Geoffrey Iles - MergerLinks

Retail REITs

target

Intu Properties

bidder

Hammerson

£8,071m

55 dealmakers

Commercial REITs

target

Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate

bidder

Kennedy-wilson Holdings

£2,034m

16 dealmakers

PublicMboPrivatisationPrivate Equity

Diversified Financials

target

Shawbrook Group

bidder

Pollen Street Capital

£530m

45 dealmakers

PublicSchemeAcquisitionMajority

Engineering Consulting

target

Amec Foster Wheeler

bidder

John Wood Group

£3,220m

29 dealmakers

Equipment Rental

Public

target

Lavendon Group

bidder

Loxam

£617m

30 dealmakers

Electronic Equipment: Other

target

Premier Farnell

bidder

Avnet

£809m

13 dealmakers

Diversified Retailers

target

Home Retail Group

bidder

J Sainsbury

£786m

21 dealmakers

Brewers

target

Sabmiller

bidder

Anheuser Busch Inbev

£83,118m

88 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMinority

Specialty Chemicals

target

Az Electronic Materials

bidder

Merck Kgaa

£1,721m

10 dealmakers

Electronic Equipment: Control and Filter

PublicMinorityAcquisition

target

Invensys

bidder

Schneider Electric

£2,811m

12 dealmakers

Digital Services

target

Freeagent Holdings

bidder

Royal Bank Of Scotland

£53m

15 dealmakers

Financial Data and Systems

PublicSchemeAcquisitionMajority

target

Earthport

bidder

Visa

£247m

56 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

Satellite

target

Inmarsat

bidder

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board

£4,214m

90 dealmakers

MinorityPublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Hotels and Motels

target

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels

bidder

City Developments

£776m

57 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionPublicMajority

Specialty Retailers

target

Bca Marketplace

bidder

Tdr Capital

£2,150m

43 dealmakers

Private EquityPublicAcquisitionMajority

Defense

target

Cobham

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£4,145m

89 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMergerMajority

E-commerce

target

Just Eat

bidder

TAKEAWAY.COM.NV

£6,297m

150 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPublicDomestic

Fertilizers

target

Sirius Minerals

bidder

Anglo American

£386m

66 dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublicTender OfferPrivatisationCross Border

Management Consulting

target

Huntsworth

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£524m

63 dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity

Security Services

target

G4s

bidder

Allied Universal

£3,820m

142 dealmakers

United States

Diversified Financials

AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority

target

Liquidnet Holdings

bidder

Tp Icap (ex-tullett Prebon Plc)

£539m

116 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityDomesticPublic

Multi-Utilities

target

Aggreko

bidder

Tdr Capital

£2,322m

78 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPublic

Private Equity

target

Sanne Group

bidder

Apex Group

£1,510m

52 dealmakers

Cross BorderPublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityTender Offer

Pharmaceuticals

target

Vectura Group

bidder

Philip Morris International

£1,025m

97 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPublicCross BorderPrivate Equity

Transportation Services

target

Stagecoach Group

bidder

Dws Infrastructure

£595m

91 dealmakers

DomesticPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajority

Private Equity

target

Pollen Street Capital

bidder

Honeycomb Investment Trust

£285m

30 dealmakers

MajorityPublicDomesticAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Serica Energy

bidder

Kistos Energy

£1,053m

30 dealmakers

Financial Data and Systems

Private EquityMajorityCross BorderPublicAcquisition

target

Euromoney Institutional Investor

bidder

Astorg Partners

£1,660m

65 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPublicPrivatisation

Environmental Consulting

target

Rps Group

bidder

Tetra Tech

£636m

64 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPublic

Apparel Retailers

target

Ted Baker

bidder

Authentic Brands Group

£211m

46 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

Pharmaceuticals

target

Dechra Pharmaceuticals

bidder

Eqt Partners

£4,882m

73 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMajorityScheme

target

WINCANTON

bidder

Ceva Logistics

£802m

70 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityDomesticMerger

Containers and Packaging

target

Ds Smith

bidder

International Paper Company

£7,800m

57 dealmakers