MergerLinks - Philip Linnard

Consumer Lending

PrivateAcquisition

target

NODDLE

bidder

Credit Karma

value n/a

19 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMinorityPrivate Equity

Alternative Fuels

target

Ovo Energy

bidder

Mitsubishi Corporation

£216m

34 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityMerger

Banks

target

Charter Court Financial Services Group

bidder

Onesavings Bank

£1,750m

83 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivate

Health Care Services

target

Dental Care Group

bidder

G Square Healthcare Private Equity

value n/a

24 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajority

Specialty Retailers

target

Hamleys Global Holdings

bidder

Reliance Industries

£68m

26 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority

Management Consulting

target

Moody’s (analytics Knowledge Services)

bidder

Equistone Partners

value n/a

45 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityDisposal

Aerospace

target

ONTIC

bidder

Cvc Capital Partners

£1,106m

69 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Neptune Investment Management

bidder

Liontrust Asset Management

£40m

22 dealmakers

PrivatisationMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPublic

target

Sophos Group

bidder

Thoma Bravo

£3,120m

67 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionCross Border

target

Context Information Security

bidder

Accenture

£107m

26 dealmakers

Commercial Vehicles and Parts

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross Border

target

Norton Motorcycles

bidder

Tvs Motor Company

£16m

36 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity

Private Equity

target

Pollen Street Secured Lending

bidder

Honeycomb Investment Trust

£1,500m

29 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicCross BorderMajorityPrivate Equity

Casinos and Gambling

target

William Hill

bidder

Caesars Entertainment Corporation

£2,998m

121 dealmakers

Cross BorderMergerMajorityPublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Premier Oil

bidder

Chrysaor E&p

£3,033m

160 dealmakers

PrivatePrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionDisposalDomestic

Food Products

target

Csm Ingredients

bidder

INVESTINDUSTRIAL

£736m

92 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPublic

target

Goco Group

bidder

Future

£594m

76 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic

Specialty Retailers

target

Drax Generation Enterprise

bidder

Vpi Holding

£193m

46 dealmakers

Turkey

Data Centers and Hosting

Cross BorderMajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Zenium Technology Partners (turkish Data Center Business)

bidder

Equinix

£71m

32 dealmakers

MergerAcquisitionMajorityPublicCross Border

Pharmaceuticals

target

Gw Pharmaceuticals

bidder

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

£5,266m

85 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityDomesticPublic

Multi-Utilities

target

Aggreko

bidder

Tdr Capital

£2,322m

78 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublic

target

Proactis Holdings

bidder

Pollen Street Capital

£74m

44 dealmakers

Australia

Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross BorderPrivate Equity

target

Sai Global Assurance

bidder

Intertek Group

£471m

36 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityPublicPrivatisation

Diversified Retailers

target

Wm Morrisons Supermarkets

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£6,973m

141 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

Nigeria

Data Centers and Hosting

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

target

MAINONE

bidder

Equinix

£241m

19 dealmakers

Netherlands

Glass

Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Advanced Glass Technologies

bidder

Fenzi Group

£178m

60 dealmakers

Mauritius

Financial Data and Systems

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate

target

Global Credit Rating Company

bidder

Moody’s Corporation

value n/a

34 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityMergerDomestic

Digital Services

target

Iwg (digital Assets)

bidder

Instant Group

value n/a

70 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomestic

Digital Services

target

Ava Security

bidder

Motorola Solutions

value n/a

17 dealmakers

Australia

PrivateAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate EquityMajority

target

GBST

bidder

Anchorage Capital

value n/a

37 dealmakers

India

Alternative Fuels

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateMinorityCross Border

target

Tata Power (renewable Energy Unit)

bidder

Blackrock Real Assets

£403m

58 dealmakers

Oil Equipment and Services

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPrivatisation

target

Contourglobal

bidder

Kkr & Co

£1,750m

61 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPublicCross BorderPrivate Equity

