MergerLinks - John Christiansen

PublicMinorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Tobacco

target

JUUL

bidder

Altria Group

£10,513m

110 dealmakers

Russian Federation

PrivateJoint VentureMajorityCross BorderPrivate Equity

target

Aliexpress Russia Jv

bidder

Russian Direct Investment Fund

£830m

67 dealmakers

Water

AcquisitionPrivate

target

Mesquite Disposals Unlimited

bidder

Ngl Energy Partners

£707m

46 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Digital Realty / Mapletree Joint Venture

bidder

Mapletree Investments

£1,119m

9 dealmakers

Sweden

Offshore Drilling and Other Services

PrivateAcquisitionMergerPrivate Equity

target

Floatel International

bidder

Prosafe

£90m

32 dealmakers

Cross BorderPublicMajorityAcquisitionMerger

target

Interxion Holding

bidder

Digital Realty

£6,540m

83 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPublicMergerDomestic

Alternative Fuels

target

Solarcity Corporation

bidder

Tesla Motors

£4,000m

52 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisition

target

ONICA

bidder

Apollo Global Management

value n/a

5 dealmakers

Israel

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityVenture CapitalCross BorderPrivate Equity

target

Habana Labs

bidder

Intel Corporation

£1,499m

63 dealmakers

MajorityPublicMergerAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity

target

Xperi Corporation

bidder

Tivo Corporation

£2,291m

66 dealmakers

Switzerland

MajorityMergerAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateCross BorderReverse TakeoverDe-SPAC

target

Global Blue

bidder

Ant Financial Services Group Co

£2,000m

112 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

AcquisitionMajorityMergerPublicPrivate EquityDomestic

target

Mobile Mini

bidder

Willscot Mobile Mini

£5,147m

67 dealmakers

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionVenture CapitalMinorityDomestic

Diversified Financials

target

ROBINHOOD

bidder

New Enterprise Associates (nea)

£480m

23 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityDomesticDisposal

Recreational Products

target

Radio Systems Corporation

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

value n/a

43 dealmakers

Property and Casualty Insurance

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMbo

target

Starstone Us Holdings

bidder

Skyknight Capital

£480m

34 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPublic

Railroad Equipment

target

Dow (north American Rail Infrastructure)

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£247m

35 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomesticPrivate EquityVenture Capital

IT Services: Other

target

Silver Peak

bidder

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

£733m

44 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionVenture CapitalPrivateMinorityCross Border

Automobiles

target

Xpeng Motors

bidder

Aspex Management

£397m

27 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMinorityPrivate Equity

Commercial REITs

target

Watermark Lodging Trust

bidder

Ascendant Capital Partners

£156m

31 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMinorityPrivate Equity

FinTech

target

Revolut

bidder

Tsg Consumer Partners

£62m

9 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate EquityDomestic

Specialty Contracting

target

American Technologies

bidder

Tsg Consumer Partners

value n/a

15 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity

Apparel Retailers

target

Brooks Brothers

bidder

Sparc Group

£249m

40 dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

MajorityMergerPrivate EquityPrivateAcquisitionCross BorderDe-SPAC

target

Luminar Technologies

bidder

Moore Strategic Ventures

£2,596m

42 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity

target

Signal Sciences

bidder

Fastly

£588m

55 dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityDomesticAcquisitionPrivate

Containers and Packaging

target

Kamps Pallets

bidder

Freeman Spogli

value n/a

24 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity

Medical Services

target

GRAIL

bidder

Illumina

£6,190m

107 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityPrivateAcquisition

target

RUNDECK

bidder

Pagerduty

£77m

34 dealmakers

MajorityDomesticPrivate EquityAcquisitionMergerPublicReverse TakeoverDe-SPAC

Consumer Lending

target

United Wholesale Mortgage

bidder

The Gores Group

£12,600m

55 dealmakers

Private EquityDomesticAcquisitionPublicMajority

target

MOBILEIRON

bidder

IVANTI

£683m

53 dealmakers

Malta

Full Line Insurance

Private EquityAcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate

target

Marco Capital

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£450m

23 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateDomesticAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Oil: Crude Producers

target

Third Coast Midstream (crude Oil Storage Business)

bidder

Hartree Partners

value n/a

36 dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajorityReverse TakeoverDe-SPAC

