Matthew Sherman

PublicAcquisitionMajority

Containers and Packaging

target

Bemis Company

bidder

AMCOR

£5.18b

dealmakers

Financial Data and Systems

MergerPublicPrivate Equity

target

Dun & Bradstreet Corporation

bidder

Thl Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

Gold Mining

target

Goldcorp

bidder

Newmont Corporation

£9.87b

dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajorityDomestic

Containers and Packaging

target

Multi-color Corporation

bidder

Platinum Equity

£1.91b

dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMajorityDomestic

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

bidder

Occidental Petroleum

£43.95b

dealmakers

Production Technology Equipment

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajorityDomestic

target

AXLETECH

bidder

Meritor

£138m

dealmakers

Netherlands

Data Centers and Hosting

Cross BorderAcquisitionPublicMergerMajority

target

Interxion Holding

bidder

Digital Realty

£6.54b

dealmakers

Australia

Platinum and Precious Metals

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionCross Border

target

KCGM

bidder

Northern Star Resources

£607m

dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomestic

target

Dynetics

bidder

Leidos Holdings

£1.24b

dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionMajorityPublicMerger

Diversified Industrials

target

Hexcel Corporation

bidder

Woodward

£4.90b

dealmakers

United Kingdom

Auto Parts

AcquisitionMajorityPublicCross Border

target

Delphi Technologies

bidder

Borgwarner

£2.52b

dealmakers

Australia

Security Services

Cross BorderMajorityPrivateAcquisition

target

L3harris (airport Security And Automation Business)

bidder

Leidos Holdings

£760m

dealmakers

Cross BorderPublicMajorityAcquisition

Medical Equipment

target

Varian Medical Systems

bidder

Siemens Healthineers

£12.53b

dealmakers

MajorityPrivateMergerAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity

Health Care Services

target

Livongo Health

bidder

Teladoc Health

£14.16b

dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticDisposal

Defense

target

Centauri

bidder

Kbr

£627m

dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionPublicMajority

Biotechnology

target

Akcea Therapeutics

bidder

Ionis Pharmaceuticals

£334m

dealmakers

Venture CapitalPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPublicPrivatisation

IT Services: Other

target

Virtusa Corporation

bidder

Bpea Eqt

£1.54b

dealmakers

MajorityDomesticPublicAcquisitionTender Offer

target

IMMUNOMEDICS

bidder

Gilead Sciences

£16.41b

dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity

Medical Services

target

GRAIL

bidder

Illumina

£6.19b

dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPublicPrivate EquityPrivatisation

target

Pluralsight

bidder

Vista Equity Partners

£2.81b

dealmakers

MajorityDomesticPrivateAcquisition

Automobiles

target

Pratt Miller

bidder

OSHKOSH

£85m

dealmakers

Private EquityDomesticAcquisitionPrivatisationMajorityPublic

Media Agencies

target

Tribune Publishing Company

bidder

Alden Global Capital

£317m

dealmakers

MajorityDomesticPublicAcquisition

Security Equipment

target

Flir Systems

bidder

Teledyne Technologies

£5.85b

dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionPrivateMajority

Aerospace

target

Arcturus Uav

bidder

Aerovironment

£298m

dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionDomesticPublicMajority

IT Services: Other

target

Perspecta

bidder

PERATON

£5.84b

dealmakers

Germany

Auto Parts

Tender OfferCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPublic

target

AKASOL

bidder

Borgwarner

£659m

dealmakers

MergerMajorityDomesticAcquisitionPublic

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Enable Midstream

bidder

Energy Transfer Partners

£5.17b

dealmakers

MajorityDomesticPrivateAcquisition

target

Intelligent Systems Group

bidder

Aerovironment

£26m

dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityReal EstateDomesticPublic

