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Total Deals51
Valued Deals51
Total Value£ 60.40 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 1.18 B

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18 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals
Consort Medical
Recipharm

Target: CONSORT MEDICAL PLC

Bidder: RECIPHARM AB

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

14 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 627 M

Value

17 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|Investment Banking
Share
Interactive Investor Services

Target: SHARE PLC

Bidder: INTERACTIVE INVESTOR SERVICES LIMITED

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

12 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 54 M

Value

03 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Management Consulting
Huntsworth
Clayton Dubilier & Rice

Target: HUNTSWORTH PLC

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

19 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 524 M

Value

05 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers
Hastings Group
Rand Merchant Investment Holdings

Target: HASTINGS GROUP PLC

Bidder: RAND MERCHANT INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

20 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.17 B

Value

25 Aug 2020|United States|Software
Osisoft
Aveva Group

Target: OSISOFT LLC

Bidder: AVEVA GROUP

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

143 Dealmakers

45 Target | 92 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 3.82 B

Value

06 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development
Urban&civic
The Wellcome Trust

Target: URBAN&CIVIC PLC

Bidder: THE WELLCOME TRUST

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

14 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 506 M

Value

15 Dec 2020|United States|FinTech
Cardtronics
Apollo Global Management

Target: CARDTRONICS INC

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

39 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 1.72 B

Value

25 Jan 2021|United States|FinTech
Cardtronics
Ncr Corporation

Target: CARDTRONICS INC

Bidder: NCR CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

41 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 1.83 B

Value

05 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials
Arrow Global Group
Tdr Capital

Target: ARROW GLOBAL GROUP PLC

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

23 Service Providers

8 Target | 15 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

26 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 563 M

Value

14 Apr 2021|Romania|Commercial REITs
Globalworth Real Estate Investments
AROUNDTOWN

Target: GLOBALWORTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LTD

Bidder: AROUNDTOWN

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

9 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 671 M

Value

07 May 2021|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development
St. Modwen Properties
Blackstone Group

Target: ST. MODWEN PROPERTIES

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

15 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 2.47 B

Value

19 May 2021|United Kingdom|Infrastructure Funds
John Laing Group
Kkr & Co

Target: JOHN LAING GROUP PLC

Bidder: KKR & CO

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

38 Target | 66 Bidder

£ 2.00 B

Value

03 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Retailers
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets
Clayton Dubilier & Rice

Target: WM MORRISONS SUPERMARKETS PLC

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

31 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

141 Dealmakers

40 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 6.97 B

Value

16 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Other Specialty REITs
Gcp Student Living
Iq Student Accommodation

Target: GCP STUDENT LIVING PLC

Bidder: IQ STUDENT ACCOMMODATION

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

13 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 1.11 B

Value

28 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Software
Blue Prism Group
Ss&c Technologies Holdings

Target: BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC

Bidder: SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

27 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 1.22 B

Value

17 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Airlines
Air Partner
Wheels Up

Target: AIR PARTNER PLC

Bidder: WHEELS UP

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

12 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 79 M

Value

02 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Commercial REITs
Mckay Securities
Workspace Group

Target: MCKAY SECURITIES

Bidder: WORKSPACE GROUP

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

24 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 277 M

Value

25 Mar 2022|Ireland|Commercial REITs
Hibernia Reit
Brookfield Asset Management

Target: HIBERNIA REIT

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

23 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 908 M

Value

17 May 2022|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services
Contourglobal
Kkr & Co

Target: CONTOURGLOBAL PLC

Bidder: KKR & CO

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

23 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 1.75 B

Value

18 May 2022|United Kingdom|Property Services
Homeserve
Brookfield Asset Management

Target: HOMESERVE PLC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

34 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 4.10 B

Value

07 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Waste and Disposal Services
Biffa Group
Energy Capital Partners

Target: BIFFA GROUP

Bidder: ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

58 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 1.94 B

Value

21 Jul 2022|United Arab Emirates|Construction Services
Lamprell
Thunderball Investments

Target: LAMPRELL PLC

Bidder: THUNDERBALL INVESTMENTS

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

26 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 38 M

Value

29 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Software
Attraqt Group
Crownpeak Holdings

Target: ATTRAQT GROUP PLC

Bidder: CROWNPEAK HOLDINGS LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

12 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 63 M

Value

07 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Recreational Products
Appreciate Group
PAYPOINT

Target: APPRECIATE GROUP PLC

Bidder: PAYPOINT

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

13 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 83 M

Value

06 Jan 2023|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Curtis Banks Group
Nucleus Financial Group

Target: CURTIS BANKS GROUP PLC

Bidder: NUCLEUS FINANCIAL GROUP

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

15 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 242 M

Value

13 Feb 2023|Isle of Man|Software
Kape Technologies
Unikmind Holdings

Target: KAPE TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: UNIKMIND HOLDINGS LIMITED