Medical Equipment

target

Hims

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£1,239m

50 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateJoint VentureCross Border

Travel and Tourism

target

Dufry/alibaba Jv

bidder

Dufry

value n/a

30 dealmakers

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionMajorityDomestic

Storage Terminals

target

Agro Merchants Group

bidder

Americold Realty Trust

£1,333m

83 dealmakers

Hong Kong

Food Retailers and Wholesalers

DisposalCross BorderPublicAcquisitionMajority

target

Sun Art Retail Group

bidder

Alibaba Group Holding

£2,785m

29 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateDomesticPrivate EquityMinority

Infrastructure Funds

target

Stonebridge Healthcare

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£379m

16 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateDomesticPrivate EquityMinority

Specialty Contracting

target

Universal Plant Services

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

20 dealmakers

PrivateInfrastructureMajorityPrivate EquityDomesticAcquisition

Ports

target

Seahawk Pipeline And Terminal

bidder

Max Midstream

£72m

17 dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

MajorityCross BorderPrivateAcquisition

target

Intel (nand Memory And Storage Business)

bidder

Sk Hynix

£6,943m

53 dealmakers

DomesticMinorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateVenture Capital

Toys

target

SCOPELY

bidder

Moore Strategic Ventures

£261m

25 dealmakers

Private EquityDomesticAcquisitionPrivateMerger

Consumer Lending

target

Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation

bidder

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation

£143m

35 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionMinorityPrivateCross BorderVenture Capital

IT Services: Other

target

Reef Technology

bidder

Mubadala Investment Company

£542m

40 dealmakers

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

Brewers

target

Sweetwater Brewing Company

bidder

Aphria

£230m

29 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMinorityPrivate

target

Farfetch

bidder

RICHEMONT

£842m

47 dealmakers

Oil Equipment and Services

DomesticPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajority

target

Targa Channelview

bidder

Hartree Partners

value n/a

18 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMajorityDomestic

target

Slack Technologies

bidder

Salesforce

£20,708m

86 dealmakers

Greece

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate

target

Lamda Hellix

bidder

Digital Realty

value n/a

33 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityMergerAcquisitionPrivateReverse TakeoverDe-SPAC

Automobiles

target

Electric Last Mile Solutions

bidder

Forum Merger Iii Corporation

£1,056m

36 dealmakers

Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Kadans Science

bidder

Axa Investment Managers

£446m

34 dealmakers

Recreational Vehicles and Boats

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

target

Canyon Bicycles

bidder

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert

£727m

61 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityPrivate EquityDomesticAcquisition

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Fourpass Energy

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£674m

26 dealmakers

Switzerland

Transportation Services

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Mfd Rail

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£186m

16 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajority

Chemicals: Diversified

target

Green Garden Products

bidder

Central Garden & Pet Co

£389m

19 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionMergerDomesticReverse TakeoverPrivate EquityDe-SPAC

target

Ccc Information Services

bidder

Dragoneer Investment Group

£5,120m

22 dealmakers

Reverse TakeoverDomesticMajorityPrivateMergerAcquisitionDe-SPAC

Biotechnology

target

23andme

bidder

Vg Acquisition Corp

£2,563m

39 dealmakers

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionMajorityReverse TakeoverDomesticDe-SPACMerger

target

Matterport

bidder

Gores Holdings Vi

£2,109m

71 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPublic

Gaming

target

Glu Mobile

bidder

Electronic Arts

£1,529m

62 dealmakers

Customer Relationship Management

Private EquityMinorityPrivateDomesticAcquisition

target

Win Brands

bidder

Assembled Brands

£36m

20 dealmakers

Luxembourg

Containers and Packaging

PrivateReverse TakeoverMajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate EquityMergerDe-SPAC

target

Ardagh Group (metal Packaging Business)

bidder

The Gores Group

£2,421m

83 dealmakers

MajorityReverse TakeoverDomesticAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMergerDe-SPAC

