MergerLinks - James Black

Asset Managers and Custodians

PublicPrivate Equity

target

Touchstone Innovations

bidder

Ip Group

£434m

9 dealmakers

Electronic Equipment: Other

PublicScheme

target

Optos

bidder

Nikon Corporation

£265m

19 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

PublicSchemeMboPrivate Equity

target

Fusion Ip

bidder

Ip Group

£53m

6 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMinorityPrivate Equity

Gold Mining

target

Highland Gold Mining

bidder

Institutional Investors

£63m

6 dealmakers

PublicMboSchemePrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

target

Abzena

bidder

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe

£34m

28 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Containers and Packaging

target

Csm Parent Inc.

bidder

Clinigen Group

£113m

14 dealmakers

Switzerland

PrivateAcquisition

target

Iqone Healthcare Holding

bidder

Clinigen Group

£6m

12 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajority

Software

PrivateAcquisition

target

Rx Systems

bidder

Emis Group

£1m

5 dealmakers

Armenia

General Mining

target

Kapan Mining & Processing Company

bidder

Chaarat Gold Holdings

£42m

20 dealmakers

MergerAcquisitionMajorityPublic

Health Care Facilities

target

MEDICX

bidder

Primary Health Properties

£827m

54 dealmakers

Netherlands

Software

PrivateAcquisition

target

Getsocial

bidder

Keywords Studios

value n/a

9 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate

target

Ashfield Pharmacovigilance

bidder

Ergomed

£7m

12 dealmakers

Outsourced HR and Staffing

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityMboDomestic

target

Improve International

bidder

Rjd Partners

£12m

24 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionDomestic

Biotechnology

target

Benchmark Holdings (vaccine Manufacturing Business)

bidder

Cell And Gene Therapy Catapult

£16m

19 dealmakers

DomesticPrivateMajorityAcquisition

Medical Equipment

target

It-is International

bidder

NOVACYT

£10m

14 dealmakers

DisposalPrivateMajorityAcquisitionDomestic

Software

target

Smartbox Assistive Technology

bidder

CARETECH

£10m

14 dealmakers

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate

target

Biogix

bidder

Alliance Pharma Lc

£82m

12 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicDomesticMajority

Investment Banking

target

Nexus Tradeco Holdings

bidder

Primary Health Properties

£33m

13 dealmakers

Cross BorderPublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityTender Offer

target

Vectura Group

bidder

Philip Morris International

£1,025m

97 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

target

Spire Healthcare Group

bidder

Ramsay Health Care

£2,063m

111 dealmakers

Cross BorderPrivatisationMajorityAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity

target

Clinigen Group

bidder

Stepstone Group

£1,207m

78 dealmakers

DomesticPublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

CARETECH

bidder

Kensington Capital Partners

£870m

52 dealmakers

Cross BorderPrivateMajorityAcquisition

target

SCARAWAY

bidder

Alliance Pharma Lc

£14m

11 dealmakers

United Arab Emirates

Health Care Facilities

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate

target

Wellness One Day Surgery

bidder

CARETECH

value n/a

18 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

IT Services: Other

target

Emis Group

bidder

Optum

£1,243m

49 dealmakers