Mark Bardell - MergerLinks

Textile Rental / Washroom Services

PublicScheme

target

Berendsen

bidder

Elis

£2,606m

40 dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivate

Water

target

Hydro International

bidder

Hanover Investors Management

£22m

12 dealmakers

Insurance Brokers

Private

target

Homebase

bidder

Bunnings (uk & I) Holdings

£340m

4 dealmakers

Casinos and Gambling

PrivatePrivate Equity

target

Openbet Group

bidder

Nyx Gaming Group

£270m

1 dealmaker

PrivatePrivate EquityMajorityAcquisition

Aerospace

target

Gardner Aerospace Holdings

bidder

Shaanxi Ligeance Mineral Resources Co

£326m

9 dealmakers

Radio and TV Broadcasters

PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

Sky

bidder

Comcast Corporation

£23,666m

89 dealmakers

Software

target

Trello

bidder

Atlassian Corporation

£329m

5 dealmakers

Sierra Leone

General Mining

AcquisitionPublic

target

Sierra Rutile

bidder

Iluka Resources

£217m

8 dealmakers

PrivateMinorityPrivate Equity

Private Equity

target

The Prospect Japan Fund

bidder

Prospect Co

£34m

6 dealmakers

PrivateDisposalPrivate Equity

Casinos and Gambling

target

Sky Betting And Gaming

bidder

The Stars Group

£3,355m

55 dealmakers

Airlines

target

Virgin Atlantic

bidder

Air France-klm

£220m

16 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Insurance Brokers

target

Homebase

bidder

Hilco Global

value n/a

4 dealmakers

Specialty Retailers

target

Chargemaster

bidder

value n/a

3 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajority

Containers and Packaging

target

Bemis Company

bidder

AMCOR

£5,180m

87 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Aerospace

target

Northern Aerospace

bidder

Gardner Aerospace Holdings

value n/a

6 dealmakers

Software

target

Opsgenie

bidder

Atlassian Corporation

£228m

19 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivate Equity

Airlines

target

Flybe Group

bidder

Virgin Atlantic

£84m

43 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajority

Recreational Services

target

Team Sky

bidder

INEOS

value n/a

11 dealmakers

Russian Federation

Aluminium

PrivateAcquisitionMinorityDomesticPrivate Equity

target

En+ Group

bidder

Institutional Investors

£1,221m

6 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajority

Aerospace

target

Ge (aviation’s Hamble Business Unit)

bidder

AERNNOVA

value n/a

21 dealmakers

Russian Federation

Gold Mining

AcquisitionPublicCross BorderMajority

target

Highland Gold Mining

bidder

Fortiana Holdings

£1,091m

32 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajority

Software

target

Halp

bidder

Atlassian Corporation

value n/a

27 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPublicCross Border

Gold Mining

target

Trans-siberian Gold

bidder

Horvik

£102m

41 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionCross Border

Digital Services

target

CHARTIO

bidder

Atlassian Corporation

value n/a

5 dealmakers

Information / Data Services

Private EquityCross BorderPrivatisationPublicAcquisitionMajority

target

Nielsen Holdings

bidder

Evergreen Coast Capital

£12,259m

68 dealmakers

MinorityPublicCross BorderAcquisition

Mobile

target

Bt Group

bidder

Altice

value n/a

6 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityPrivateAcquisition

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Tailwind Energy

bidder

Serica Energy

£644m

22 dealmakers

Portugal

Alternative Electricity

Private EquityMinorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate

target

Edp - Energias De Portugal

bidder

Gic Private

£805m

12 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionPublicCross BorderMajorityMandatory Offer

Pharmaceuticals

target

Allergy Therapeutics

bidder

Zq Capital

£47m

12 dealmakers