MergerLinks - Piers Prichard Jones

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01 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: LAIRD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

14 Target | 68 Bidder

£ 1.15 B

Value

11 May 2018|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: ZOOPLA PROPERTY GROUP PLC

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

24 Service Providers

8 Target | 13 Bidder | 3 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

17 Target | 38 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 2.52 B

Value

24 Sep 2018|United Kingdom|Gold Mining

Target: RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED

Bidder: BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

33 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 4.25 B

Value

31 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Plastics

Target: RPC GROUP PLC

Bidder: BERRY GLOBAL INC

47 Service Providers

12 Target | 18 Bidder

104 Dealmakers

35 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 4.83 B

Value

17 Dec 2018|Switzerland|Electrical Components

Target: HITACHI ENERGY

Bidder: HITACHI LTD

24 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 15 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder | 60 Vendor

£ 5.78 B

Value

11 Jun 2018|Sweden|Medical Services

Target: ANICURA GROUP

Bidder: MARS PETCARE

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Feb 2020|France|Digital Services

Target: EI-TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 38 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Cosmetics

Target: CHARLOTTE TILBURY LTD

Bidder: BDT CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

30 Target | 26 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: STAGECOACH GROUP PLC

Bidder: DWS INFRASTRUCTURE

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

34 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 595 M

Value

20 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: CLIPPER LOGISTICS

Bidder: GXO LOGISTICS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

17 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 961 M

Value

14 Aug 2023|Germany|Medical Services

Target: SYNLAB VET

Bidder: MARS INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

1 Target | 60 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ERGOMED PLC

Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

16 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 703 M

Value

12 Sep 2023|United States|Paper

Target: WESTROCK COMPANY

Bidder: SMURFIT KAPPA

19 Service Providers

10 Target | 9 Bidder

149 Dealmakers

78 Target | 71 Bidder

£ 8.95 B

Value

16 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: HOTEL CHOCOLAT

Bidder: MARS INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

22 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 534 M

Value

19 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: WINCANTON

Bidder: GXO LOGISTICS

21 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

110 Dealmakers

28 Target | 65 Bidder

£ 764 M

Value

05 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

Bidder: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC

22 Service Providers

6 Target | 16 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

35 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 1.16 B

Value

24 Jun 2024|Switzerland|Containers and Packaging

Target: EVIOSYS

Bidder: SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

35 Target | 70 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 3.08 B

Value

12 Aug 2024|United Kingdom|Internet

Target: BT GROUP PLC

Bidder: BHARTI ENTERPRISES

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

12 Target | 69 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 3.13 B

Value

11 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Online and Social Platforms

Target: RIGHTMOVE PLC

Bidder: REA GROUP LIMITED

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

11 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 6.10 B

Value

03 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS (HIGH SPEED ETHERNET AND NETWORK SECURITY BUSINESS)

Bidder: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC

6 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

31 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 337 M

Value

30 May 2025|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: M&G PLC

Bidder: DAI-ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO LTD

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

14 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 817 M

Value

30 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: ROBEY WARSHAW LLP

Bidder: EVERCORE INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

18 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 146 M

Value