target

Gkn

bidder

Melrose Industries

£8,090m

107 dealmakers

target

Bg Group

bidder

Royal Dutch Shell

£55,132m

119 dealmakers

target

Gkn (driveline Division)

bidder

Dana Incorporated

value n/a

82 dealmakers

target

Shire

bidder

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

£44,351m

154 dealmakers

target

Costa Coffee

bidder

The Coca-cola Company

£3,900m

58 dealmakers

target

Yoox Net-a-porter

bidder

RICHEMONT

£4,205m

37 dealmakers

target

Bp (petrochemicals Business)

bidder

INEOS

£4,051m

75 dealmakers

target

Goco Group

bidder

Future

£594m

76 dealmakers

target

Wm Morrisons Supermarkets

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£6,973m

141 dealmakers

target

John Wood Group (environment Consulting Division)

bidder

Wsp Global

£1,507m

129 dealmakers

target

The Restaurant Group

bidder

Apollo Global Management

£701m

56 dealmakers

target

The City Pub Group

bidder

Young & Co's Brewery

£162m

52 dealmakers

target

NISBETS

bidder

Bunzl

£339m

40 dealmakers

target

John Wood Group

bidder

Dar Al-handasah Consultants Shair & Partners (sidara)

£1,590m

23 dealmakers