Metal Fabricating

target

MARKFORGED

bidder

ONE

£1,491m

46 dealmakers

AcquisitionRestructuringPrivateMajorityDomestic

Restaurants and Bars

target

Npc International

bidder

Flynn Restaurant Group

£588m

78 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityDomesticAcquisitionPrivate Equity

IT Services: Other

target

Auth0

bidder

Okta

£4,655m

62 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityDomesticPrivate

Tires

target

Mavis Tire Express Services Corp

bidder

Tsg Consumer Partners

£4,304m

80 dealmakers

Telecommunications Services: Other

PrivateAcquisitionMergerReverse TakeoverDomesticPrivate EquityDe-SPAC

target

Airspan Networks

bidder

New Enterprise Associates (nea)

£593m

27 dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityMinorityAcquisitionDomestic

Marine Transportation

target

Rand Logistics

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

27 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityPrivateAcquisition

Specialty Retailers

target

RIDENOW

bidder

RUMBLEON

£413m

24 dealmakers

MajorityPrivatePrivate EquityDomesticAcquisition

Diversified Retailers

target

Tru Kids

bidder

Whp Global

value n/a

42 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityDomestic

Brewers

target

City Brewing

bidder

Blue Ribbon Partners

£454m

51 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityDe-SPACAcquisitionDomesticReverse TakeoverPrivate EquityMerger

target

Rockley Photonics

bidder

Sc Health Corp

£863m

32 dealmakers

AcquisitionVenture CapitalMinorityDomesticPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Nice Tuan

bidder

Cdh Investments

£545m

27 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate Equity

Media Agencies

target

Leaf Group

bidder

Graham Holdings Company

£233m

20 dealmakers

Sweden

Banks

MinorityPrivateAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate Equity

target

Klarna Bank

bidder

Ant Financial Services Group Co

value n/a

22 dealmakers

Singapore

Commercial REITs

Cross BorderPrivateAcquisitionReal Estate

target

Axa Tower

bidder

Alibaba Group Holding

£953m

22 dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionMajorityPrivate

Specialty Retailers

target

DOMYOWN.COM

bidder

Central Garden & Pet Co

value n/a

9 dealmakers

MinorityCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivate

Aerospace

target

World Star Aviation

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

18 dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate

Gaming

target

Kingsisle Entertainment

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£153m

20 dealmakers

Private EquityMinorityDomesticPublicAcquisition

Other Specialty REITs

target

Ashford Hospitality Trust

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£146m

17 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

AcquisitionDomesticPrivate EquityMinorityPrivateVenture Capital

target

THRASIO

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£546m

27 dealmakers

Canada

Restaurants and Bars

Cross BorderPrivate EquityPrivateAcquisitionMinority

target

FOODTASTIC

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£33m

18 dealmakers

Outsourced HR and Staffing

DomesticPrivate EquityMajorityPrivateAcquisition

target

System One Holdings

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

17 dealmakers

Private EquityDomesticAcquisitionMajorityPrivate

Aerospace

target

Azorra Aviation

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£252m

17 dealmakers

Turkey

Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivate

target

TRENDYOL

bidder

Alibaba Group Holding

£251m

20 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomestic

target

Alog Technology

bidder

Alibaba Group Holding

value n/a

22 dealmakers

Online and Social Platforms

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomestic

target

HELIJIA

bidder

Alibaba Group Holding

value n/a

21 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticMinorityPrivate

target

OKKI

bidder

Alibaba Group Holding

value n/a

21 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

DomesticMinorityAcquisitionPrivate

target

Yto Express

bidder

Alibaba Group Holding

£714m

20 dealmakers

MinorityPrivateCross BorderVenture CapitalAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Nice Tuan

