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Total Deals27

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 38.70 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.28 B

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31 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: SHAWBROOK GROUP PLC

Bidder: POLLEN STREET CAPITAL LIMITED

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

8 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 530 M

Value

04 Sep 2017|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: ADMIRAL TAVERNS LTD

Bidder: C&C GROUP PLC

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 78 M

Value

15 May 2018|Switzerland|Payments / Commerce

Target: SIX PAYMENT SERVICES LTD

Bidder: ATOS SE

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 2.14 B

Value

30 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: J SAINSBURY PLC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

2 Target | 66 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 7.30 B

Value

12 Sep 2018|United States|Software

Target: SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

13 Target | 15 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jul 2019|France|Customer Relationship Management

Target: WEBHELP SAS

Bidder: GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT SA

21 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder | 5 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

15 Target | 67 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 2.15 B

Value

01 Jul 2020|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: ARCHITAS UK

Bidder: LIONTRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

79 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 50 Vendor

£ 75 M

Value

23 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: A-PLAN INSURANCE

Bidder: HYPERION INSURANCE GROUP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

10 Target | 8 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 700 M

Value

23 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Travel and Tourism

Target: AA PLC

Bidder: TOWERBROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

131 Dealmakers

26 Target | 105 Bidder

£ 219 M

Value

10 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: IVC EVIDENSIA

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

19 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

110 Dealmakers

7 Target | 92 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 3.07 B

Value

16 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: DAVIES GROUP LTD

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

13 Target | 51 Bidder | 20 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: BARBON INSURANCE GROUP

Bidder: PIB GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 52 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 May 2021|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services

Target: TRAVIS PERKINS (UK PLUMBING & HEATING BUSINESS)

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 325 M

Value

01 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: WAYSTONE

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

113 Dealmakers

17 Target | 90 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

03 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: PSP/CADILLAC FAIRVIEW/LONG HARBOUR JV

Bidder: CADILLAC FAIRVIEW

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

37 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Jan 2022|Ireland|Management Consulting

Target: KB ASSOCIATES

Bidder: WAYSTONE

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

3 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 May 2022|United Kingdom|Property Services

Target: HOMESERVE PLC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

34 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 4.10 B

Value

04 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: SUN LIFE UK

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

113 Dealmakers

80 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 248 M

Value

14 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Water

Target: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER

Bidder: KKR & CO

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

93 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 91 Vendor

£ 867 M

Value

10 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: INNOVATION GROUP PLC

Bidder: ALLIANZ X GMBH

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

63 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Sep 2022|Germany|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: UNIVERSAL-INVESTMENT GROUP

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

1 Target | 58 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: T. BAILEY FUND SERVICES

Bidder: WAYSTONE

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: PROFILE PENSIONS

Bidder: MONEYFARM

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

6 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Mar 2022|Ireland|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: CENTAUR GROUP

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: THREE UK

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

221 Dealmakers

3 Target | 220 Bidder

£ 15.00 B

Value

29 Mar 2024|Poland|Banks

Target: VELOBANK

Bidder: CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

151 Dealmakers

148 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 213 M

Value

28 May 2024|Germany|Banks

Target: HAUCK & AUFHÄUSER PRIVATBANKIERS AG

Bidder: ABN AMRO BANK NV

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

121 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder | 87 Vendor

£ 571 M

Value