Michael Mollerus

PrivateVenture CapitalAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Restaurants and Bars

target

Fogo De Chao

bidder

Rhone Capital

£390m

7 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Machinery: Industrial

target

Winchester Interconnect

bidder

Aptiv

value n/a

4 dealmakers

IrelandUnited Kingdom

Biotechnology

PublicScheme

target

Shire

bidder

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

£44,351m

154 dealmakers

Australia

Asset Managers and Custodians

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

target

First State Investments

bidder

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group

£2,354m

18 dealmakers

Canada

AcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity

target

Solium Capital

bidder

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners

£641m

30 dealmakers

PublicMergerAcquisitionMajority

target

Spark Therapeutics

bidder

Roche Holdings

£3,291m

29 dealmakers

MergerPublicMajorityAcquisitionCross Border

target

UPJOHN

bidder

Mylan

£18,106m

144 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

FinTech

target

Intralinks Holdings

bidder

Ss&c Technologies Holdings

£1,164m

12 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajority

target

Ibm Corporation (algorythmic Assets)

bidder

Ss&c Technologies Holdings

value n/a

13 dealmakers

Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

PrivateAcquisitionMajority

target

Ohm Concession Group

bidder

Hudson Group

value n/a

13 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajority

Biotechnology

target

Promedior

bidder

Roche Holdings

£1,078m

11 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityCross Border

Publishing

target

Penguin Random House

bidder

Bertelsmann & Co Kgaa

£530m

46 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateCross Border

Medical Services

target

Decision Resources Group

bidder

Clarivate Analytics

£729m

72 dealmakers

PublicMajorityAcquisitionDomestic

Diversified Financials

target

E*trade Financial Corporate Services

bidder

Morgan Stanley

£10,023m

28 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

AcquisitionMajorityMergerPublicPrivate EquityDomestic

target

Mobile Mini

bidder

Willscot Mobile Mini

£5,147m

67 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisition

target

CAPTRICITY

bidder

Ss&c Technologies Holdings

value n/a

10 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionDisposalDomesticPrivate Equity

target

Innovest Systems

bidder

Ss&c Technologies Holdings

£95m

17 dealmakers

Guernsey

Knowledge Process Outsourcing

DomesticMajorityMergerPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Cpa Global

bidder

Clarivate Analytics

£5,272m

50 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivate

target

Open Systems International

bidder

Emerson Electric Co

£1,214m

17 dealmakers

MajorityDomesticPublicAcquisitionTender Offer

target

IMMUNOMEDICS

bidder

Gilead Sciences

£16,407m

50 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

PrivateDomesticAcquisitionMajority

target

Eaton Vance Corp

bidder

Morgan Stanley

£5,420m

51 dealmakers

PrivateMergerPrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionDomestic

Clothing and Accessories

target

SUPREME

bidder

Vf Corporation

£1,597m

31 dealmakers

Printing and Copying Services

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityCross Border

target

Simon & Schuster

bidder

Penguin Random House

£1,648m

61 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Information / Data Services

MergerPublicMajorityCross Border

target

Ihs Markit

bidder

S&p Global

£33,032m

57 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticMajorityAcquisition

Management Consulting

target

Armfield Harrison & Thomas

bidder

Brp Group

value n/a

13 dealmakers

Outsourced HR and Staffing

PrivateDomesticMajorityAcquisition

target

Burnham Benefits Insurance Services

bidder

Brp Group

£132m

13 dealmakers

PrivateCross BorderJoint VentureMajorityPrivate Equity

Diversified Financials

target

Cme Group / Ihs Markit Joint Venture

bidder

Cme Group

value n/a

14 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity

target

BIOFREEZE

bidder

Reckitt Benckiser Group

value n/a

18 dealmakers

DomesticPrivate EquityMajorityPrivateAcquisition

Clothing and Accessories

target

Vf Corp (work Segment)

bidder

Redwood Capital Investments

value n/a

13 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateDomestic

FinTech

target

BITGO

bidder

Galaxy Digital

£1,021m

22 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateMajorityDomestic

target

PROQUEST

bidder

Clarivate Analytics

£3,748m

53 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Vision Hill Group

bidder

Galaxy Digital

value n/a

14 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticAcquisitionMajorityMerger

Publishing

target

Oil Price Information Service

bidder

News Corporation

£1,077m

58 dealmakers

Information / Data Services

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic

target

Real Capital Analytics

bidder

Msci

£683m

48 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajority

Investment Banking

target

Brown Brothers Harriman Investor Services

bidder

State Street Corporation

£2,528m

35 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityMergerAcquisitionPublic

target

Aspen Technology

bidder

Emerson Electric Co

£8,081m

49 dealmakers

Papua New Guinea

Mobile

MajorityPrivateCross BorderAcquisition

target

Digicel Pacific

bidder

TELSTRA

£1,163m

55 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Financial Data and Systems

PrivateMajorityCross BorderAcquisition

target

Ihs Markit (base Chemical Business)

bidder

News Corporation

£220m

22 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityCross BorderAcquisition

Health Care Services

target

Engage Surgical

bidder

Smith & Nephew

£99m

14 dealmakers

Private EquityMajorityDomesticPrivateAcquisition

Machinery: Construction

target

THERM-O-DISC

bidder

One Rock Capital Partners

£749m

17 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionMergerPrivate EquityPrivateDomestic

Consumer Services: Other

target

Bgrs

bidder

Sirva Worldwide

value n/a

15 dealmakers

Household Equipment and Products

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate

target

INSINKERATOR

bidder

Whirlpool Corporation

£2,484m

38 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic

Oil: Crude Producers

target

Enven Energy Corporation

bidder

Talos Energy

£970m

53 dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

PrivateDomesticAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority

target

Copeland (ex Emerson Climate Technologies)

bidder

Blackstone Group

£6,775m

96 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticPrivate

Banks

target

Tiaa Bank

bidder

Stone Point Capital

value n/a

42 dealmakers

Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublicTender Offer

target

National Instruments Corp

bidder

Emerson Electric Co

£6,710m

70 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivateMerger

Management Consulting

target

Shearman & Sterling

bidder

Allen & Overy

value n/a

19 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajority

Semiconductors

target

Crocus Technology

bidder

Allegro Microsystems

£329m

12 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticMajorityAcquisition

target

The Burgiss Group

bidder

Msci

£548m

15 dealmakers

Israel

Medical Equipment

AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority

target

CARTIHEAL

bidder

Smith & Nephew

£263m

17 dealmakers

Building: Climate Control

PublicAcquisitionDomesticMajority

target

Pgt Innovations

bidder

Masonite International Corporation

£2,365m

47 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic

target

FABRIC

bidder

Msci

value n/a

15 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticAcquisitionMajority

Diversified Industrials

target

Signature Systems

bidder

Myers Industries

£274m

11 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublic

target

Cymabay Therapeutics

bidder

Gilead Sciences

£3,404m

30 dealmakers

United StatesUnited States

AcquisitionMergerPrivate EquityMajorityPrivateDomestic

target

Windstream Holdings Ii

bidder

Uniti Group

£10,698m

61 dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

AcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticMajorityPrivate

target

Copeland (ex Emerson Climate Technologies)

bidder

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (adia)

£2,743m

42 dealmakers