Karen Davies - MergerLinks

PublicSchemeAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

Full Line Insurance

target

Novae Group

bidder

Axis Capital Holdings

£478m

18 dealmakers

FinTech

PublicScheme

target

Monitise

bidder

Fiserv

£47m

12 dealmakers

Hotels and Motels

PublicScheme

target

Netplay Tv

bidder

Betsson

£17m

10 dealmakers

Diversified Retailers

PublicScheme

target

Home Retail Group

bidder

J Sainsbury

£786m

21 dealmakers

Business Process Outsourcing

PublicPrivate Equity

target

Xchanging

bidder

Computer Sciences Corporation

£567m

24 dealmakers

Real Estate Holding and Development

PublicMboPrivate Equity

target

Quintain Estates And Development

bidder

Lone Star Funds

£905m

22 dealmakers

PublicSchemePrivate Equity

IT Services: Other

target

Phoenix It Group

bidder

Toscafund Asset Management

£135m

14 dealmakers

PublicSchemeMajorityAcquisition

Banks

target

Aldermore Group

bidder

Firstrand

£1,080m

31 dealmakers

Information / Data Services

Private

target

Spikes Cavell Analytic

bidder

Xchanging

£7m

14 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Environmental Consulting

target

Environmental Resources Management

bidder

Omers Private Equity

£1,093m

10 dealmakers

MergerPublicSchemePrivate Equity

Hotels and Motels

target

Ladbrokes Coral Group

bidder

Gala Coral

£2,300m

7 dealmakers

Publishing

PublicAcquisition

target

I Newspaper

bidder

Johnston Press

£24m

4 dealmakers

PrivateInfrastructureAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Airports

target

London City Airport

bidder

Alberta Investment Management Corporation

£2,000m

18 dealmakers

Construction Services

PublicPrivate Equity

target

Sweett Group

bidder

Dar Al-handasah Consultants Shair & Partners (dar Group)

£36m

11 dealmakers

Ireland

PublicAcquisition

target

Fleetmatics Group

bidder

VERIZON

£1,802m

4 dealmakers

Canada

Casinos and Gambling

MergerPublicScheme

target

Amaya

bidder

William Hill

£3,716m

4 dealmakers

PublicMerger

target

Aveva Group

bidder

Schneider Electric

£550m

67 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

PublicSchemeMboPrivate EquityMajority

target

Phaunos Timber Fund

bidder

Stafford Capital Partners

£180m

11 dealmakers

PublicSchemeMajorityPrivatisationAcquisition

Health Care Services

target

Cambian Group

bidder

CARETECH

£289m

47 dealmakers

Digital Services

PrivateAcquisition

target

Babcock International Group Digital Media Services Business

bidder

Encompass Digital Media

value n/a

14 dealmakers

Public Private Partnerships

PublicSchemePrivate Equity

target

John Laing Infrastructure Fund

bidder

Dalmore Capital

£1,410m

14 dealmakers

Restaurants and Bars

PrivateDisposalMajority

target

Costa Coffee

bidder

The Coca-cola Company

£3,900m

58 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajority

Food Products

target

Dairy Crest Group

bidder

Saputo

£975m

58 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

IT Services: Other

target

Kcom Group

bidder

Macquarie Group

£628m

39 dealmakers

Financial Data and Systems

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPublic

target

Safecharge International Group

bidder

Nuvei Corporation

£699m

42 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionPublicMajority

Specialty Retailers

target

Bca Marketplace

bidder

Tdr Capital

£2,150m

43 dealmakers

PublicPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

Recreational Services

target

Merlin Entertainments

bidder

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

£4,770m

81 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicSchemeMajorityPrivate Equity

Restaurants and Bars

target

Ei Group

bidder

Tdr Capital

£2,969m

45 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMandatory OfferPrivate EquityMajority