bidder

Cygnus Equity

£322m

29 dealmakers

Radio and TV Broadcasters

AcquisitionMinorityPrivateDomestic

target

Mango Excellent Media

bidder

Alibaba Group Holding

£678m

20 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivate

Forestry

target

Hopewell Nursery

bidder

Central Garden & Pet Co

value n/a

11 dealmakers

Private EquityDe-SPACDomesticMergerMajorityReverse TakeoverAcquisitionPrivate

target

Sonder

bidder

Gores Metropoulos Ii

£1,584m

96 dealmakers

Cross BorderPrivateMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Food Products

target

Nuun & Company

bidder

Nestle Health Science

value n/a

24 dealmakers

Vietnam

Diversified Retailers

AcquisitionMinorityCross BorderPrivatePrivate Equity

target

The Crownx

bidder

Bpea Eqt

£283m

25 dealmakers

Energy / Utility Services

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Archkey Solutions

bidder

One Rock Capital Partners

value n/a

24 dealmakers

Private EquityDomesticAcquisitionPrivatisationMajorityPublic

Management Consulting

target

RPX

bidder

Hggc

£403m

17 dealmakers

DomesticMergerPrivateReverse TakeoverMajorityPrivate EquityDe-SPACAcquisition

Electrical Components

target

Ess Tech

bidder

Acon Investments

£788m

32 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic

target

Determined Ai

bidder

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

value n/a

11 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

Engineering Consulting

target

Riggs Distler & Company

bidder

Centuri Group

£615m

40 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate EquityPrivate

Auto Parts

target

Rough Country

bidder

Tsg Consumer Partners

value n/a

34 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticAcquisitionMajority

target

ZERTO

bidder

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

£270m

29 dealmakers

Online and Social Platforms

Private EquityAcquisitionMajorityReverse TakeoverDe-SPACPrivateMergerDomestic

target

NEXTDOOR

bidder

Soroban Capital Partners

£3,107m

63 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPrivateDomestic

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Tanos Energy (cotton Valley And Haynesville Upstream Assets)

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£222m

24 dealmakers

De-SPACVenture CapitalMajorityPrivate EquityReverse TakeoverDomesticPrivateAcquisition

Aerospace

target

Planet Labs

bidder

Time Ventures

£2,023m

90 dealmakers

Singapore

Reverse TakeoverPrivate EquityMajorityCross BorderPrivateDe-SPACAcquisitionMerger

target

Propertyguru Pte

bidder

Bridgetown 2 Holdings

£981m

51 dealmakers

MajorityPublicCross BorderMergerAcquisition

target

NORTONLIFELOCK

bidder

Avast Software Sro

£6,211m

111 dealmakers

MinorityDomesticAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

Engineering Consulting

target

Priority Power Management

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£182m

44 dealmakers

Sweden

Automobiles

Reverse TakeoverMajorityDe-SPACPrivate EquityCross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMerger

target

POLESTAR

bidder

Guggenheim Partners

£14,634m

93 dealmakers

Private EquityMajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic

Food Products

target

WORLDWISE

bidder

Alvarez & Marsal Capital

value n/a

14 dealmakers

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

Marine Transportation

target

Ports America

bidder

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

£3,021m

26 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

Cross BorderPrivate EquityPrivateAcquisitionMajority

target

Sanlam Wealth Planning

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£140m

49 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

PrivateDomesticMinorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

THRASIO

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£727m

27 dealmakers

DomesticPrivateMajorityAcquisition

target

AMPOOL

bidder

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

value n/a

12 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajority

target

Oak Hill Advisors

bidder

T. Rowe Price Group

£3,054m

63 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticAcquisitionMajority

target

MOMENTIVE

bidder

ZENDESK

£2,909m

90 dealmakers

Private EquityPrivateDomesticMajorityAcquisition

Auto Services

target

Super Star Car Wash

bidder

Tsg Consumer Partners

value n/a

13 dealmakers

JapanJapan

Diversified Industrials

Spin OffDemergerDomesticPublicMajority

target

Toshiba Corporation (electronic Devices Business)

