Nick Harper - MergerLinks

Luxury Items

target

Jimmy Choo

bidder

Michael Kors Holdings

£1,035m

21 dealmakers

Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

PublicSchemeDisposalPrivate Equity

target

Exova Group

bidder

Bridgepoint Group

£771m

16 dealmakers

PublicMboSchemePrivate Equity

Restaurants and Bars

target

Punch Taverns

bidder

Patron Capital Advisers

£1,776m

13 dealmakers

PublicSchemeMajorityAcquisition

Computer Hardware

target

Arm Holdings

bidder

Softbank Group Corp

£23,673m

55 dealmakers

Business Process Outsourcing

PublicPrivate Equity

target

Xchanging

bidder

Computer Sciences Corporation

£567m

24 dealmakers

Digital Services

MergerPublicScheme

target

Betfair Group

bidder

Paddy Power

£2,706m

19 dealmakers

Digital Services

target

Anite

bidder

Keysight Technologies

£351m

17 dealmakers

PublicMboSchemePrivate Equity

IT Services: Other

target

Advanced Computer Software Group

bidder

Vista Equity Partners

£764m

11 dealmakers

Computer Hardware

target

Csr

bidder

Qualcomm

£1,412m

16 dealmakers

Computer Hardware

target

Wolfson Microelectronics

bidder

Cirrus Logic

£259m

7 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionTender Offer

FinTech

PublicMboPrivate Equity

target

Misys

bidder

Vista Equity Partners

£1,331m

8 dealmakers

Spain

Containers and Packaging

target

Papeles Y Cartones De Europa (europac)

bidder

Ds Smith

£1,662m

51 dealmakers

IrelandUnited Kingdom

Biotechnology

target

Shire

bidder

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

£44,351m

154 dealmakers

Full Line Insurance

PublicAcquisition

target

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group

bidder

Marsh & Mclennan Companies

£4,294m

68 dealmakers

Commercial REITs

PublicAcquisition

target

Rdi Reit

bidder

Cromwell Property Group

value n/a

24 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPublicPrivate Equity

Media Agencies

target

Tarsus Group

bidder

Charterhouse Capital Partners

£668m

40 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority

Recreational Services

target

Merlin Entertainments

bidder

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

£4,770m

81 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionSchemeMajorityPrivate Equity

Restaurants and Bars

target

Ei Group

bidder

Tdr Capital

£2,969m

45 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajority

Defense

target

Cobham

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£4,145m

89 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMergerMajority

E-commerce

target

Just Eat

bidder

TAKEAWAY.COM.NV

£6,297m

150 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMinorityPrivate Equity

Diversified Retailers

target

Capital And Regional

bidder

Growthpoint Properties

£72m

27 dealmakers

Canada

Gaming

PublicAcquisitionMergerMajorityCross Border

target

The Stars Group

bidder

Flutter Entertainment

£8,345m

103 dealmakers

Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Equipment Rental

PublicMajorityMerger

target

Redde

bidder

Northgate

£1,100m

19 dealmakers

MalaysiaThailand

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionDomestic

target

Tesco (thailand And Malaysia Business)

bidder

Charoen Pokphand Group

£8,200m

105 dealmakers

PublicMajorityAcquisitionCross Border

E-commerce

target

Grubhub

bidder

Just Eat

£5,744m

81 dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPublic

Gaming

target

Codemasters Group Holdings

bidder

Electronic Arts

£906m

59 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPublic

Gaming

target

Fanduel

bidder

Flutter Entertainment

£3,131m

37 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityPrivatisation

Infrastructure Funds

target

John Laing Group

bidder

Kkr & Co

£2,000m

93 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

Pharmaceuticals

target

Sentry Data Systems

bidder

Craneware

£282m

36 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPublicCross BorderPrivate EquityPrivatisation

Diversified Retailers

target

Wm Morrisons Supermarkets

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£6,973m

141 dealmakers

DomesticPublicMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Education Services

target

Gp Strategies Corporation

bidder

Learning Technologies Group

£286m

52 dealmakers

PrivateDomesticAcquisitionMajority

Medical Supplies

target

Smiths Medical

bidder

Icu Medical

£1,948m

47 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityCross BorderPublic

Defense

target

Ultra Electronics Holdings

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£2,570m

69 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPublic

IT Services: Other

target

Playtech

bidder

Aristocrat Leisure

£2,100m

89 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMinorityCross Border

Aerospace

target

John Menzies

bidder

Agility Public Warehousing Co

£73m

14 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPublic

Aerospace

target

John Menzies

bidder

National Aviation Services

£618m

28 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivateCross Border

Transportation Services

target

FIRSTGROUP

bidder

I Squared Capital

£1,200m

16 dealmakers

Financial Data and Systems

MajorityPrivate EquityCross BorderPublicAcquisition

target

Euromoney Institutional Investor

bidder

Astorg Partners

£1,660m

65 dealmakers

MajorityPublicCross BorderAcquisition

Software

target

Micro Focus International

bidder

OPENTEXT

£5,072m

99 dealmakers

Business Process Outsourcing

AcquisitionCross BorderPublicMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Hyve Group

bidder

Providence Equity Partners

£524m

72 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivate

Banks

target

Tesco Bank (retail Banking Business)

bidder

Barclays

£600m

23 dealmakers