MergerLinks - James Fletcher

target

Ladbrokes Coral Group

bidder

Gvc Holdings

£4,216m

25 dealmakers

Canada

Casinos and Gambling

MergerPublicScheme

target

Amaya

bidder

William Hill

£3,716m

4 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Railroads

PrivateAcquisition

target

C2c Rail

bidder

Trenitalia

£70m

16 dealmakers

Finland

Machinery: Specialty

PrivateAcquisition

target

Oxford Instruments Industrial Analysis

bidder

Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

£80m

14 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Software

PublicMerger

target

Aveva Group

bidder

Schneider Electric

£550m

67 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Radio and TV Broadcasters

PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

Sky

bidder

Comcast Corporation

£23,666m

89 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Household Equipment and Products

PrivateDisposalPrivate Equity

target

Zenith Hygiene Group

bidder

Bain Capital

£100m

7 dealmakers

Egypt

Integrated Oil and Gas

PrivateAcquisition

target

Merlon Petroleum El Fayum Company

bidder

Soco International

£180m

24 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Plastics

PublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate EquityMajority

target

Rpc Group

bidder

Berry Global

£4,830m

104 dealmakers

SwedenUnited Kingdom

E-commerce

PublicAcquisition

target

Eu Supply

bidder

Mercell Holding As

£15m

16 dealmakers

Luxembourg

Iron and Steel

AcquisitionPrivate

target

Arcelormittal Steelmaking Assets

bidder

Liberty House Group

£651m

23 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Commercial REITs

MajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublic

target

Rdi Reit

bidder

Starwood Capital Group

£329m

34 dealmakers

Netherlands

Restaurants and Bars

Cross BorderMajorityPublicAcquisition

target

Dp Eurasia

bidder

Jubilant Foodworks

£24m

12 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Education Services

DomesticAcquisitionPublicMajority

target

Wey Education

bidder

Inspired Education Holdings

£59m

16 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Diversified Retailers

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityPublicPrivatisation

target

Wm Morrisons Supermarkets

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£6,973m

141 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Waste and Disposal Services

MajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublic

target

Augean

bidder

Fiera Infrastructure

£314m

42 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Specialty Contracting

PublicAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

target

Arena Events Group

bidder

Tasheel Holding

£72m

28 dealmakers

Ireland

Commercial REITs

MajorityAcquisitionPublicPrivatisationPrivate EquityCross Border

target

Hibernia Reit

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

£908m

75 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Auto Technology

MajorityCross BorderPrivateAcquisition

target

FIVE

bidder

Robert Bosch

value n/a

15 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Property Services

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPublicPrivate Equity

target

Homeserve

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

£4,100m

91 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Media Agencies

PublicAcquisitionMajorityDomestic

target

M&c Saatchi

bidder

Next Fifteen Communications

£310m

55 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Recreational Products

PublicAcquisitionMajorityDomestic

target

Appreciate Group

bidder

PAYPOINT

£83m

26 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Telecommunications Services: Other

Private EquityMajorityPublicAcquisitionDomestic

target

Medica Group

bidder

Ik Partners

£269m

30 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Software

Private EquityCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPublic

target

INSTEM

bidder

Archimed

£203m

43 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Banks

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross Border

target

Virgin Money Holdings (uk)

bidder

Nationwide Building Society

£2,900m

65 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Building Materials: Other

AcquisitionMajorityPublicCross Border

target

Tyman

bidder

Quanex Building Products Corporation

£889m

30 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Food Products

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic

target

Volac (whey Nutrition Business)

bidder

Arla Foods Uk Holding

value n/a

26 dealmakers