MergerLinks - Nick Ivey

PublicAcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate Equity

Diversified Industrials

target

Gkn

bidder

Melrose Industries

£8,090m

107 dealmakers

PublicSchemeMajorityPrivate Equity

Digital Services

target

Alternative Networks

bidder

Toscafund Asset Management

£184m

8 dealmakers

PublicMboSchemePrivate Equity

Media Agencies

target

Creston

bidder

Dbay Advisors

£53m

5 dealmakers

Radio and TV Broadcasters

PublicMboSchemePrivate Equity

target

Pinewood Group

bidder

Aermont Capital

£396m

7 dealmakers

Diversified Retailers

target

Poundland Group

bidder

Steinhoff International Holdings

£475m

10 dealmakers

Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

PublicSchemeAcquisition

target

British Polythene Industries

bidder

Rpc Group

£283m

15 dealmakers

Pharmaceuticals

target

SKYEPHARMA

bidder

Vectura Group

£407m

14 dealmakers

Specialty Retailers

Public

target

Darty

bidder

Groupe Fnac

£1,047m

33 dealmakers

Insurance Brokers

target

Amlin

bidder

Ms&ad Insurance Group Holdings

£3,371m

15 dealmakers

Specialty Chemicals

target

Alent

bidder

Platform Specialty Products Corporation

£1,481m

11 dealmakers

Food Retailers and Wholesalers

PublicMandatory Offer

target

Thorntons

bidder

Ferrero International

£138m

8 dealmakers

target

Bg Group

bidder

Royal Dutch Shell

£55,132m

119 dealmakers

Forms and Bulk Printing Services

target

Domino Printing Sciences

bidder

Brother Industries

£1,011m

10 dealmakers

Containers and Packaging

target

Rexam

bidder

Ball Corporation

£5,581m

24 dealmakers

Publishing

target

Mecom Group

bidder

De Persgroep

£222m

8 dealmakers

IT Services: Other

target

Logica

bidder

Cgi Group

£2,029m

12 dealmakers

Diversified Industrials

target

Fenner

bidder

Michelin & Cie

£1,329m

11 dealmakers

Telecommunications infrastructure

PublicMboSchemePrivate EquityTender OfferMajority

target

Cityfibre Infrastructure Holdings

bidder

Antin Infrastructure Partners

£538m

30 dealmakers

PrivateMinorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Medical Equipment

Private

target

Sinclair Is Pharma's Non-aesthetics Business

bidder

Alliance Pharma Lc

value n/a

4 dealmakers

Monaco

Containers and Packaging

target

Powerflute Oyj

bidder

Madison Dearborn Partners

£58m

8 dealmakers

PublicSchemeMajorityPrivatisationAcquisition

target

Cambian Group

bidder

CARETECH

£289m

47 dealmakers

Public Private Partnerships

PublicSchemePrivate Equity

target

John Laing Infrastructure Fund

bidder

Dalmore Capital

£1,410m

14 dealmakers

PrivateMinorityAcquisition

Entertainment

target

Arsenal Holdings

bidder

Stanley Kroenke

£621m

3 dealmakers

Business Process Outsourcing

PublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Harvey Nash Group

bidder

Dbay Advisors

£88m

19 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Landline

target

Gigaclear

$Infracapital Partners$

bidder

Infracapital Partners

value n/a

3 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicSchemeMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Btg

bidder

Boston Scientific Corporation

£3,029m

64 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate EquityMajority

Plastics

target

Rpc Group

bidder

Berry Global

£4,830m

104 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivate Equity

Airlines

target

Flybe Group

bidder

Virgin Atlantic

£84m

43 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMinority

Clothing and Accessories

target

FOOTASYLUM

bidder

Jd Sports Fashion

value n/a

24 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityMerger

Banks

target

Charter Court Financial Services Group

bidder

Onesavings Bank

£1,750m

83 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMajority

Footwear

target

FOOTASYLUM

bidder

Jd Sports Fashion

£73m

20 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

IT Services: Other

target

Kcom Group

bidder

Macquarie Group

£628m

39 dealmakers

AcquisitionMinorityPublic

Gold Mining

target

Acacia Mining

bidder

Barrick Gold Corporation

£343m

24 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPublic

Equipment Rental

target

Premier Technical Services Group

bidder

Macquarie Group

£265m

42 dealmakers

Real Estate Holding and Development

AcquisitionPrivateMajority

target

Telford Homes

bidder

Cbre Group

£340m

31 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityScheme

Restaurants and Bars

target

Greene King

bidder

Ck Asset Holdings

£4,600m

77 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

Full Line Insurance

target

Charles Taylor

bidder

Lovell Minnick Partners

£285m

51 dealmakers

Clothing and Accessories

PublicAcquisition

target

Low & Bonar

bidder

Freudenberg

£107m

15 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

MajorityAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity

target

Eddie Stobart Logistics

bidder

Dbay Advisors

£70m

30 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicSchemeMajority

target

Amerisur Resources

bidder

Geopark

£242m

29 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

target

Hansteen Holdings

bidder

Blackstone Group

£500m

23 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomesticPrivate Equity

Investment Banking

target

bidder

Interactive Investor Services

£54m

32 dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublicTender OfferPrivatisationCross Border

Management Consulting

target

Huntsworth

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£524m

63 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajority

Clothing and Accessories

target

Moss Bros Group

bidder

Regiment Acquisition Company

£22m

17 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMinorityCross Border

target

Shaftesbury

bidder

Capital And Counties Properties

£436m

37 dealmakers

Customer Relationship Management

MajorityAcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityDomestic

target

Cello Health

bidder

Arsenal Capital Partners

£181m

31 dealmakers

Cross BorderDisposalAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajority

