MergerLinks - Christy O'Connell

target

Fidessa Group

bidder

Ion Investment Group

£1,440m

84 dealmakers

United States

Freight Forwarding

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Worldwide Flight Services

bidder

Cerberus Capital Management

£1,048m

85 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Restaurants and Bars

MajorityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

target

COFFEE#1

bidder

Caffe Nero

value n/a

26 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Software

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityPrivate Equity

target

INTELLIFLO

bidder

Invesco

value n/a

30 dealmakers

United Kingdom

IT Services: Other

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Allocate Software

bidder

Vista Equity Partners

£19m

29 dealmakers

Denmark

IT Services: Other

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate Equity

target

It Relation As

bidder

Hg Capital

£16m

16 dealmakers

Belgium

Security Equipment

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

target

PRAESIDIAD

bidder

The Carlyle Group

£584m

41 dealmakers

Netherlands

Containers and Packaging

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

target

Solidus Solutions

bidder

Centerbridge Partners

£295m

59 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Asset Managers and Custodians

Private EquityMajorityPublicAcquisitionCross Border

target

Harwood Wealth Management Group

bidder

The Carlyle Group

£90m

30 dealmakers

Germany

Pharmaceuticals

PrivateCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

NEURAXPHARM

bidder

Permira Advisers

£1,468m

130 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Travel and Tourism

AcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityCross BorderPublicPrivatisationScheme

target

bidder

Towerbrook Capital Partners

£219m

131 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Financial Data and Systems

Cross BorderPublicMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivatisation

target

Equiniti Group

bidder

Siris Capital Group

£673m

94 dealmakers

France

Banks

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

target

Hsbc (retail Banking In France)

bidder

Cerberus Capital Management

value n/a

53 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Security Equipment

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityPrivate

target

Lloyd's Register (business Assurance And Cyber Security Division)

bidder

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

value n/a

38 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Gas Distribution

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateMajorityCross Border

target

Scotia Gas Networks

bidder

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board

£1,837m

55 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Waste and Disposal Services

AcquisitionMinorityPrivatePrivate EquityDomestic

target

Viridor Waste Management

bidder

Equitix

value n/a

18 dealmakers

South KoreaIreland

Renewable Energy Equipment

Joint VentureAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate EquityMajorityPrivate

target

Corio Generation / Otppb Join Venture

bidder

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board

value n/a

36 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Electrical Components

AcquisitionCross BorderPrivatePrivate EquityMajority

target

BULGIN

bidder

Infinite Electronics

value n/a

43 dealmakers

Germany

Renewable Energy Equipment

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityCross BorderPrivate

target

Nextwind Capital

bidder

Sandbrook Capital

£588m

25 dealmakers