Commercial REITs

target

Columbia Property Trust

bidder

The Sapir Organization

£1.72b

dealmakers

DomesticMinorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublic

target

Box

bidder

Kkr & Co

£362m

dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPublicDomestic

target

Nuance Communications

bidder

Microsoft Corp

£14.37b

dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPublicCross Border

Household Appliance

target

Welbilt

bidder

Ali Holding

£3.44b

dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivatisationDomesticMajorityPublic

target

Proofpoint

bidder

Thoma Bravo

£8.86b

dealmakers

Telecommunications Equipment

PrivateMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionDomestic

target

Melody Wireless Infrastructure

bidder

Sculptor Capital Management

£1.17b

dealmakers

Home Improvement Retailers

DomesticMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublic

target

At Home Group

bidder

Hellman & Friedman

£2.01b

dealmakers

PrivateMajorityDe-SPACReverse TakeoverPrivate EquityAcquisitionMergerDomestic

Consumer Services: Other

target

REDBOX

bidder

Lionsgate Entertainment Corp

£452m

dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPublicMajority

Cement

target

Us Concrete

bidder

Vulcan Materials Company

£917m

dealmakers

PrivatisationPublicMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomestic

IT Services: Other

target

Qad

bidder

Thoma Bravo

£1.44b

dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic

Restaurants and Bars

target

Taco Cabana

bidder

Yadav Enterprises

£61m

dealmakers

Customer Relationship Management

PublicPrivate EquityMajorityPrivatisationAcquisitionDomestic

target

MEDALLIA

bidder

Thoma Bravo

£4.65b

dealmakers

MajorityTender OfferAcquisitionCross BorderPublicPrivate Equity

target

Translate Bio

bidder

Sanofi

£2.30b

dealmakers

Private EquityDomesticMajorityPrivateAcquisition

Landline

target

Lumen Technologies (ilec Assets)

bidder

Apollo Global Management

£5.39b

dealmakers

PublicMajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Entertainment

target

Score Media And Gaming

bidder

Penn National Gaming

£1.44b

dealmakers

PublicDomesticAcquisitionMajority

Medical Services

target

HILLROM

bidder

Baxter International

£9.03b

dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajorityDomestic

Commercial REITs

target

Columbia Property Trust

bidder

Pacific Investment Management Company (pimco)

£2.82b

dealmakers

Cross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajority

Transportation Services

target

Transcore Partners

bidder

Singapore Technologies Engineering

£1.98b

dealmakers

DomesticMergerAcquisitionMajorityPublic

target

Aspen Technology

bidder

Emerson Electric Co

£8.08b

dealmakers

PrivateDomesticAcquisitionMajority

target

MOMENTIVE

bidder

ZENDESK

£2.91b

dealmakers

Printing and Copying Services

DomesticPrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionPublic

target

Rr Donnelley & Sons Company

bidder

Chatham Asset Management

£1.74b

dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPublicDomestic

Hotels and Motels

target

Corepoint Lodging

bidder

Highgate Capital

£1.11b

dealmakers

Express Courier / Parcels

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomestic

target

WHIPLASH

bidder

Ryder System

£361m

dealmakers

PrivateDomesticMajorityAcquisition

Biotechnology

target

3m (food Safety Business)

bidder

Neogen Corporation

£755m

dealmakers

PrivatisationDomesticMajorityPublicPrivate EquityAcquisition

Payments / Commerce

target

BOTTOMLINE

bidder

Thoma Bravo

£1.96b

dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublic

Gaming

target

Zynga

bidder

Take-two Interactive Software

£9.35b

dealmakers

Building Materials: Other

Private EquityDomesticMajorityAcquisitionPublic

target

Cornerstone Building Brands

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£2.24b

dealmakers

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPublic

Automobiles

target

Meritor

bidder

Cummins

£2.72b

dealmakers

MergerDomesticReverse TakeoverAcquisitionMajorityReal EstatePublic

Other Specialty REITs

target

Healthcare Realty Trust

bidder

Healthcare Trust Of America

£13.13b

dealmakers

Private EquityMajorityDomesticPublicAcquisitionPrivatisation

target

Anaplan

bidder

Thoma Bravo

£8.24b

dealmakers

Building Materials: Other

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionCross Border

target

Stanley Access Technologies

bidder

Allegion

£689m

dealmakers

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity

Trucking

target

Ryder System

bidder

Hg Vora Capital Management

£3.60b

dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPublic

Commercial REITs

target

Lxp Industrial Trust

bidder

Land & Buildings

£4.47b

dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionMergerCross BorderPublic

