MergerLinks - David Higgins

Asset Managers and Custodians

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityPrivate Equity

target

Enermech Group

bidder

The Carlyle Group

value n/a

6 dealmakers

Norway

PrivateMinorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate Equity

target

Visma As

bidder

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

value n/a

5 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

Satellite

target

Inmarsat

bidder

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board

£4,214m

90 dealmakers

Spain

Toll Roads

Private EquityPrivateAcquisition

target

Itinere Infraestructuras

bidder

Corsair Capital

£781m

44 dealmakers

Croatia

Telecommunications Services: Other

MajorityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityCross Border

target

Tele2 (croatian Business)

bidder

United Group

£194m

32 dealmakers

PublicPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

Recreational Services

target

Merlin Entertainments

bidder

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

£4,770m

81 dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityAcquisition

IT Services: Other

target

Advanced Computer Software Group

bidder

Bc Partners

£2,000m

34 dealmakers

PrivatisationMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPublic

IT Services: Other

target

Sophos Group

bidder

Thoma Bravo

£3,120m

67 dealmakers

United States

Private EquityAcquisitionMinorityPrivate

target

Eresearchtechnology

bidder

Novo Holdings

value n/a

23 dealmakers

Ukraine

PrivateMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisition

target

Murka

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

10 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderDisposal

Machinery: Industrial

target

Thyssenkrupp (elevator Technology Business)

bidder

Cinven

£13,012m

156 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajorityCross Border

Education Services

target

Galileo Global Education

bidder

Montagu Private Equity

value n/a

70 dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateCross Border

Biotechnology

target

Polyplus Transfection

bidder

Archimed

£479m

48 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross Border

target

Metaswitch Networks

bidder

Microsoft Corp

value n/a

23 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajorityPrivatisationCross Border

Machinery: Specialty

target

Ima Industria Macchine Automatiche

bidder

Bc Partners

£2,637m

53 dealmakers

Norway

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMinorityCross Border

target

Visma As

bidder

Hg Capital

£1,159m

121 dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity

Security Services

target

G4s

bidder

Allied Universal

£3,820m

142 dealmakers

Japan

Medical Equipment

MajorityPrivateCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Takeda (tachosil)

bidder

Gtcr

£320m

78 dealmakers

Luxembourg

Asset Managers and Custodians

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Fundrock Management Company

bidder

Apex Group

value n/a

30 dealmakers

Netherlands

Media Agencies

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivateCross Border

target

Keesing Media Group

bidder

Bc Partners

£269m

34 dealmakers

PrivateMinorityCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisition

Soft Drinks

target

ILLYCAFFE

bidder

Rhone Capital

£178m

26 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityPublicScheme

Airlines

target

Signature Aviation

bidder

Global Infrastructure Partners

£3,388m

150 dealmakers

Private EquityMajorityCross BorderPrivateAcquisition

Gaming

target

JAGEX

bidder

The Carlyle Group

value n/a

17 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityCross Border

Pharmaceuticals

target

Advanz Pharma Corp

bidder

Nordic Capital

£1,646m

84 dealmakers

United States

Medical Equipment

DomesticMergerAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPrivate

target

Surgical Specialties Corp

bidder

Gtcr

£584m

36 dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate

Footwear

target

Birkenstock & Co

bidder

L Catterton

£3,475m

76 dealmakers

Cross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

Containers and Packaging

target

Amb

bidder

Peak Rock Capital

value n/a

7 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPublic

Private Equity

target

Sanne Group

bidder

Apex Group

£1,510m

52 dealmakers

Netherlands

Telecommunications Equipment

Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivateMinorityPrivate Equity

target

Eurofiber Nederland

bidder

PGGM

value n/a

8 dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

Specialty Retailers

target

DREAMS

bidder

Tempur Sealy

£335m

55 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMinorityPrivate

Auto Services

target

Belron

bidder

Gic Private

£3,015m

74 dealmakers

PublicMinorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionCross Border

Digital Services

target

VALTECH

bidder

VERLINVEST

value n/a

20 dealmakers

Greece

Pharmaceuticals

AcquisitionCross BorderPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity

target

PHARMATHEN

bidder

Partners Group

£1,371m

87 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityCross BorderPrivate Equity

Security Equipment

target

Chubb Fire & Security

bidder

Api Group

£2,248m

210 dealmakers

Customer Relationship Management

AcquisitionMinorityPrivateCross BorderPrivate Equity

target

CONDECO

bidder

Thoma Bravo

value n/a

17 dealmakers

Building Materials: Other

MajorityPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionCross Border

target

Ceramtec

bidder

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

£1,614m

20 dealmakers

Greece

Telecommunications infrastructure

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Wind Hellas Telecommunications

bidder

United Group

value n/a

21 dealmakers

Telecommunications infrastructure

MinorityCross BorderPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Cityfibre Infrastructure Holdings

bidder

Mubadala Investment Company

£825m

26 dealmakers

United Arab Emirates

Consumer Services: Other

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityCross Border

target

Vfs Global

bidder

Blackstone Group

£1,837m

20 dealmakers

Spain

Renewable Energy Equipment

Cross BorderPrivateMajorityAcquisition

target

Sti Norland

bidder

Array Technologies

£485m

20 dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate

Entertainment

target

Moonbug Entertainment

bidder

Blackstone Group

£2,082m

19 dealmakers

Cross BorderPrivateMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Health Care Facilities

target

Elysium Healthcare

bidder

Ramsay Health Care

£775m

16 dealmakers

Venture CapitalAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateCross BorderMinority

FinTech

target

Fnz

bidder

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

£1,032m

46 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate EquityMajority

target

FORTERRO

bidder

Partners Group

£835m

22 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityCross Border

Diversified Financials

target

Ascot Lloyd

bidder

Nordic Capital

value n/a

32 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajority

Management Consulting

target

Maitland (manco Business)

bidder

Apex Group

value n/a

14 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivatePrivate Equity

Data Centers and Hosting

target

CONTABO

bidder

Kkr & Co

£59m

39 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross BorderPrivate Equity

Media Agencies

target

WILDSTONE

bidder

Antin Infrastructure Partners

value n/a

47 dealmakers

PrivateMboCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

Pharmaceuticals

target

Unither Pharmaceuticals

bidder

Parquest Capital

value n/a

34 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

Risk and Compliance

target

CHAS

bidder

Thoma Bravo

value n/a

21 dealmakers

Isle of Man

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Pacific Fund Systems

bidder

Apex Group

value n/a

5 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderPrivateMinorityPrivate Equity

Machinery: Specialty

target

Ima Industria Macchine Automatiche

bidder

Bdt & Msd Partners

value n/a

54 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

Data Centers and Hosting

target

Autovista Group

bidder

Jd Power

value n/a

57 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate Equity

Digital Services

target

TESSIAN

bidder

Proofpoint

value n/a

50 dealmakers

Ireland

Data Centers and Hosting

PrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisitionMinority

target

Winthrop Technologies

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

34 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicCross BorderMajority

Entertainment

target

Hipgnosis Songs Fund

bidder

Blackstone Group

£1,239m

82 dealmakers