Harry Thimont

Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)

PublicPrivate Equity

target

Cape

bidder

Altrad

£414m

21 dealmakers

PublicMboSchemePrivate Equity

Restaurants and Bars

target

Punch Taverns

bidder

Patron Capital Advisers

£1,776m

13 dealmakers

Diversified Retailers

PublicScheme

target

Home Retail Group

bidder

J Sainsbury

£786m

21 dealmakers

Business Process Outsourcing

PublicPrivate Equity

target

Xchanging

bidder

Computer Sciences Corporation

£567m

24 dealmakers

Food Retailers and Wholesalers

PublicMandatory Offer

target

Thorntons

bidder

Ferrero International

£138m

8 dealmakers

PublicSchemePrivate Equity

IT Services: Other

target

Phoenix It Group

bidder

Toscafund Asset Management

£135m

14 dealmakers

United Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom

Health Care Facilities

MergerPublicSchemeMajority

target

Al Noor Hospitals Group

bidder

Mediclinic International

£1,380m

4 dealmakers

Construction Services

PublicPrivate Equity

target

Sweett Group

bidder

Dar Al-handasah Consultants Shair & Partners (sidara)

£36m

11 dealmakers

Ireland

PublicAcquisition

target

Fleetmatics Group

bidder

Verizon Communications

£1,802m

4 dealmakers

MergerPublicScheme

target

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Software

bidder

Micro Focus

£6,704m

6 dealmakers

Waste and Disposal Services

PublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Biogen Holdings

bidder

Ancala Partners

value n/a

10 dealmakers

Radio and TV Broadcasters

PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

Sky

bidder

Comcast Corporation

£23,666m

89 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

PublicSchemeMboMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Phaunos Timber Fund

bidder

Stafford Capital Partners

£180m

11 dealmakers

PublicSchemeMajorityAcquisitionPrivatisation

Health Care Services

target

Cambian Group

bidder

CARETECH

£289m

47 dealmakers

PublicMboSchemePrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

Pharmaceuticals

target

Abzena

bidder

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe

£34m

28 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Restaurants and Bars

PrivateDisposalMajority

target

Costa Coffee

bidder

The Coca-cola Company

£3,900m

58 dealmakers

MalaysiaSingapore

Parking Operation

PrivateDisposal

target

Secure Parking (businesses In Australia Singapore And Malaysia)

bidder

Park24 Co

£109m

19 dealmakers

United StatesSwitzerland

Food Products

target

Greencore Us

bidder

Hearthside Food Solutions

£817m

28 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate EquityMajority

Plastics

target

Rpc Group

bidder

Berry Global

£4,830m

104 dealmakers

Financial Data and Systems

AcquisitionPublicSchemeMajority

target

Earthport

bidder

Visa

£247m

56 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajority

Food Products

target

Dairy Crest Group

bidder

Saputo

£975m

58 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajority

Management Consulting

target

Lighthouse Group

bidder

Intrinsic Financial Services

£46m

14 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPublicMajority

Specialty Retailers

target

Bca Marketplace

bidder

Tdr Capital

£2,150m

43 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicSchemeMajorityPrivate Equity

Restaurants and Bars

target

Ei Group

bidder

Tdr Capital

£2,969m

45 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMinorityPrivate Equity

Retail REITs

target

Capital And Regional

bidder

Growthpoint Properties

£72m

27 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity

Investment Banking

target

bidder

Interactive Investor Services

£54m

32 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Boldon James

bidder

HELPSYSTEMS

£30m

45 dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPublic

Gaming

target

Codemasters Group Holdings

bidder

Electronic Arts

£906m

59 dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivate

target

Commerce Decisions

bidder

Harris Computer Corporation

£10m

12 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublicPrivatisation

FinTech

target

Cardtronics

bidder

Apollo Global Management

£1,723m

50 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderPublicMajorityPrivate EquityScheme

Airlines

target

Signature Aviation

bidder

Global Infrastructure Partners

£3,388m

150 dealmakers

Renewable Energy Equipment

MinorityPrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisition

target

Green Recovery Projects

bidder

Icon Infrastructure Partners

£198m

73 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate Equity

FinTech

target

Cardtronics

bidder

Ncr Corporation

£1,826m

58 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate EquityCross Border

Pharmaceuticals

target

Advanz Pharma Corp

bidder

Nordic Capital

£1,646m

84 dealmakers

United Arab Emirates

Offshore Drilling and Other Services

DomesticTender OfferAcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Ades International Holding

bidder

Innovative Energy Holding

£116m

33 dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityDomesticMajorityAcquisition

Construction Services

target

Kier Living

bidder

Terra Firma Capital Partners

£110m

29 dealmakers

PublicMajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivatisationPrivate Equity

Infrastructure Funds

target

John Laing Group

bidder

Kkr & Co

£2,000m

93 dealmakers

Cross BorderPublicMajorityAcquisition

Health Care Services

target

Spire Healthcare Group

bidder

Ramsay Health Care

£2,063m

111 dealmakers

Waste and Disposal Services

Cross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublic

target

Augean

bidder

Fiera Infrastructure

£314m

42 dealmakers

MajorityPublicCross BorderMergerAcquisition

target

NORTONLIFELOCK

bidder

Avast Software Sro

£6,211m

111 dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPublic

IT Services: Other

target

Playtech

bidder

Aristocrat Leisure

£2,100m

89 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

Specialty Contracting

target

Arena Events Group

bidder

Tasheel Holding

£72m

28 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivate

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Jx Nippon Exploration And Production

bidder

Neo Energy

£1,250m

14 dealmakers

Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity

Forestry

target

Stewart Milne Timber Systems

bidder

James Donaldson & Sons

value n/a

12 dealmakers

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPublic

Airlines

target

Air Partner

bidder

Wheels Up

£79m

17 dealmakers

United Arab Emirates

Construction Services

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPublic

target

Lamprell

bidder

Thunderball Investments

£38m

35 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPublic

target

Attraqt Group

bidder

Crownpeak Holdings

£63m

21 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMajorityDomestic

Insurance Brokers

target

Jigsaw Insurance Services

bidder

Pib Group

£22m

14 dealmakers

Australia

Defense

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivate

target

Air Affairs Australia

bidder

Qinetiq Group

£31m

16 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomesticPrivate Equity

target

Investec Wealth & Investment

bidder

Rathbones Group

£839m

68 dealmakers

Telecommunications Services: Other

AcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPublicDomestic

target

Medica Group

bidder

Ik Partners

£269m

30 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPublicPrivate Equity

Pharmaceuticals

target

Ergomed

bidder

Permira Advisers

£703m

45 dealmakers

Guernsey

Private Equity

Private EquityMajorityAcquisitionDomesticPublic

target

Round Hill Music Royalty Fund

bidder

Concord Cadence

£375m

21 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPublic

target

Tribal Group

bidder

Ellucian

£172m

22 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderPublicPrivate EquityMajority

Entertainment

target

Ten Entertainment Group

bidder

Trive Capital

£287m

37 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPublicDomestic

Distillers and Vintners

target

The Lakes Distillery Company

bidder

Nyetimber Wines And Spirits Group

£71m

45 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublic

Storage Facilities

target

Lok'n Store Group

bidder

Shurgard Self Storage

£378m

30 dealmakers