vertiv Holdings

£1,443m

30 dealmakers

target

True Potential

bidder

Cinven

£2,000m

35 dealmakers

target

BLACKWELL'S

bidder

Elliott Advisors Uk

value n/a

8 dealmakers

target

Pilke Energia

bidder

Abrdn (ex-standard Life Aberdeen)

value n/a

17 dealmakers

target

ENVIROTAINER

bidder

Mubadala Investment Company

£2,394m

67 dealmakers

target

TITANBAY

bidder

Fnz

value n/a

18 dealmakers

target

Notes Coffee Roasters & Bar

bidder

Wsh Investments

value n/a

18 dealmakers

target

Meyers

bidder

Wsh Investments

value n/a

6 dealmakers

target

Acuity Knowledge Partners

bidder

Permira Advisers

value n/a

37 dealmakers

target

Dws Group (private Equity Solutions Business)

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

value n/a

5 dealmakers

target

Amara Nzero

bidder

Cinven

£702m

45 dealmakers

target

Kreos Capital

bidder

BLACKROCK

value n/a

14 dealmakers

target

CREED

bidder

Kering

£2,998m

46 dealmakers

target

Clarion Events

bidder

Blackstone Group

£600m

8 dealmakers

target

ENVIROTAINER

bidder

Cinven

£883m

4 dealmakers

target

Alter Domus

bidder

Permira Advisers

value n/a

2 dealmakers

target

FOYLES

bidder

WATERSTONES

value n/a

3 dealmakers

target

Impala Terminals Group

bidder

Trafigura Group Pte

value n/a

2 dealmakers

target

Musiam Paris

bidder

Wsh Investments

value n/a

2 dealmakers

target

Wsh Investments

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£780m

1 dealmaker

target

Guardian Financial Services

bidder

Swiss Re

£1,600m

6 dealmakers