Hotels and Motels

target

Easyhotel

bidder

Icamap

£85m

25 dealmakers

MajorityPublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Eland Oil & Gas

bidder

Seplat Petroleum Development Company

£382m

37 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivatisationCross Border

target

Consort Medical

bidder

Recipharm

£627m

36 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

Commercial REITs

target

Hansteen Holdings

bidder

Blackstone Group

£500m

23 dealmakers

United States

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateMergerCross Border

target

Osisoft

bidder

Aveva Group

£3,819m

143 dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity

Security Services

target

G4s

bidder

Allied Universal

£3,820m

142 dealmakers

Real Estate Holding and Development

DomesticAcquisitionMajorityPublic

target

Urban&civic

bidder

The Wellcome Trust

£506m

23 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajorityDisposal

Paper

target

Jpi Media Print Holdings

bidder

Daily Mail And General Trust

value n/a

16 dealmakers

United States

FinTech

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivate EquityPublicPrivatisation

target

Cardtronics

bidder

Apollo Global Management

£1,723m

50 dealmakers

United States

FinTech

AcquisitionPublicDomesticMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Cardtronics

bidder

Ncr Corporation

£1,826m

58 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityCross Border

target

Advanz Pharma Corp

bidder

Nordic Capital

£1,646m

84 dealmakers

Private EquityMajorityDomesticAcquisitionPublic

Diversified Financials

target

Arrow Global Group

bidder

Tdr Capital

£563m

64 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic

Publishing

target

Jpi Media Publishing

bidder

National World

£10m

18 dealmakers

Real Estate Holding and Development

MajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityPublicAcquisition

target

St. Modwen Properties

bidder

Blackstone Group

£2,471m

36 dealmakers

Cross BorderPublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityTender Offer

target

Vectura Group

bidder

Philip Morris International

£1,025m

97 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

Health Care Services

target

Spire Healthcare Group

bidder

Ramsay Health Care

£2,063m

111 dealmakers

PublicDomesticAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority

Other Specialty REITs

target

Gcp Student Living

bidder

Iq Student Accommodation

£1,112m

33 dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate

Engineering Consulting

target

Frazer-nash Consultancy

bidder

Kbr

£293m

23 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityPublic

Defense

target

Ultra Electronics Holdings

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£2,570m

69 dealmakers

Oil Equipment and Services

AcquisitionPrivateDomesticMajority

target

Babcock International Group (oil And Gas Aviation Business)

bidder

Chc Group

£10m

20 dealmakers

PrivateMinorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionDomestic

Airlines

target

Airtanker Holdings

bidder

Equitix

£315m

29 dealmakers

MajorityPublicAcquisitionCross Border

Media Agencies

target

Daily Mail And General Trust

bidder

Rothermere Continuation

£380m

26 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityPrivateAcquisition

Life Insurance

target

Sanlam (life & Pension Uk Insurance Business)

bidder

CHESNARA

£39m

17 dealmakers

Cross BorderPrivatisationAcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Clinigen Group

bidder

Stepstone Group

£1,207m

78 dealmakers

DomesticPublicMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisition

Health Care Services

target

CARETECH

bidder

Kensington Capital Partners

£870m

52 dealmakers

Private EquityMajorityDomesticAcquisitionPublicPrivatisation

target

Ideagen

bidder

Hg Capital

£1,090m

33 dealmakers

Canada

Gold Mining

AcquisitionMajorityPublicCross Border

target

Yamana Gold

bidder

Pan American Silver

£5,366m

124 dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

Private EquityAcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic

target

Babcock (aerial Emergency Services Business)

bidder

Ancala Partners

£120m

103 dealmakers

PublicCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivatisationMajority

Other Specialty REITs

target

Industrials Reit

bidder

Blackstone Group

£511m

20 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

PublicAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

target

Numis Corporation

bidder

Deutsche Bank

£410m

51 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

target

Dechra Pharmaceuticals

bidder

Eqt Partners

£4,882m

73 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPublic

Restaurants and Bars

target

The Restaurant Group

bidder

Apollo Global Management

£701m

56 dealmakers

Energy / Utility Services

Cross BorderMajorityPublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Smart Metering Systems

bidder

Kkr & Co

£1,400m

84 dealmakers