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

13 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 626 M

Value

06 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Food Products
National Milk Records
Associated British Foods

Target: NATIONAL MILK RECORDS PLC

Bidder: ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 48 M

Value

30 Aug 2023|United Kingdom|Software
INSTEM
ARCHIMED

Target: INSTEM

Bidder: ARCHIMED

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

31 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 203 M

Value

08 Sep 2023|Guernsey|Private Equity
Round Hill Music Royalty Fund
Concord Cadence

Target: ROUND HILL MUSIC ROYALTY FUND

Bidder: CONCORD CADENCE LIMITED

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

7 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 375 M

Value

05 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Software
Tribal Group
Ellucian

Target: TRIBAL GROUP PLC

Bidder: ELLUCIAN INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 172 M

Value

12 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars
The Restaurant Group
Apollo Global Management

Target: THE RESTAURANT GROUP PLC

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

41 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 701 M

Value

19 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services
ONTHEMARKET
Costar Group

Target: ONTHEMARKET

Bidder: COSTAR GROUP

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

10 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 100 M

Value

07 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services
Smart Metering Systems
Kkr & Co

Target: SMART METERING SYSTEMS PLC

Bidder: KKR & CO

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

38 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 1.40 B

Value

19 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)
WINCANTON
Gxo Logistics

Target: WINCANTON

Bidder: GXO LOGISTICS

21 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

110 Dealmakers

28 Target | 65 Bidder

£ 764 M

Value

07 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Banks
Virgin Money Holdings (uk)
Nationwide Building Society

Target: VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS (UK) PLC

Bidder: NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

33 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 2.90 B

Value

08 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Mattioli Woods
Pollen Street Capital

Target: MATTIOLI WOODS PLC

Bidder: POLLEN STREET CAPITAL LIMITED

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

18 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 432 M

Value

14 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Software
Smartspace Software
Providence Strategic Growth (psg)

Target: SMARTSPACE SOFTWARE PLC

Bidder: PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH (PSG)

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

6 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 28 M

Value

22 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Paper
Accrol Group
The Navigator Company

Target: ACCROL GROUP

Bidder: THE NAVIGATOR COMPANY

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

13 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 127 M

Value

18 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Entertainment
Hipgnosis Songs Fund
Blackstone Group

Target: HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

21 Service Providers

6 Target | 15 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

23 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 1.24 B

Value

29 May 2024|United Kingdom|Express Courier / Parcels
International Distribution Services (royal Mail)
Ep Group

Target: INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC (ROYAL MAIL)

Bidder: EP GROUP

22 Service Providers

9 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

99 Dealmakers

52 Target | 31 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 4.31 B

Value

28 Jun 2024|Ireland|Gaming
Keywords Studios
Eqt Partners

Target: KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

21 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 2.20 B

Value

04 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Commercial REITs
Balanced Commercial Property Trust
Starwood Capital Group

Target: BALANCED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TRUST

Bidder: STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

16 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 673 M

Value

29 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Auto Parts
Ti Fluid Systems
Abc Technologies Holdings

Target: TI FLUID SYSTEMS PLC

Bidder: ABC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

23 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 1.83 B

Value

10 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Other Specialty REITs
Tritax Eurobox
Brookfield Asset Management

Target: TRITAX EUROBOX PLC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

40 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 1.10 B

Value

27 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Outsourced HR and Staffing
Learning Technologies Group
General Atlantic

Target: LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

19 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 800 M

Value

24 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Electronic Components and Equipment
SEATRONICS
Ashtead Technology

Target: SEATRONICS

Bidder: ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

41 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 63 M

Value

28 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars
Loungers
Fortress Investment Group

Target: LOUNGERS PLC

Bidder: FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

16 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 354 M

Value

27 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers
Direct Line Insurance Group
Aviva

Target: DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: AVIVA PLC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

27 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 3.70 B

Value

23 Jun 2025|Luxembourg|Infrastructure Funds
Bbgi Global
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation

Target: BBGI GLOBAL

Bidder: BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

20 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 1.06 B

Value

17 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Infrastructure Funds
Harmony Energy Income Trust
Foresight Group

Target: HARMONY ENERGY INCOME TRUST

Bidder: FORESIGHT GROUP LLP

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

12 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 190 M

Value

14 May 2025|United Kingdom|Forms and Bulk Printing Services
De La Rue
Lazard Asset Management

Target: DE LA RUE

Bidder: LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 263 M

Value

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