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Total Deals32
Valued Deals20
Total Value£ 126.34 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 6.32 B

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14 Dec 2017|United States|Entertainment
Twenty-first Century Fox
The Walt Disney Company

Target: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX INC

Bidder: THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

30 Service Providers

11 Target | 17 Bidder

105 Dealmakers

49 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 62.62 B

Value

20 Feb 2019|United States|Security Services
Allied Universal
Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec (cdpq)

Target: ALLIED UNIVERSAL

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 47 Vendor

£ 547 M

Value

05 Jun 2019|United States|Containers and Packaging
PREGIS
Warburg Pincus

Target: PREGIS

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Jun 2019|United States|Aerospace
Pacific Cast Technologies
Consolidated Precision Products Corp

Target: PACIFIC CAST TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: CONSOLIDATED PRECISION PRODUCTS CORP

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2019|United States|Aerospace
Consolidated Precision Products Corp
Warburg Pincus

Target: CONSOLIDATED PRECISION PRODUCTS CORP

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

27 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Semiconductors
Arm Holdings
Nvidia Corporation

Target: ARM HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: NVIDIA CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

10 Target | 39 Bidder | 42 Vendor

£ 30.13 B

Value

02 Feb 2021|United States|Gaming
Gearbox Software
Embracer Group

Target: GEARBOX SOFTWARE LLC

Bidder: EMBRACER GROUP

16 Service Providers

12 Target | 4 Bidder

86 Dealmakers

47 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 1.83 B

Value

26 May 2021|United States|Entertainment
Metro-goldwyn-mayer
Amazon.com

Target: METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER INC

Bidder: AMAZON.COM INC

21 Service Providers

9 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

40 Target | 14 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 5.97 B

Value

24 Jan 2022|Germany|Entertainment
Esl Gaming
Savvy Games Group

Target: ESL GAMING

Bidder: SAVVY GAMES GROUP

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

15 May 2022|India|Cement
Holcim (indian Business)
Adani Group

Target: HOLCIM (INDIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: ADANI GROUP

28 Service Providers

22 Bidder | 6 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

31 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 8.59 B

Value

13 Sep 2022|United States|Media Agencies
Miq Company
Bridgepoint Group

Target: MIQ COMPANY

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

5 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Apr 2023|Luxembourg|Business Process Outsourcing
MAJOREL
Teleperformance

Target: MAJOREL

Bidder: TELEPERFORMANCE SE

18 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

3 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 2.65 B

Value

14 Aug 2023|South Africa|FinTech
Mtn Group Fintech
Mastercard

Target: MTN GROUP FINTECH

Bidder: MASTERCARD INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 155 M

Value

16 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Private Equity
Abrdn (private Equity Solutions Business)
Patria Investments

Target: ABRDN (PRIVATE EQUITY SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: PATRIA INVESTMENTS

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 100 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

01 Apr 2024|Spain|Entertainment
Motogp (dorna Sports)
Liberty Media

Target: MOTOGP (DORNA SPORTS)

Bidder: LIBERTY MEDIA

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

20 Target | 63 Bidder

£ 3.17 B

Value

06 Jun 2024|Luxembourg|Digital Services
BITSTAMP
ROBINHOOD

Target: BITSTAMP

Bidder: ROBINHOOD

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

2 Target | 43 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 156 M

Value

06 Aug 2024|Oman|Marine Transportation
Vale (oman Distribution Center)
Apollo Global Management

Target: VALE (OMAN DISTRIBUTION CENTER)

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 469 M

Value

26 Nov 2024|United States|Online and Social Platforms
Zp Better Together
Teleperformance

Target: ZP BETTER TOGETHER

Bidder: TELEPERFORMANCE SE

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 389 M

Value

22 Dec 2024|Australia|Radio and TV Broadcasters
FOXTEL
Dazn Group

Target: FOXTEL

Bidder: DAZN GROUP

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Feb 2025|United States|Financial Data and Systems
Oanda Corporation
Ftmo Group

Target: OANDA CORPORATION

Bidder: FTMO GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 51 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Auto Technology
RAVELIN
Worldpay

Target: RAVELIN

Bidder: WORLDPAY INC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Feb 2025|Switzerland|Digital Services
Global Blue
Shift4 Payments

Target: GLOBAL BLUE SA

Bidder: SHIFT4 PAYMENTS

16 Service Providers

11 Target | 5 Bidder

146 Dealmakers

37 Target | 110 Bidder

£ 1.98 B

Value

01 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Security Equipment
Kee Safety Group
65 Equity Partners

Target: KEE SAFETY GROUP

Bidder: 65 EQUITY PARTNERS

27 Service Providers

11 Target | 16 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

49 Target | 45 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Auto Services
Auto Integrate
FLEETIO

Target: AUTO INTEGRATE

Bidder: FLEETIO

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 May 2025|United Kingdom|E-commerce
DELIVEROO
DOORDASH

Target: DELIVEROO

Bidder: DOORDASH

12 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

27 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 2.90 B

Value

08 May 2025|United States|Gaming
Applovin (mobile Games Studio Portfolio)
TRIPLEDOT

Target: APPLOVIN (MOBILE GAMES STUDIO PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: TRIPLEDOT

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

47 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 599 M

Value

08 May 2025|Netherlands|Diversified Financials
DERIBIT
COINBASE

Target: DERIBIT

Bidder: COINBASE

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

7 Target | 48 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 2.17 B

Value

04 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services
Aurora Energy Research
Tpg Rise Climate

Target: AURORA ENERGY RESEARCH

Bidder: TPG RISE CLIMATE

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

15 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Jul 2025|Switzerland|Online and Social Platforms
BEEKEEPER
Bridgepoint Group

Target: BEEKEEPER

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

2 Target | 61 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Health Care Services
MYDENTIST
Bridgepoint Group

Target: MYDENTIST

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

2 Target | 29 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Jul 2025|United States|Private Equity
Apax Global Alpha
Apax Partners

Target: APAX GLOBAL ALPHA LTD

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

15 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 794 M

Value

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