MergerLinks - Jonathan Cooklin

target

Fidessa Group

bidder

Ion Investment Group

£1,440m

84 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Radio and TV Broadcasters

PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

Sky

bidder

Comcast Corporation

£23,666m

89 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Pharmaceuticals

Joint VenturePublicPrivate Equity

target

Astrazeneca And Merck & Co. Inc. Joint Venture

bidder

Astrazeneca

value n/a

1 dealmaker

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Software

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

target

Sequel Business Solutions Ltd.

bidder

Verisk Analytics

£250m

20 dealmakers

United StatesUnited States

Pharmaceuticals

MergerPublic

target

Oncomed Pharmaceuticals

bidder

Mereo Biopharma Group

£45m

27 dealmakers

Uzbekistan

Mobile

AcquisitionPrivate

target

Fe Coscom

bidder

Republic Of Uzbekistan

value n/a

10 dealmakers

Denmark

Offshore Drilling and Other Services

AcquisitionSpin OffPublicDemergerPrivate Equity

target

Maersk Drilling

bidder

Institutional Investors

£2,736m

36 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Financial Data and Systems

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPublic

target

Safecharge International Group

bidder

Nuvei Corporation

£699m

42 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Software

AcquisitionPrivate

target

Logical Glue

bidder

Temenos Group

£12m

6 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Real Estate Holding and Development

MergerAcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Galliford Try Homes

bidder

Vistry Group (ex-bovis Homes Plc)

£1,075m

61 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Full Line Insurance

PublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Charles Taylor

bidder

Lovell Minnick Partners

£285m

51 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Online and Social Platforms

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

MAGICLAB

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

58 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Security Services

MajorityAcquisitionPrivate

target

G4s Cash Solutions (uk)

bidder

The Brink’s Company

£670m

36 dealmakers

United States

Software

Cross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Kindred Systems

bidder

Ocado Group

£222m

27 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Food Products

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross Border

target

Eat Natural

bidder

Ferrero International

£35m

21 dealmakers

United States

Diversified Financials

PrivateCross BorderMajorityJoint VenturePrivate Equity

target

Cme Group / Ihs Markit Joint Venture

bidder

Cme Group

value n/a

14 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Food Products

Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPrivate

target

Burton's Biscuit Co

bidder

Ferrero International

value n/a

28 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Financial Data and Systems

Cross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajority

target

Wren Sterling

bidder

Lightyear Capital

value n/a

17 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Entertainment

AcquisitionPrivateJoint VentureMajorityCross Border

target

SKYSHOWTIME

bidder

Comcast Corporation

value n/a

21 dealmakers

Ireland

Mobile

PrivateCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisition

target

DING

bidder

Pollen Street Capital

value n/a

17 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Software

Cross BorderPublicMajorityAcquisition

target

Blue Prism Group

bidder

Ss&c Technologies Holdings

£1,224m

53 dealmakers

Norway

Renewable Energy Equipment

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityCross Border

target

Rec Solar Holdings

bidder

Reliance Industries

£566m

18 dealmakers

Denmark

Offshore Drilling and Other Services

MajorityPublicAcquisitionDomesticMerger

target

Maersk Drilling

bidder

Noble Corp

£2,514m

46 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Investment Banking

Cross BorderPrivateMajorityAcquisition

target

Hubwise Holdings

bidder

Ss&c Technologies Holdings

value n/a

13 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Biotechnology

Private EquityMergerMajorityAcquisitionCross BorderReverse TakeoverDe-SPACPrivate

target

Eleusis Therapeutics

bidder

Silver Spike Acquisition Corp Ii

£327m

22 dealmakers

Greece

FinTech

PrivateCross BorderMinorityAcquisition

target

Viva Wallet

bidder

Jp Morgan Chase & Co

£584m

47 dealmakers

Virgin Islands (British)

Media Agencies

PublicCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisition

target

Ocean Outdoor

bidder

Atairos Group

£287m

55 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Software

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate

target

Mycom Osi

bidder

AMDOCS

£149m

15 dealmakers

Israel

Integrated Oil and Gas

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPublic

target

Newmed Energy (ex-delek Drilling)

bidder

Capricorn Energy (ex-cairn Energy)

£577m

56 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Engineering Consulting

Cross BorderMajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Wood Mackenzie

bidder

Veritas Capital Partners

£2,710m

23 dealmakers