target

Aerie Pharmaceuticals

bidder

Alcon

£650m

dealmakers

United Kingdom

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPublic

target

Micro Focus International

bidder

OPENTEXT

£5.07b

dealmakers

MajorityDomesticAcquisitionPrivate

Marine Transportation

target

Nauticstar Boats

bidder

Iconic Marine Group

value n/a

dealmakers

Mortgage REITs: Diversified

DomesticMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublic

target

Store Capital Corporation

bidder

Oak Street Real Estate Capital

£9.87b

dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicCross BorderMajority

target

Aveo Oncology

bidder

Lg Chem

£500m

dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityDomesticMajority

target

Copeland (ex Emerson Climate Technologies)

bidder

Blackstone Group

£6.78b

dealmakers

MajorityPublicCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisition

Other Specialty REITs

target

Summit Industrial Income Reit

bidder

Dream Industrial Reit

£3.85b

dealmakers

Home Improvement Retailers

Private EquityPrivateCross BorderMajorityAcquisition

target

Lowe's Companies (canadian Retail Business)

bidder

Sycamore Partners

£348m

dealmakers

United StatesUnited States

Transportation Services

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomestic

target

Vt Halter Marine

bidder

Bollinger Shipyards

value n/a

dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate

Machinery: Specialty

target

Welbilt

bidder

Ali Group

value n/a

dealmakers

PrivatisationPublicDomesticAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Coupa Software

bidder

Thoma Bravo

£6.53b

dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate Equity

Health Care Services

target

Oak Street Health

bidder

Cvs Health Corporation

£8.81b

dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajorityPrivatisation

target

Sumo Logic

bidder

Francisco Partners

£1.41b

dealmakers

PrivatisationMajorityAcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityDomestic

target

MOMENTIVE

bidder

Symphony Technology Group

£1.25b

dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivatisationPublic

Specialty Chemicals

target

Univar Solutions

bidder

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (adia)

£6.68b

dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajority

Integrated FM

target

Jbt Corporation (aerotech Business)

bidder

OSHKOSH

£647m

dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate EquityPrivatisationPublic

target

New Relic

bidder

Francisco Partners

£5.06b

dealmakers

DomesticPrivate EquityPrivatisationAcquisitionMajorityPublic

Restaurants and Bars

target

Fiesta Restaurant Group

bidder

Authentic Restaurant Brands

£176m

dealmakers

Cross BorderMergerAcquisitionMajorityPublic

Cement

target

Summit Materials

bidder

Cementos Argos

£2.55b

dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate

Capital Goods

target

Cornell Dubilier

bidder

Knowles Corporation

£212m

dealmakers

Business Process Outsourcing

Private EquityMajorityAcquisitionDomesticPublicPrivatisation

target

Startek

bidder

Capital Square Partners

£177m

dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivateDisposal

Recreational Products

target

Vista Outdoor (sporting Products)

bidder

Czechoslovak Group

£1.77b

dealmakers

DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajority

Food Products

target

The Jm Smucker Company (pickle Branded Assets)

bidder

Treehouse Foods

£16m

dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate

Clothing and Accessories

target

Pvh Corp (warners, Olga And True & Co. Businesses)

bidder

Basic Resources

£139m

dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionDomesticMajority

target

ANSYS

bidder

Synopsys

£27.48b

dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityPublic

target

Catalent

bidder

Novo Holdings

£13.06b

dealmakers

MergerDomesticAcquisitionMajorityPrivate

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Endeavor Energy Resources

bidder

Diamondback Energy

£20.58b

dealmakers

MajorityPublicDomesticAcquisition

target

Hashicorp

bidder

Ibm Corporation

£5.16b

dealmakers

United StatesJapan

Building Materials: Other

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivateDisposal

target

Johnson Controls (hvac Solutions Business)

bidder

Robert Bosch

£6.27b

dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPublicPrivatisation

Diversified Retailers

target

Nordstrom

bidder

The Nordstrom Family

£1.64b

dealmakers

Recreational Vehicles and Boats

DomesticAcquisitionMajorityPrivate

target

Aviara Boats

bidder

Marinemax

value n/a

dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticMajority

Capital Goods

target

REVELYST

bidder

Strategic Value Partners

£855m

dealmakers