bidder

Institutional Investors

value n/a

8 dealmakers

Iceland

Pharmaceuticals

Reverse TakeoverDe-SPACMajorityAcquisitionPrivateMergerCross BorderPrivate Equity

target

ALVOTECH

bidder

Oaktree Acquisition Corp Ii

£1,697m

65 dealmakers

Renewable Energy Equipment

PublicAcquisitionMinorityDomesticPrivate Equity

target

Tpi Composites

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£444m

29 dealmakers

Private EquityDomesticAcquisitionDe-SPACPrivateReverse TakeoverMajorityMerger

Environmental Consulting

target

FOOTPRINT

bidder

Gores Holdings Viii

£1,206m

59 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomestic

target

Tm Home

bidder

E-house China Enterprise

£181m

20 dealmakers

AcquisitionMinorityDomesticPublic

target

E-house Holdings

bidder

Alibaba Group Holding

£96m

20 dealmakers

DomesticPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionMinority

target

Galway Sustainable

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£200m

19 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPrivate

target

High Tech Campus Eindhoven

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£933m

17 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityDomesticPrivate

Diversified Materials

target

Sierra Energy

bidder

Providence Energy

£377m

18 dealmakers

South Africa

AcquisitionCross BorderPrivatePrivate EquityMajority

target

Teraco Data Environments

bidder

Digital Realty

£2,585m

36 dealmakers

Japan

Machinery: Industrial

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionCross Border

target

Toshiba Carrier Corporation

bidder

Carrier Global Corp

£684m

57 dealmakers

Israel

Cross BorderAcquisitionPublicMajority

target

Tower Semiconductor

bidder

Intel Corporation

£3,991m

83 dealmakers

PrivateCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

target

17CAPITAL

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

42 dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityPublicDomesticAcquisitionPrivatisation

target

Anaplan

bidder

Thoma Bravo

£8,245m

76 dealmakers

Israel

AcquisitionCross BorderPrivateMajority

target

Granulate Cloud Solutions

bidder

Intel Corporation

£537m

40 dealmakers

Express Courier / Parcels

Cross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajority

target

Cadogan Tate

bidder

Tsg Consumer Partners

value n/a

34 dealmakers

Online and Social Platforms

PublicPrivatisationMajorityDomesticAcquisition

target

X Corp (ex-twitter)

bidder

Elon Musk

£34,502m

152 dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderPublicTender OfferAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Deutsche Euroshop

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£2,450m

77 dealmakers

Private EquityDomesticMajorityPrivateAcquisition

Toys

target

INTERBLOCK

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

26 dealmakers

Outsourced HR and Staffing

Private EquityCross BorderPrivateMajorityAcquisition

target

The Specialist Group

bidder

Oakley Capital

value n/a

51 dealmakers

MajorityPrivatisationAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderPublic

target

ZENDESK

bidder

Hellman & Friedman

£8,332m

162 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMajorityDomestic

Biotechnology

target

Global Blood Therapeutics

bidder

Pfizer

£4,472m

52 dealmakers

Canada

Chemicals: Diversified

Private EquityCross BorderAcquisitionPublicMinority

target

Neo Performance Materials

bidder

Hastings Technology Metals

£82m

32 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivate

target

FIGMA

bidder

Adobe Systems

£17,333m

102 dealmakers

Brazil

Food Products

PrivateCross BorderMergerDe-SPACAcquisitionReverse Takeover

target

Lavoro Agro

bidder

Tpb Acquisition Corporation I

£1,040m

66 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateDomesticMajority

Auto Services

target

Wave Wash

bidder

Super Star Car Wash

value n/a

12 dealmakers

MajorityDomesticAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

Health Care Services

target

Specialty Dental Brands

bidder

Tsg Consumer Partners

value n/a

24 dealmakers

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPublic

target

POSHMARK

bidder

Naver Corporation

£1,068m

42 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPublicMajorityPrivate EquityPrivatisation

