Edward R. McNicholas

PrivateAcquisitionMajority

Payments / Commerce

target

SPEEDPAY

bidder

Aci Worldwide

£564m

36 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate EquityMajority

IT Services: Other

target

Equian

bidder

Unitedhealth Group

£2,539m

13 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Invo Holdings

bidder

Golden Gate Capital

value n/a

10 dealmakers

MergerAcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Redcard Systems

bidder

Parthenon Capital Partners

value n/a

27 dealmakers

PrivateMinorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Hotels and Motels

target

Vacasa

bidder

Silver Lake Partners

£248m

23 dealmakers

Private EquityPrivateMajorityAcquisitionDomesticDisposal

Security Services

target

Simeio Solutions

bidder

Zmc Advisors

£183m

47 dealmakers

DomesticPublicMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityTender Offer

Security Equipment

target

Forescout Technologies

bidder

Crosspoint Capital Partners

£1,138m

67 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate EquityDomestic

Education Services

target

Kalkomey Enterprises

bidder

Cove Hill Partners

£126m

27 dealmakers

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionVenture CapitalMinorityDomestic

Hotels and Motels

target

Vacasa

bidder

Level Equity Management

£86m

37 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticDisposalMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Careport Health

bidder

Wellsky Corporation

£1,034m

38 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticMajorityPrivate

Health Care Facilities

target

St. Croix Hospice

bidder

Hig Capital

value n/a

14 dealmakers

MajorityDomesticPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateMbo

Digital Services

target

Nielsen Global Connect

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£2,084m

70 dealmakers

Canada

Electronic Components and Equipment

AcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivate EquityCross Border

target

Smtc Corporation

bidder

Hig Capital

£124m

18 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticPrivate EquityAcquisitionMinority

target

TEACHTOWN

bidder

Bain Capital

value n/a

9 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderPrivate EquityMajorityPrivate

target

Drake Software

bidder

Cinven

value n/a

26 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomestic

Computer Hardware

target

HYPERX

bidder

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

£301m

17 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivate EquityPrivate

Electrical Components

target

Continental Batteries

bidder

Hig Capital

value n/a

28 dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityDomesticAcquisitionMajority

target

Mcafee (enterprise Business)

bidder

Symphony Technology Group

£2,889m

74 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate EquityJoint VentureDomestic

E-commerce

target

SAKS

bidder

Rhone Capital

£361m

19 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

target

ARAS

bidder

Gi Partners

value n/a

24 dealmakers

AcquisitionMinorityPrivateDomesticPrivate Equity

target

AXTRIA

bidder

Bain Capital

£106m

12 dealmakers

DomesticMergerAcquisitionPrivateMajority

Medical Services

target

American Dental Partners Incorporated

bidder

Heartland Dental

value n/a

16 dealmakers

Online and Social Platforms

DomesticMinorityPrivate EquityPrivateAcquisitionVenture Capital

target

Noom

bidder

Silver Lake Partners

£381m

14 dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityDomesticAcquisitionMergerMajority

target

EVENTBOOKING

bidder

Cove Hill Partners

value n/a

16 dealmakers

Outsourced HR and Staffing

DomesticPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateMinority

target

Home Care Pulse

bidder

Cressey & Company

value n/a

14 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross Border

Plastics

target

SPECK

bidder

Telementum Global

£25m

13 dealmakers

DomesticPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionMinority

Payments / Commerce

target

Rectangle Health

bidder

Gi Partners

value n/a

27 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivate

Security Equipment

target

CYBERMDX

bidder

Forescout Technologies

value n/a

14 dealmakers

Electronic Equipment: Other

AcquisitionPublicDomesticMajority

target

POLY

bidder

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

£2,504m

92 dealmakers

DomesticPrivate EquityPrivateMajorityAcquisition

Paper

target

Pixelle Specialty Solutions

bidder

Hig Capital

value n/a

34 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

Management Consulting

target

Source Advisors

bidder

Investment Partners

value n/a

23 dealmakers

Canada

Cross BorderPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionMinorityVenture Capital

target

HIMAMA

bidder

Bain Capital (double Impact)

£42m

11 dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionPrivateMajority

Auto Services

target

W4 Express Wash

bidder

Tidal Wave Auto

value n/a

9 dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityMajorityDomesticAcquisition

Pharmaceuticals

target

Pantherx Rare Pharmacy

bidder

General Atlantic

£1,157m

24 dealmakers

DomesticPublicMajorityAcquisition

Diversified Materials

target

ZYMERGEN

bidder

Ginkgo Bioworks

£249m

63 dealmakers

DomesticPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajority

Industrial Distribution

target

Avient (distribution Business)

bidder

Hig Capital

£778m

27 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticMinorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

CLAIMLOGIQ

bidder

New Mountain Capital

value n/a

18 dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

TAXACT

bidder

Cinven

£624m

27 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate

Pharmaceuticals

target

Alcami Corporation

bidder

Gho Capital Partners

value n/a

26 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMinorityPrivate Equity

target

Sapio Sciences

bidder

Gho Capital Partners

value n/a

10 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityPrivateAcquisition

Publishing

target

America's Test Kitchen

bidder

Marquee Brands

value n/a

14 dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityPrivateAcquisition

Education Services

target

Img Academy

bidder

Bpea Private Equity

£1,003m

48 dealmakers

DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Apixio

bidder

New Mountain Capital

value n/a

13 dealmakers

Canada

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityVenture CapitalCross BorderPublic

target

Absolute Software

bidder

Crosspoint Capital Partners

£673m

25 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPrivate EquityPrivateMajority

target

NEXTECH

bidder

Tpg Capital

£1,070m

26 dealmakers

United StatesUnited States

AcquisitionPrivateDomesticMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Pinnacle Quality Insight

bidder

Home Care Pulse

value n/a

17 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityDomesticPrivate

Medical Services

target

HEALTHDRIVE

bidder

Cressey & Company

value n/a

11 dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionMajorityMergerPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Virgin Pulse

bidder

HEALTHCOMP

£410m

40 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate

Industrial Distribution

target

Pacific Pharmaceutical Services

bidder

Alcami Corporation

value n/a

13 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivate EquityPrivate

Personal Products

target

The Honey Pot Co

bidder

Compass Diversified Holdings

value n/a

40 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate EquityPublic

IT Services: Other

target

ZEROFOX

bidder

Haveli Investments

£278m

30 dealmakers

DisposalDomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivate

Medical Services

target

Edwards Lifesciences (critical-care Unit)

bidder

Becton Dickinson & Company

£3,302m

59 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionDomesticMinorityPrivate Equity

target

Prometheus Group

bidder

Advent International Corporation

value n/a

50 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPublicPrivate EquityDomesticPrivatisation

target

POWERSCHOOL

bidder

Bain Capital

£4,389m

53 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPrivatePrivate EquityMajority

target

Community Brands (association & Events Division)

bidder

Ta Associates

value n/a

22 dealmakers