MergerLinks - Marc Besen

AcquisitionMajorityPublic

Biotechnology

target

General Electric Biopharma Business

bidder

Danaher Corporation

£16,379m

34 dealmakers

Netherlands

Medical Services

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajority

target

Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center

bidder

Eurazeo Capital

£257m

70 dealmakers

Saudi Arabia

PublicMajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity

target

Saudi Basic Industries Corp (sabic)

bidder

Saudi Aramco

£52,232m

39 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajority

Food Products

target

ADF/IDF

bidder

Symrise

£687m

39 dealmakers

China

Iron and Steel

MajorityPrivateAcquisition

target

Magang Group

bidder

China Baowu Steel

value n/a

6 dealmakers

Private EquityPrivateAcquisition

Software

target

WEBTREKK

bidder

Mapp Digital

value n/a

21 dealmakers

MergerAcquisitionPublicMajorityDomestic

target

Array Biopharma

bidder

Pfizer

£9,049m

51 dealmakers

Ireland

Building Materials: Other

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajority

target

Crh (europe Distribution Business)

bidder

Blackstone Group

£1,473m

130 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Sasol-huntsman Maleic Anhydride Joint Venture

bidder

Huntsman Corporation

£74m

13 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajority

Multi-Utilities

target

CURRENTA

bidder

Macquarie Group

£3,205m

94 dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

target

Pk Airfinance

bidder

Apollo Global Management

value n/a

20 dealmakers

Switzerland

MinorityAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity

target

Clariant

bidder

Saudi Basic Industries Corp (sabic)

£1,809m

26 dealmakers

Austria

Production Technology Equipment

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMajority

target

INNIO

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£2,449m

122 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityCross Border

Leasing

target

European Locomotive Leasing

bidder

Axa Investment Managers

£767m

69 dealmakers

GreeceCyprus

Diversified Retailers

Joint VenturePrivateAcquisitionMajority

target

Media Saturn Holding & Olympia Group Jv

bidder

Media Saturn Holding

value n/a

11 dealmakers

France

Health Care Services

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityDomestic

target

Sante Cie Group

bidder

Groupe Hld

£765m

72 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Distillers and Vintners

MinorityAcquisitionPrivate

target

EDRINGTON

bidder

Suntory Beverage & Food

value n/a

7 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionTender OfferMajority

Commercial REITs

target

Godewind Immobilien

bidder

COVIVIO

£579m

33 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

Joint VenturePublicAcquisitionMajority

target

Mckesson Corporation

bidder

Walgreens Boots Alliance

value n/a

30 dealmakers

Norway

Diversified Materials

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivateInfrastructure

target

Tizir Titanium & Iron

bidder

Tronox Holdings

£246m

35 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomestic

Gas Distribution

target

Gas-union

bidder

Vng

£114m

38 dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

MajorityPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisition

target

Auswertungsstelle Fur Strahlendosimeter

bidder

Charterhouse Capital Partners

value n/a

27 dealmakers

Switzerland

Paints and Coatings

Cross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajority

target

Schmid Rhyner

bidder

Altana

value n/a

26 dealmakers

Renewable Energy Equipment

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Borkum Riffgrund 2

bidder

Gulf Energy Development Public Company

£442m

28 dealmakers

PrivateCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority

target

NEURAXPHARM

bidder

Permira Advisers

£1,468m

130 dealmakers

Cross BorderPublicMinorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

EVOTEC

bidder

Mubadala Investment Company

£226m

27 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivatePrivate Equity

Household Appliance

target

Schock

bidder

Triton Partners

£259m

52 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate

target

Ge Capital Aviation Services

bidder

AERCAP

£21,630m

134 dealmakers

France

AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Cooper Consumer Health

bidder

Cvc Capital Partners

£1,713m

77 dealmakers

Telecommunications Services: Other

AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderPrivate EquityMajority

target

DNS:NET

bidder

3i Infrastructure

£155m

42 dealmakers

Cross BorderMinorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateVenture Capital

target

Isar Aerospace

bidder

Vsquared Ventures

£65m

15 dealmakers

Joint VentureMajorityCross BorderPrivateAcquisition

target

Elringklinger/airbus Jv

bidder

Elringklinger

value n/a

8 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityMergerDomesticPrivateJoint Venture

Reinsurance

target

MOVINX

bidder

Daimler Insurance Services

value n/a

10 dealmakers

Electronic Equipment: Other

AcquisitionCross BorderPrivate EquityMinorityPrivate

target

HENSOLDT

bidder

Leonardo

£527m

39 dealmakers

MajorityDomesticAcquisitionPrivate

Containers and Packaging

target

Fiberlean Technologies

bidder

The Werhahn Group

value n/a

11 dealmakers

SwitzerlandFrance

Fruit and Grain Processing

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

target

International Flavors & Fragrances (fruit & Vegetable Preparation Business)

bidder

FRULACT

value n/a

23 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionCross Border

target

Zf Luftfahrttechnik

bidder

Airbus

value n/a

27 dealmakers

United KingdomIreland

Asset Managers and Custodians

MinorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

target

WAYSTONE

bidder

Montagu Private Equity

£1,115m

113 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajorityCross Border

Health Care Services

target

Amedes Holding

bidder

Omers Infrastructure

£1,278m

94 dealmakers

Ireland

Management Consulting

PrivateMajorityDomesticPrivate EquityAcquisition

target

Kb Associates

bidder

WAYSTONE

value n/a

27 dealmakers

India

Alternative Fuels

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMinorityCross Border

target

Tata Power (renewable Energy Unit)

bidder

Blackrock Real Assets

£403m

58 dealmakers

NetherlandsBelgium

Food Retailers and Wholesalers

AcquisitionCross BorderJoint VentureMajorityPrivate

target

Certis / Belchim Jv

bidder

Belchim Crop Protection

value n/a

16 dealmakers

PublicDomesticAcquisitionMajority

target

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company

bidder

Pfizer

£9,417m

45 dealmakers

Austria

Digital Services

AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority

target

BE-TERNA

bidder

Telefonica Tech

£309m

19 dealmakers

United Kingdom

IT Services: Other

Cross BorderPrivateMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Nuvias Group (cyber Security And Secure Networking)

bidder

INFINIGATE

value n/a

42 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMinority

target

Universal-investment Group

bidder

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

value n/a

37 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityDomesticAcquisition

Banks

target

Degussa Bank

bidder

Oldenburgische Landesbank

£190m

36 dealmakers

Renewable Energy Equipment

Cross BorderMajorityPrivateJoint Venture

target

Air Liquide / Siemens Joint Venture

bidder

Air Liquide

value n/a

9 dealmakers

Electronic Equipment: Other

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate

target

Heraeus Nexensos

bidder

Yageo Corporation

£69m

29 dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderPrivateAcquisition

Security Equipment

target

Bird Home Automation

bidder

Assa Abloy

value n/a

18 dealmakers

Saudi Arabia

Private EquityPrivateCross BorderAcquisitionMajority

target

Saudi Basic Industries Corp (sabic) (functional Forms Business)

bidder

Advent International Corporation

value n/a

73 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderPublicPrivate EquityMajority

Software

target

Software

bidder

Silver Lake Partners

£1,945m

64 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate

Machinery: Specialty

target

Heraeus Noblelight

bidder

Excelitas Technologies

value n/a

19 dealmakers