Property Services

target

Homeserve

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

£4,100m

91 dealmakers

Renewable Energy Equipment

DomesticMinorityPrivatePrivate EquityVenture CapitalAcquisition

target

ROVCO

bidder

Legal & General Group

£15m

16 dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionMergerMajorityPublic

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Capricorn Energy (ex-cairn Energy)

bidder

Tullow Oil

£655m

70 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPublic

Health Care Facilities

target

Mediclinic International

bidder

Remgro

£3,700m

152 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

Emis Group

bidder

Optum

£1,243m

49 dealmakers

DomesticPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajority

Private Equity

target

Pollen Street Capital

bidder

Honeycomb Investment Trust

£285m

30 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPublic

Apparel Retailers

target

Ted Baker

bidder

Authentic Brands Group

£211m

46 dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderPublicAcquisition

target

Micro Focus International

bidder

OPENTEXT

£5,072m

99 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivatePrivate Equity

Diversified Industrials

target

Essentra (filters Business)

bidder

Centaury Management

£262m

31 dealmakers

DomesticPrivateMajorityAcquisition

Clothing and Accessories

target

JOULES

bidder

£34m

33 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate

Investment Banking

target

GOJI

bidder

Euroclear

value n/a

23 dealmakers

China

Integrated Oil and Gas

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivateInfrastructure

target

Tianjin Nangang Ethylene Project

bidder

INEOS

value n/a

46 dealmakers

Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivateMajority

Consumer Lending

target

Arrow Global Group (capquest And Mars Platforms)

bidder

INTRUM

£36m

44 dealmakers

Funeral Parlors and Cemetery

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivate EquityPublicPrivatisation

target

Dignity

bidder

Phoenix Asset Management Partners

£707m

54 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPublicDomestic

target

Curtis Banks Group

bidder

Nucleus Financial Group

£242m

44 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate

Entertainment

target

SOUNDMOUSE

bidder

ORFIUM

value n/a

20 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivate

Banks

target

Silicon Valley Bank Uk

bidder

Hsbc Holdings

value n/a

26 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity

Media Agencies

target

The Goat Agency

bidder

Wpp

value n/a

16 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

target

Numis Corporation

bidder

Deutsche Bank

£410m

51 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateMinorityCross Border

Pharmaceuticals

target

Sterling Pharma

bidder

Gho Capital Partners

value n/a

45 dealmakers

AcquisitionInfrastructurePrivateDomesticMajority

Food Products

target

Scotbeef (meat Processing And Packing Facility)

bidder

Abp Food Group

value n/a

16 dealmakers

FranceUnited Kingdom

Health Care Services

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate

target

Atlanta Group

bidder

Markerstudy Group

value n/a

71 dealmakers

Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivateMajority

Life Insurance

target

Aig Life

bidder

Aviva

£460m

43 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPublic

Biotechnology

target

Orchard Therapeutics

bidder

Kyowa Kirin Co.

£394m

21 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPublic

Restaurants and Bars

target

The Restaurant Group

bidder

Apollo Global Management

£701m

56 dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityPrivateAcquisition

target

Flywheel Digital

bidder

Omnicom Group

£741m

50 dealmakers

DomesticPublicMajorityAcquisition

Restaurants and Bars

target

The City Pub Group

bidder

Young & Co's Brewery

£162m

52 dealmakers

United Arab Emirates

Renewable Energy Equipment

AcquisitionMinorityCross BorderPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Positive Zero

bidder

BLACKROCK

£313m

18 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomestic

Water

target

Sutton And East Surrey Water

bidder

Pennon Group

£380m

62 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPublicMajority

Construction Services

target

Redrow

bidder

Barratt Developments

£2,524m

129 dealmakers

Household Equipment and Products

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivate

target

NISBETS

bidder

Bunzl

£339m

40 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityDomesticMerger

Containers and Packaging

target

Ds Smith

bidder

International Paper Company

£7,800m

89 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticMajorityPublic

target

Mattioli Woods

bidder

Pollen Street Capital

£432m

48 dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPublicTender Offer

Insurance Brokers

target

Direct Line Insurance Group

bidder

Ageas Insurance International

£3,171m

49 dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

AcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate EquityDomestic

target

Johnson Matthey (medical Device Components Business)

bidder

Montagu Private Equity

£550m

33 dealmakers

DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

The Grc Group

bidder

Inflexion Private Equity

£430m

35 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderPublicMajority

General Mining

target

Anglo American

bidder

Bhp Group

£31,100m

129 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

Construction Services

target

PORTAKABIN

bidder

Antin Infrastructure Partners

value n/a

89 dealmakers