MergerLinks - Rod Carlton

target

Laird Performance Materials

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£1,148m

82 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Information / Data Services

PublicMboSchemePrivate EquityDomestic

target

Zoopla Property Group

bidder

Silver Lake Partners

£2,524m

61 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Pharmaceuticals

PrivateMinority

target

Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare Holdings

bidder

Glaxosmithkline

£9,180m

45 dealmakers

Switzerland

Medical Equipment

Spin OffDemergerPublicMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Alcon

bidder

Institutional Investors

£20,634m

92 dealmakers

Germany

Pharmaceuticals

AcquisitionPrivate

target

Merck & Co (consumer Health Division)

bidder

Procter & Gamble Company

£2,954m

73 dealmakers

BrazilGermany

Pharmaceuticals

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

target

BUSCOPAN

bidder

Hypera

£238m

14 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Travel and Tourism

AcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityCross BorderPublicPrivatisationScheme

target

bidder

Towerbrook Capital Partners

£219m

131 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Digital Services

PrivateAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Penguin Portals Group

bidder

RVU

£508m

64 dealmakers

United States

Software

PrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

SUPPLYFRAME

bidder

Siemens

£496m

56 dealmakers

Germany

Pharmaceuticals

DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajority

target

Bayer (nebido Product)

bidder

GRUNENTHAL

£422m

37 dealmakers

Switzerland

Electronic Components and Equipment

PrivateCross BorderAcquisitionMajority

target

Hitachi Energy

bidder

Hitachi

£1,412m

21 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Pharmaceuticals

PrivateCross BorderMajorityJoint Venture

target

Kyowa Kirin / Grunenthal Joint Venture

bidder

GRUNENTHAL

value n/a

33 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

PublicSchemeAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

WINCANTON

bidder

Ceva Logistics

£802m

109 dealmakers