target

USERTESTING

bidder

Sunstone Partners

£1,124m

57 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticMinorityAcquisition

Environmental Consulting

target

FOOTPRINT

bidder

Gores Holdings Viii

£16m

18 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMinorityPrivate Equity

Consumer Services: Other

target

The Wrench Group

bidder

Oak Hill Capital Partners

value n/a

27 dealmakers

Cross BorderPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

target

Transporeon Group

bidder

TRIMBLE

£1,615m

68 dealmakers

MajorityPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionDomestic

Entertainment

target

Ami Entertainment Network

bidder

Coral Tree Partners

value n/a

14 dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPrivate

Consumer Services: Other

target

Radiance Holdings

bidder

Tsg Consumer Partners

value n/a

13 dealmakers

Radio and TV Broadcasters

MajorityPrivateCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisition

target

GATESAIR

bidder

Thomson Broadcast

value n/a

17 dealmakers

Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublicTender Offer

target

National Instruments Corp

bidder

Emerson Electric Co

£6,710m

70 dealmakers

PublicDomesticAcquisitionMinorityPrivate Equity

Computer Hardware

target

Western Digital Corporation

bidder

Apollo Global Management

£726m

44 dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic

Specialty Contracting

target

Enercon Services

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

27 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticMinority

target

Whp Global

bidder

Ares Management

£313m

27 dealmakers

MajorityDomesticAcquisitionPublic

Biotechnology

target

Seagen

bidder

Pfizer

£35,705m

67 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityPrivate EquityPrivateAcquisition

Apparel Retailers

target

BOARDRIDERS

bidder

Authentic Brands Group

£1,012m

38 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityDomesticAcquisition

Publishing

target

Forbes Media

bidder

Austin Russell

£640m

10 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticMinorityPublicPrivate Equity

Pharmaceuticals

target

HARROW

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£81m

39 dealmakers

PublicPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajorityDomestic

Pharmaceuticals

target

Paratek Pharmaceuticals

bidder

Gurnet Point Capital

£371m

64 dealmakers

Joint VenturePrivate EquityDomesticMajorityPrivate

Mortgage Finance

target

Redwood Trust / Oaktree Capital Management Joint Venture

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

27 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivatePrivate Equity

Auto Services

target

Magnolia Wash Holdings

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

26 dealmakers

Brazil

Production Technology Equipment

AcquisitionCross BorderPrivateDisposalMajority

target

Smart Brazil

bidder

Lexar Europe

£132m

14 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajorityJoint Venture

Machinery: Agricultural

target

Trimble / Agco Joint Venture

bidder

TRIMBLE

£1,647m

65 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate

Media Agencies

target

Arrow International Media

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

25 dealmakers

MajorityPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionDomestic

Transportation Services

target

Consolidated Chassis Management

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

28 dealmakers

MajorityPublicDomesticDemergerSpin Off

Computer Hardware

target

Western Digital Corporation (hdd Business)

bidder

Institutional Investors

value n/a

24 dealmakers

Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance

AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Saber Power Services

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

74 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

Water

target

Aqseptence Group

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

54 dealmakers

GermanyUnited States

Specialty Retailers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross BorderPrivate Equity

target

Tsg Consumer Partners

bidder

DECATHLON

value n/a

56 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublic

Consumer Services: Other

target

Rover Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£1,817m

39 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited States

Renewable Energy Equipment

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

Oeg Energy Group

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

24 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

Chemicals: Diversified

target

Rayonier Advanced Materials

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£193m

26 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticJoint VentureMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Arixa/oaktree Joint Venture

bidder

Arixa Capital Advisors

£78m

25 dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionDomestic

Specialty Chemicals

target

Sio2 Materials Science

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

20 dealmakers

Luxembourg

Private EquityAcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate

target

Elementum Ventures

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

22 dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

PublicAcquisitionDomesticMajority

target

Juniper Networks

bidder

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

£11,001m

89 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublic

target

ANSYS

bidder

Synopsys

£27,480m

96 dealmakers

MajorityRestructuringAcquisitionDomesticPrivatePrivate Equity

Restaurants and Bars

target

Otg Management

bidder

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

value n/a

23 dealmakers