Richard Browne - MergerLinks

Business Process Outsourcing

PublicPrivate Equity

target

Xchanging

bidder

Computer Sciences Corporation

£567m

24 dealmakers

Banks

DisposalPublic

target

Tsb Banking Group

bidder

Banco De Sabadell

£1,700m

39 dealmakers

Diversified Industrials

PublicScheme

target

Fenner

bidder

Michelin & Cie

£1,329m

11 dealmakers

E-commerce

PrivateDisposal

target

Net-a-porter Group

bidder

Yoox Net-a-porter

value n/a

2 dealmakers

Water

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Bournemouth Water

bidder

Pennon Group

value n/a

2 dealmakers

IrelandUnited Kingdom

E-commerce

target

WOWCHER

bidder

Exponent Private Equity

value n/a

13 dealmakers

GermanyAustria

Airlines

target

Niki Luftfahrt

bidder

Lufthansa

value n/a

2 dealmakers

PublicDisposalMinorityPrivate Equity

Insurance Brokers

target

Hastings Group

bidder

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings

£26m

2 dealmakers

United States

Containers and Packaging

target

Indevco Management Resources

bidder

Ds Smith

£572m

20 dealmakers

United States

Security Equipment

PrivateDisposal

target

Akron Brass Holding Corp

bidder

Idex Corporation

value n/a

5 dealmakers

Switzerland

Digital Services

target

Housetrip

bidder

Tripadvisor

value n/a

5 dealmakers

MalawiMozambique

Ports

target

Moatize Coal Mine

bidder

Mitsui & Co

value n/a

2 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicSchemeMajorityPrivate Equity

Health Care Services

target

Btg

bidder

Boston Scientific Corporation

£3,029m

64 dealmakers

Private EquityPublicAcquisitionMajority

Defense

target

Cobham

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£4,145m

89 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPublicDomestic

Fertilizers

target

Sirius Minerals

bidder

Anglo American

£386m

66 dealmakers

Building Roofing/Wallboard and Plumbing

MinorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPublic

target

Sig

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£85m

27 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPublic

Real Estate Services

target

Mccarthy & Stone

bidder

Lone Star Funds

£647m

42 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited States

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

PrivateCross BorderMajorityAcquisitionVenture Capital

target

NEEDLERS

bidder

Electrocomponents

£150m

34 dealmakers

Australia

Software

PrivateMajorityCross BorderAcquisitionDisposal

target

The Sage Group (asia And Australia Business)

bidder

The Access Group

£95m

35 dealmakers

Turkey

Containers and Packaging

PrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

Dasa Milas Ambalaj (milas Packaging Business)

bidder

Ds Smith

value n/a

19 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateCross BorderAcquisition

Entertainment

target

Somethin' Else Sound Directions

bidder

Sony Music Entertainment

value n/a

6 dealmakers

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPublic

Gaming

target

Sumo Group

bidder

Tencent Holdings

£922m

42 dealmakers

United States

Software

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateCross Border

target

BRIGHTPEARL

bidder

The Sage Group

£225m

43 dealmakers

Real Estate Holding and Development

AcquisitionPublicMajorityCross Border

target

Atrium European Real Estate

bidder

Gazit Globe

value n/a

15 dealmakers