MergerLinks - Lucy Dao

PublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate EquityMajority

Aluminium

target

Aleris Corporation

bidder

Novelis

£2,225m

78 dealmakers

IrelandUnited Kingdom

Biotechnology

PublicScheme

target

Shire

bidder

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

£44,351m

154 dealmakers

Ireland

Leasing

PrivateAcquisitionMinorityPrivate Equity

target

Avolon Holdings

bidder

Orix Corporation

£2,211m

104 dealmakers

Turkey

PrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMinorityPrivate Equity

target

TRENDYOL

bidder

Alibaba Group Holding

value n/a

34 dealmakers

Financial Data and Systems

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity

target

World First

bidder

Ant Financial Services Group Co

£497m

19 dealmakers

Russian Federation

PrivateJoint VentureMajorityCross BorderPrivate Equity

target

Aliexpress Russia Jv

bidder

Russian Direct Investment Fund

£830m

67 dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivate

Water

AcquisitionPrivate

target

Mesquite Disposals Unlimited

bidder

Ngl Energy Partners

£707m

46 dealmakers

Switzerland

Catering

target

Gategroup Holding

bidder

Rrj Capital

£2,133m

39 dealmakers

Spain

Hotels and Motels

Tender OfferAcquisitionPublic

target

Nh Hotel Group

bidder

Minor International Public Company

£2,046m

32 dealmakers

Sweden

Offshore Drilling and Other Services

PrivateAcquisitionMergerPrivate Equity

target

Floatel International

bidder

Prosafe

£90m

32 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisition

target

ELEME

bidder

Capital Today

£3,862m

32 dealmakers

Switzerland

Digital Services

MergerMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateCross BorderReverse TakeoverDe-SPAC

target

Global Blue

bidder

Ant Financial Services Group Co

£2,000m

112 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityCross Border

Entertainment

target

The Ironman Group

bidder

Orkila Capital

£544m

28 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPublic

Railroad Equipment

target

Dow (north American Rail Infrastructure)

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£247m

35 dealmakers

Private EquityVenture CapitalAcquisitionPrivateMinorityCross Border

Automobiles

target

Xpeng Motors

bidder

Aspex Management

£397m

27 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMinority

Commercial REITs

target

Watermark Lodging Trust

bidder

Ascendant Capital Partners

£156m

31 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomesticPrivate Equity

Apparel Retailers

target

Brooks Brothers

bidder

Sparc Group

£249m

40 dealmakers

MinorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivatePrivate Equity

Distillers and Vintners

target

Chongqing Jiangxiaobai Liquor Co

bidder

China Merchants Bank

£223m

9 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivate

Containers and Packaging

target

Kamps Pallets

bidder

Freeman Spogli

value n/a

24 dealmakers

Malta

Full Line Insurance

Private EquityAcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate

target

Marco Capital

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£450m

23 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Oil: Crude Producers

target

Third Coast Midstream (crude Oil Storage Business)

bidder

Hartree Partners

value n/a

36 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajorityPrivate EquityReverse TakeoverDe-SPAC

Medical Equipment

target

Hims

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£1,239m

50 dealmakers

MajorityJoint VentureAcquisitionPrivateCross Border

Travel and Tourism

target

Dufry/alibaba Jv

bidder

Dufry

value n/a

30 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomestic

Storage Terminals

target

Agro Merchants Group

bidder

Americold Realty Trust

£1,333m

83 dealmakers

Hong Kong

Food Retailers and Wholesalers

DisposalCross BorderPublicMajorityAcquisition

target

Sun Art Retail Group

bidder

Alibaba Group Holding

£2,785m

29 dealmakers

Cross BorderVenture CapitalAcquisitionPrivate EquityMinorityPrivate

target

MISSFRESH

bidder

CICC

£389m

12 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

PrivateInfrastructurePrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionDomestic

