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Corporate Travel Services

target

Hogg Robinson Group

bidder

American Express Global Business Travel

£442m

41 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate Equity

target

Gkn

bidder

Melrose Industries

£8,090m

107 dealmakers

PublicMboSchemePrivate Equity

Computer Hardware

target

Imagination Technologies Group

bidder

Canyon Bridge Capital Partners

£579m

18 dealmakers

Equipment Rental

Public

target

Lavendon Group

bidder

Loxam

£617m

30 dealmakers

Electronic Equipment: Other

target

E2v Technologies

bidder

Teledyne Technologies

£633m

8 dealmakers

Specialty Chemicals

target

Alent

bidder

Platform Specialty Products Corporation

£1,481m

11 dealmakers

PublicMboSchemePrivate Equity

Auto Services

target

Nationwide Accident Repair Services

bidder

The Carlyle Group

£42m

8 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

target

Fenner

bidder

Michelin & Cie

£1,329m

11 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited States

Specialty Contracting

Private

target

MOUCHEL

bidder

Kier Group

value n/a

8 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajority

target

Cobham Advanced Composites

bidder

Meggitt

£128m

6 dealmakers

Software

PrivateDisposal

target

Fraedom Holdings & Fraedom

bidder

Visa

value n/a

2 dealmakers

Forms and Bulk Printing Services

PrivateDisposal

target

Clays

bidder

Elcograf

value n/a

7 dealmakers

Business Process Outsourcing

PrivateDisposalPrivate Equity

target

Iesa

bidder

Electrocomponents

value n/a

5 dealmakers

Germany

Containers and Packaging

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajority

target

IFCO

bidder

Triton Partners

£1,913m

161 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPublicMajority

Defense

target

Cobham

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£4,145m

89 dealmakers

Cross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajority

target

3m (ballistic Protection Business)

bidder

Avon Rubber

£95m

23 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

MajorityAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity

target

Eddie Stobart Logistics

bidder

Dbay Advisors

£70m

30 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate

target

Fr Aviation

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

43 dealmakers

Diversified Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

target

Gkn Wheels & Structures

bidder

Aurelius Group

value n/a

9 dealmakers

PublicMajorityCross BorderAcquisition

Specialty Chemicals

target

Elementis

bidder

Minerals Technologies

£674m

19 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityCross BorderAcquisition

target

Cobham Aero Connectivity

bidder

Transdigm Group

£725m

17 dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateCross Border

Auto Services

target

Millbrook Healthcare

bidder

Utac Ceram

£133m

57 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

DomesticMajorityPrivate EquityPrivateDisposalAcquisition

target

Bibby Distribution

bidder

Menzies Distribution

£167m

15 dealmakers

MboPrivateDomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Security Equipment

target

Kee Safety Group

bidder

Intermediate Capital Group (icg)

value n/a

26 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPublic

Private Equity

target

Sanne Group

bidder

Apex Group

£1,510m

52 dealmakers

MboPublicMajorityAcquisitionDomestic

Automobiles

target

Cambria Automobiles

bidder

Cambria Automobiles Management

£61m

18 dealmakers

Waste and Disposal Services

MajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublic

target

Augean

bidder

Fiera Infrastructure

£314m

42 dealmakers

PublicMajorityCross BorderAcquisition

target

Meggitt

bidder

Parker Hannifin Corporation

£6,300m

84 dealmakers

Environmental / Waste Management

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivateDomestic

target

PELSIS

bidder

Pamplona Capital Management

value n/a

18 dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate

Engineering Consulting

target

Frazer-nash Consultancy

bidder

Kbr

£293m

23 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPublicPrivate Equity

Defense

target

Ultra Electronics Holdings

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£2,570m

69 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivate

Semiconductors

target

E&i Engineering Group

bidder

Vertiv Holdings

£1,443m

30 dealmakers

Spain

Private EquityMajorityPrivateCross BorderAcquisition

target

Itp Aero

bidder

Bain Capital

£1,455m

39 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateCross Border

Household Appliance

target

Nortek Security & Control

bidder

Nice

£210m

7 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

PrivateMajorityPrivate EquityDomesticAcquisition

target

Smh Fleet Solutions

bidder

CAZOO

£70m

10 dealmakers

MajorityDomesticPublicAcquisition

Machinery: Specialty

target

Oxford Instruments

bidder

Spectris

£1,800m

16 dealmakers

France

Building: Climate Control

PrivateCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority

target

VULCANIC

bidder

Spirax-sarco Engineering

£225m

19 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPublicDemerger

Machinery: Industrial

target

Gkn Automotive

bidder

Institutional Investors

value n/a

49 dealmakers

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate

target

Durex International Corporation

bidder

Spirax-sarco Engineering

£317m

14 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajority

Software

target

Nexus Vehicle Rental (axis Topco)

bidder

Equistone Partners

value n/a

28 dealmakers

Financial Data and Systems

MajorityPrivate EquityDomesticPrivateAcquisition

target

Acuity Knowledge Partners

bidder

Permira Advisers

value n/a

36 dealmakers

Information / Data Services

Cross BorderMajorityPrivateAcquisition

target

Mj Hudson (data & Analytics, Outsourcing Units)

bidder

Apex Group

£49m

14 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityPublicPrivatisation

Private Equity

target

Gresham House

bidder

Searchlight Capital Partners

£440m

42 dealmakers

DomesticPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajorityPublic

Management Consulting

target

Dwf Group

bidder

Inflexion Private Equity

£342m

32 dealmakers