Oliver J. Board

AcquisitionPublicMajorityDomestic

target

Celgene Corporation

bidder

Bristol Myers Squibb Company

£70,659m

83 dealmakers

PrivateMergerMajorityPrivate Equity

Education Services

target

CENGAGE

bidder

Mcgraw-hill Education

£1,974m

41 dealmakers

SingaporeUnited Kingdom

Payments / Commerce

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateCross Border

target

Optal

bidder

WEX

£433m

46 dealmakers

PublicMajorityAcquisitionDomestic

Retail REITs

target

Taubman Realty Group

bidder

Simon Property Group

£2,007m

108 dealmakers

MajorityPublicAcquisitionCross Border

target

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

bidder

Astrazeneca

£29,441m

63 dealmakers

MergerCross BorderPublicAcquisitionMajority

Railroads

target

Kansas City Southern

bidder

Canadian Pacific Railway

£19,603m

125 dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionTender OfferPublicPrivate Equity

target

Translate Bio

bidder

Sanofi

£2,302m

52 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivatisationDomesticPublic

Life Insurance

target

Independence Holding Company

bidder

Geneve Holdings

£230m

5 dealmakers

PublicMajorityAcquisitionDomestic

Diversified Materials

target

ZYMERGEN

bidder

Ginkgo Bioworks

£249m

63 dealmakers

Sweden

Software

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate

target

Ericsson (iot Business)

bidder

Aeris Communications

value n/a

31 dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionPublicPrivatisationMajorityPrivate Equity

Software

target

Coupa Software

bidder

Thoma Bravo

£6,528m

74 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityDomestic

Medical Equipment

target

ISOPLEXIS

bidder

Berkeley Lights

£47m

40 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

PrivatisationPrivate EquityAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublic

target

Focus Financial Partners

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£5,677m

75 dealmakers

Telecommunications infrastructure

AcquisitionCross BorderPrivate EquityPublicMajority

target

Radius Global Infrastructure

bidder

Eqt Partners

£2,485m

91 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Education Services

PrivateMajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisition

target

Pearson Online Learning Services

bidder

Regent

value n/a

26 dealmakers

PublicDomesticPrivate EquityMajorityAcquisition

target

Paratek Pharmaceuticals

bidder

Gurnet Point Capital

£371m

64 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajority

target

PHENOMEX

bidder

Bruker Corporation

£84m

29 dealmakers

Germany

Electronic Components and Equipment

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate

target

Ea Elektro-automatik

bidder

Fortive Corporation

£1,192m

30 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityTender OfferPublic

Medical Services

target

Icosavax

bidder

ASTRAZENECA

£876m

27 dealmakers

Canada

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPublic

target

Fusion Pharmaceuticals

bidder

ASTRAZENECA

£1,570m

65 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityPublicAcquisition

target

Landos Biopharma

bidder

Abbvie

£168m

39 dealmakers