Ports

target

Seahawk Pipeline And Terminal

bidder

Max Midstream

£72m

17 dealmakers

Cross BorderMinorityAcquisitionVenture CapitalPrivate EquityPrivate

Biotechnology

target

INVENTISBIO

bidder

Hillhouse Capital Group

£115m

16 dealmakers

PrivateMinorityDomesticAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Biotechnology

target

Genecast Biotechnology

bidder

Taikang Asset Management

£114m

10 dealmakers

DomesticPrivate EquityMergerAcquisitionPrivate

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

AcquisitionCross BorderMinorityPrivate

target

Farfetch

bidder

RICHEMONT

£842m

47 dealmakers

Australia

Food Products

Venture CapitalPrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivateMinority

target

V2FOOD

bidder

Horizons Ventures

£42m

23 dealmakers

AcquisitionMinorityPrivate EquityPrivateCross BorderVenture Capital

target

ZHENKUNHANG

bidder

Yunfeng Capital

£241m

10 dealmakers

DomesticMinorityAcquisitionVenture CapitalPrivate EquityPrivate

Software

target

BIZSEER

bidder

Sequoia Capital

£16m

11 dealmakers

Oil Equipment and Services

DomesticPrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority

target

Targa Channelview

bidder

Hartree Partners

value n/a

18 dealmakers

PrivateVenture CapitalPrivate EquityAcquisitionMinorityDomestic

Education Services

target

YUANFUDAO

bidder

Hillhouse Capital Group

£750m

20 dealmakers

Netherlands

Cross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Kadans Science

bidder

Axa Investment Managers

£446m

34 dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityMajorityDomesticAcquisition

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Fourpass Energy

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£674m

26 dealmakers

Switzerland

Transportation Services

AcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPrivateCross Border

target

Mfd Rail

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£186m

16 dealmakers

MinorityVenture CapitalCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivate

target

XTALPI

bidder

Tencent Holdings

£247m

24 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticAcquisitionMinorityPrivate EquityVenture Capital

Auto Technology

target

Didi Chuxing (autonomous Driving Unit)

bidder

Idg Capital Partners

£218m

20 dealmakers

Customer Relationship Management

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateDomesticMinority

target

Win Brands

bidder

Assembled Brands

£36m

20 dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionDomesticMinority

Marine Transportation

target

Rand Logistics

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

27 dealmakers

DomesticPrivateMajorityAcquisition

Specialty Retailers

target

RIDENOW

bidder

RUMBLEON

£413m

24 dealmakers

MajorityPrivatePrivate EquityDomesticAcquisition

Diversified Retailers

target

Tru Kids

bidder

Whp Global

value n/a

42 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomesticPrivate Equity

Brewers

target

City Brewing

bidder

Blue Ribbon Partners

£454m

51 dealmakers

Venture CapitalAcquisitionMinorityDomesticPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Nice Tuan

bidder

Cdh Investments

£545m

27 dealmakers

Sweden

Banks

MinorityCross BorderPrivateAcquisitionPrivate 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

Cross BorderMinorityPrivate EquityPrivateAcquisition

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 EquityMinorityAcquisitionDomesticPublic