Entertainment

target

Williams Grand Prix Engineering

bidder

Dorilton Capital Management

£136m

41 dealmakers

PublicDomesticMajorityAcquisitionScheme

target

Sdl

bidder

Rws Holdings

£854m

90 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPublic

Real Estate Services

target

Mccarthy & Stone

bidder

Lone Star Funds

£647m

42 dealmakers

DomesticPublicMinorityAcquisition

E-commerce

target

N Brown Group

bidder

Lord Alliance Of Manchester

£100m

31 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticPublic

Digital Services

target

Telit Communications

bidder

Dbay Advisors

£240m

46 dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionPublicMajority

Education Services

target

Wey Education

bidder

Inspired Education Holdings

£59m

16 dealmakers

Ireland

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPublicCross BorderMajorityTender Offer

target

Udg Healthcare

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£2,777m

110 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPublic

Private Equity

target

Sanne Group

bidder

Apex Group

£1,510m

52 dealmakers

Cross BorderPublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityTender Offer

Pharmaceuticals

target

Vectura Group

bidder

Philip Morris International

£1,025m

97 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

target

Spire Healthcare Group

bidder

Ramsay Health Care

£2,063m

111 dealmakers

MajorityDomesticAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate

Private Equity

target

Sigma Capital Group

bidder

Pinebridge Benson Elliot

£205m

32 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityPublicPrivatisation

Diversified Retailers

target

Wm Morrisons Supermarkets

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£6,973m

141 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPublic

target

Charles Stanley

bidder

Raymond James Financial

£279m

31 dealmakers

Waste and Disposal Services

MajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublic

target

Augean

bidder

Fiera Infrastructure

£314m

42 dealmakers

PublicCross BorderAcquisitionMajority

Aerospace

target

Meggitt

bidder

Parker Hannifin Corporation

£6,300m

84 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityPublic

Defense

target

Ultra Electronics Holdings

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£2,570m

69 dealmakers

Real Estate Holding and Development

AcquisitionPublicMajorityDomestic

target

U And I Group

bidder

Land Securities

£190m

20 dealmakers

PublicMajorityAcquisitionCross Border

target

Vivo Energy

bidder

Vitol Group

£1,722m

36 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

MajorityPublicAcquisitionCross Border

target

Clipper Logistics

bidder

Gxo Logistics

£961m

43 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPublic

target

Mckay Securities

bidder

Workspace Group

£277m

41 dealmakers

MajorityDomesticMergerPublicAcquisition

target

Secure Income Reit

bidder

Lxi Reit

£1,500m

39 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionMergerPublicCross Border

target

Sdx Energy

bidder

Tenaz Energy Corp

£21m

11 dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionMergerMajorityPublic

target

Capricorn Energy (ex-cairn Energy)

bidder

Tullow Oil

£655m

70 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPublicMajorityCross Border

Transportation Services

target

GO-AHEAD

bidder

OPTRUST

£699m

70 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticMergerPublic

target

Shaftesbury

bidder

Capital And Counties Properties

£3,500m

76 dealmakers

MajorityPublicDomesticAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Serica Energy

bidder

Kistos Energy

£1,053m

30 dealmakers

MergerDomesticMajorityPublicAcquisition

Construction Services

target

Countryside Partnerships

bidder

Vistry Group (ex-bovis Homes Plc)

£1,270m

63 dealmakers

Israel

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPublic

target

Newmed Energy (ex-delek Drilling)

bidder

Capricorn Energy (ex-cairn Energy)

£577m

56 dealmakers

Funeral Parlors and Cemetery

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivate EquityPublicPrivatisation

target

Dignity

bidder

Phoenix Asset Management Partners

£707m

54 dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPublic

Restaurants and Bars

target

The Fulham Shore

bidder

Toridoll Holdings

£93m

25 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionMajorityDomesticPublic

target

SURESERVE

bidder

Cap10 Partners

£214m

17 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPublic

Food Products

target

National Milk Records

bidder

Associated British Foods

£48m

20 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityPublicPrivatisation

Private Equity

target

Gresham House

bidder

Searchlight Capital Partners

£440m

42 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPublicDomesticPrivate Equity

Management Consulting

target

Dwf Group

bidder

Inflexion Private Equity

£342m

32 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityCross BorderPublic

target

Blancco Technology Group

bidder

Francisco Partners

£175m

32 dealmakers

Ireland

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPublic

target

Glantus Holdings

bidder

Basware Corporation

£29m

31 dealmakers

Private EquityCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPublic

target

INSTEM

bidder

Archimed

£203m

43 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPublicPrivate Equity

Pharmaceuticals

target

Ergomed

bidder

Permira Advisers

£703m

45 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMajorityScheme

target

WINCANTON

bidder

Ceva Logistics

£802m

109 dealmakers

Guernsey

MergerAcquisitionMajorityPublicCross Border

target

Uk Commercial Property Reit

bidder

Tritax Big Box Reit

£924m

40 dealmakers

Telecommunications Services: Other

PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityTender Offer

target

Spirent Communications

bidder

Viavi Solutions

£1,158m

82 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

AcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticMajorityPublic

target

Mattioli Woods

bidder

Pollen Street Capital

£432m

27 dealmakers

PublicCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Smartspace Software

bidder

Providence Strategic Growth (psg)

£28m

44 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPublicDomestic

Distillers and Vintners

target

The Lakes Distillery Company

bidder

Nyetimber Wines And Spirits Group

£71m

45 dealmakers