MergerLinks - Richard Hough

Equipment Rental

Public

target

Lavendon Group

bidder

Loxam

£617m

30 dealmakers

Alternative Electricity

PublicPrivate Equity

target

Infinis Energy

bidder

Terra Firma Capital Partners

£346m

13 dealmakers

Electronic Equipment: Other

PublicScheme

target

Optos

bidder

Nikon Corporation

£265m

19 dealmakers

Financial Data and Systems

Public

target

Visa Europe

bidder

Visa

£13,765m

20 dealmakers

Brewers

Private

target

Miller Brands Uk

bidder

Asahi Group Holdings

£1,974m

9 dealmakers

PrivateDisposalPrivate Equity

Full Line Insurance

target

Premium Credit

bidder

Gtcr

value n/a

1 dealmaker

Germany

Banks

target

Deutsche Bank (global Corporate Services Business)

bidder

Vistra Corp

value n/a

85 dealmakers

Germany

Banks

target

Deutsche Bank (non-us Global Trust Solutions Business)

bidder

Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son

value n/a

39 dealmakers

Germany

Banks

Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

target

Deutsche Bank (banking And Custody Business)

bidder

Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son

value n/a

3 dealmakers

Indonesia

PrivateMinority

target

Agro Muko Pt

bidder

Sipef

value n/a

10 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityAcquisition

Health Care Services

target

Alliance Medical Group

bidder

Life Healthcare Group Holdings

value n/a

5 dealmakers

RomaniaPoland

Brewers

PrivateAcquisition

target

Sabmiller (cee Assets)

bidder

Asahi Group Holdings

£6,122m

23 dealmakers

United States

Infrastructure Funds

DisposalPublicPrivate Equity

target

Bank Of America Corp (international Trust And Wealth Structuring Business)

bidder

Jtc

value n/a

11 dealmakers

GermanyGermany

Equipment Rental

target

Lavendon (deutschland) Holding

bidder

Tvh Australasia

value n/a

3 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPublicMajority

General Mining

PrivateAcquisition

target

Tri-star Resources

bidder

Odey Asset Management

value n/a

6 dealmakers

ItalyItaly

Semiconductors

PrivateAcquisition

target

Lfoundry

bidder

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp

£27m

11 dealmakers

Isle of Man

Landline

target

Manx Telecom

bidder

Basalt Infrastructure Partners

£255m

38 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityPrivate Equity

Media Agencies

target

Tarsus Group

bidder

Charterhouse Capital Partners

£668m

40 dealmakers

Australia

Brewers

AcquisitionPrivateMajority

target

Carlton & United Breweries

bidder

Asahi Group Holdings

£9,052m

43 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivatisationCross Border

Pharmaceuticals

target

Consort Medical

bidder

Recipharm

£627m

36 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisition

Life Insurance

target

Reassure Group

bidder

Phoenix Group Holdings

£3,200m

62 dealmakers

Cross BorderPrivatisationMajoritySchemeAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity

Insurance Brokers

target

Hastings Group

bidder

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings

£1,166m

53 dealmakers

Cross BorderMergerPublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Premier Oil

bidder

Chrysaor E&p

£3,033m

160 dealmakers

United States

Diversified Financials

AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority

target

Liquidnet Holdings

bidder

Tp Icap (ex-tullett Prebon Plc)

£539m

116 dealmakers