Other Specialty REITs

target

Ashford Hospitality Trust

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£146m

17 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

AcquisitionDomesticPrivate EquityPrivateMinorityVenture Capital

target

THRASIO

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£546m

27 dealmakers

Canada

Restaurants and Bars

Cross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionMinorityPrivate

target

FOODTASTIC

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£33m

18 dealmakers

Outsourced HR and Staffing

DomesticPrivatePrivate EquityMajorityAcquisition

target

System One Holdings

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

17 dealmakers

Private EquityDomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivate

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

Software

target

OKKI

bidder

Alibaba Group Holding

value n/a

21 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

DomesticMinorityPrivateAcquisition

target

Yto Express

bidder

Alibaba Group Holding

£714m

20 dealmakers

MinorityPrivateCross BorderAcquisitionVenture CapitalPrivate Equity

target

Nice Tuan

bidder

Cygnus Equity

£322m

29 dealmakers

Radio and TV Broadcasters

AcquisitionMinorityDomesticPrivate

target

Mango Excellent Media

bidder

Alibaba Group Holding

£678m

20 dealmakers

Cross BorderVenture CapitalAcquisitionMinorityPrivatePrivate Equity

FinTech

target

IMTOKEN

bidder

Qiming Venture Partners

£21m

14 dealmakers

Vietnam

Diversified Retailers

PrivateAcquisitionMinorityCross BorderPrivate Equity

target

The Crownx

bidder

Bpea Eqt

£283m

25 dealmakers

Energy / Utility Services

DomesticAcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Archkey Solutions

bidder

One Rock Capital Partners

value n/a

24 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivatePrivate Equity

Engineering Consulting

target

Riggs Distler & Company

bidder

Centuri Group

£615m

40 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPrivateDomestic

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Tanos Energy (cotton Valley And Haynesville Upstream Assets)

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£222m

24 dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionMinorityPrivate EquityPrivate

Engineering Consulting

target

Priority Power Management

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£182m

44 dealmakers

Private EquityCross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajority

Marine Transportation

target

Ports America

bidder

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

£3,021m

26 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

PrivateCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

target

Sanlam Wealth Planning

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£140m

48 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

PrivateDomesticPrivate EquityAcquisitionMinority

target

THRASIO

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£727m

27 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomestic

IT Services: Other

target

MOONX.AI

bidder

WERIDE

value n/a

9 dealmakers

Iceland

Reverse TakeoverDe-SPACMergerMajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross Border

target

ALVOTECH

bidder

Oaktree Acquisition Corp Ii

£1,697m

65 dealmakers

Renewable Energy Equipment

PublicAcquisitionMinorityPrivate EquityDomestic

target

Tpi Composites

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£444m

29 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomestic

target

Tm Home

bidder

E-house China Enterprise

£181m

20 dealmakers

AcquisitionMinorityDomesticPublic

Real Estate Services

target

E-house Holdings

bidder

Alibaba Group Holding

£96m

20 dealmakers

DomesticPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionMinority

Private Equity

target

Galway Sustainable

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£200m

19 dealmakers

Netherlands

AcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPrivate

target

High Tech Campus Eindhoven

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£933m

17 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityDomesticPrivate

Diversified Materials

target

Sierra Energy

bidder

Providence Energy

£377m

18 dealmakers

Japan

Machinery: Industrial

PrivateMajorityCross BorderAcquisition

target

Toshiba Carrier Corporation

bidder

Carrier Global Corp

£684m

57 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate Equity

Private Equity

target

17CAPITAL

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

42 dealmakers

Germany

Real Estate Services

MajorityCross BorderTender OfferPublicAcquisitionPrivate 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

Netherlands

Outsourced HR and Staffing

MajorityPrivate EquityPrivateCross BorderAcquisition

target

The Specialist Group

bidder

Oakley Capital

value n/a

51 dealmakers

Canada

Chemicals: Diversified

Private EquityAcquisitionCross BorderMinorityPublic

target

Neo Performance Materials

bidder

Hastings Technology Metals

£82m

32 dealmakers

MajorityPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionDomestic

Specialty Contracting

target

Enercon Services

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

27 dealmakers

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionDomesticMinority

Private Equity

target

Whp Global

bidder

Ares Management

£313m

27 dealmakers

Private EquityMajorityDomesticPrivateAcquisition

Apparel Retailers

target

BOARDRIDERS

bidder

Authentic Brands Group

£1,012m

38 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticMinorityPublicPrivate Equity

target

HARROW

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

£81m

39 dealmakers

MajorityPublicDomesticPrivate EquityAcquisition

target

Paratek Pharmaceuticals

bidder

Gurnet Point Capital

£371m

64 dealmakers

Private EquityDomesticMajorityJoint VenturePrivate

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

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

Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance

PrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Saber Power Services

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

74 dealmakers

Germany

Water

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Aqseptence Group

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

54 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 VenturePrivate EquityMajority

Real Estate Services

target

Arixa/oaktree Joint Venture

bidder

Arixa Capital Advisors

£78m

25 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionDomesticPrivate EquityMajority

Specialty Chemicals

target

Sio2 Materials Science

bidder

Oaktree Capital Management

value n/a

20 dealmakers

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