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Total Deals30

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 43.17 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.16 B

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14 Jan 2025|France|Equipment Rental

Target: HUET LOCATION

Bidder: ACCES INDUSTRIE SA

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Nov 2024|France|Vending and Catering Service

Target: DUPONT RESTAURATION SA

Bidder: COMPASS GROUP FRANCE

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Oct 2024|France|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: VALOREM

Bidder: AIP MANAGEMENT

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

3 Target | 17 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 258 M

Value

24 Aug 2024|Switzerland|Medical Services

Target: NOVARTIS (MOLECULAR IMAGING BUSINESS)

Bidder: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 169 M

Value

10 Jul 2024|Italy|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: BELENERGIA

Bidder: RGREEN INVEST

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

2 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 160 M

Value

08 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: BRITVIC PLC

Bidder: THE CARLSBERG GROUP

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

53 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 4.10 B

Value

04 Apr 2024|France|Software

Target: OCEA SMART BUILDING

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Jan 2024|France|Defense

Target: ARQUUS

Bidder: JOHN COCKERILL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 52 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 257 M

Value

04 Aug 2023|Belgium|Investment Banking

Target: BANK DEGROOF PETERCAM SA

Bidder: INDOSUEZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

164 Dealmakers

15 Target | 146 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.22 B

Value

02 May 2023|Canada|Biotechnology

Target: PCAS CANADA INC

Bidder: DIC CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 77 M

Value

21 Apr 2023|Germany|Food Products

Target: NESTLE/ PAI PARTNERS JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

76 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Nov 2022|France|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: TRESCAL SA

Bidder: EQT INFRASTRUCTURE

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Nov 2022|France|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: APEX ENERGIES GROUP

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jul 2022|France|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: LINXIS GROUP

Bidder: HILLENBRAND INC

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

1 Target | 86 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 486 M

Value

19 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: VIALTO PARTNERS

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

136 Dealmakers

1 Target | 51 Bidder | 84 Vendor

£ 1.60 B

Value

27 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Security Equipment

Target: CHUBB FIRE & SECURITY

Bidder: API GROUP INC

19 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

210 Dealmakers

4 Target | 38 Bidder | 168 Vendor

£ 2.25 B

Value

22 Jun 2021|France|Medical Services

Target: VOLUNTIS

Bidder: APTARGROUP INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

2 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 43 M

Value

02 Mar 2021|France|Diversified Financials

Target: AERA GROUP

Bidder: ARISE INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 8 M

Value

12 Nov 2020|Germany|Health Care Facilities

Target: ROMERGARTEN RESIDENZEN (HEALTH CARE HOMES)

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

103 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 96 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Aug 2020|France|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: SUEZ GROUP

Bidder: VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT SA

41 Service Providers

11 Target | 21 Bidder | 9 Vendor

101 Dealmakers

24 Target | 67 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 19.26 B

Value

23 Jul 2020|China|Auto Parts

Target: SIERRA WIRELESS INC (AUTOMOTIVE EMBEDDED MODULE PRODUCT LINE)

Bidder: ROLLING WIRELESS LIMITED

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 122 M

Value

06 Feb 2020|France|Alternative Fuels

Target: INOVA VAR BIOMASSE

Bidder: IDEX GROUPE SAS

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 76 M

Value

19 Sep 2019|France|Car Parks

Target: INDIGO GROUP

Bidder: MEAG MUNICH ERGO ASSET MANAGEMENT

26 Service Providers

3 Target | 14 Bidder | 9 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

18 Target | 37 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Jul 2019|Netherlands|Specialty Retailers

Target: GRANDVISION

Bidder: ESSILORLUXOTTICA

23 Service Providers

6 Target | 15 Bidder | 2 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

46 Target | 35 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 6.17 B

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

19 Nov 2018|China|Food Products

Target: AMOY FOOD LTD

Bidder: TRUSTAR CAPITAL (EX CITIC CAPITAL PARTNERS)

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Cosmetics

Target: THE BODY SHOP INTERNATIONAL PLC

Bidder: NATURA COSMETICOS SA

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 880 M

Value

22 Jan 2017|France|Medical Services

Target: CERBA HEALTHCARE SAS

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

27 Bidder

£ 1.55 B

Value

12 Dec 2016|France|Banks

Target: BARCLAYS PLC (FRENCH BUSINESS)

Bidder: ANACAP FINANCIAL PARTNERS LLP

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

34 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Apr 2016|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: FRONERI

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

1 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 2.33 B

Value