Sam Britton

PrivateAcquisition

target

Blue Coat Inc.

bidder

Symantec Corporation

£3,027m

2 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMajority

IT Services: Other

target

Red Hat

bidder

Ibm Corporation

£25,361m

95 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Ultimate Software Group

bidder

Hellman & Friedman

£8,404m

73 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMajorityDomestic

target

Tableau Software

bidder

Salesforce

£12,321m

66 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic

target

Symantec (enterprise Security Unit)

bidder

Broadcom

£8,806m

71 dealmakers

Online and Social Platforms

AcquisitionPrivateMajority

target

STUBHUB

bidder

VIAGOGO

£3,153m

46 dealmakers

Private EquityMajorityPrivateAcquisitionMergerDomesticDisposal

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Rs Energy Group

bidder

ENVERUS

value n/a

28 dealmakers

MergerPrivate EquityMajorityPublicAcquisitionDomestic

target

Ultimate Software Group

bidder

Kronos

£16,963m

58 dealmakers

Online and Social Platforms

PublicMinorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

X Corp (ex-twitter)

bidder

Elliott Management Corporation

£763m

9 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

E-commerce

target

Ebay (classifieds Business)

bidder

Adevinta Asa

£9,314m

112 dealmakers

United StatesUnited States

PrivateMajorityDomesticAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Zenimax Media

bidder

Microsoft Corp

£5,804m

53 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionDomesticPrivate EquityMajority

target

Clearwater Analytics

bidder

Warburg Pincus

value n/a

70 dealmakers

DomesticMajorityPrivate EquityPublicMergerAcquisitionPrivatisation

Digital Services

target

Endurance International Group Holdings

bidder

Clearlake Capital Group

£2,317m

48 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Llamasoft

bidder

Coupa Software

£1,161m

26 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMajorityDomestic

target

Slack Technologies

bidder

Salesforce

£20,708m

86 dealmakers

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity

IT Services: Other

target

POYNT

bidder

Godaddy

£272m

4 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPublicDomestic

target

Nuance Communications

bidder

Microsoft Corp

£14,367m

60 dealmakers

PublicDomesticMergerSpin OffMajorityAcquisition

target

Discovery

bidder

WARNERMEDIA

£30,487m

91 dealmakers

Finland

IT Services: Other

AcquisitionMergerMajorityPrivateCross BorderPrivate Equity

target

Wolt Enterprises

bidder

DOORDASH

£6,001m

34 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityDomestic

target

TRIFACTA

bidder

ALTERYX

£295m

24 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPublic

Gaming

target

Zynga

bidder

Take-two Interactive Software

£9,347m

78 dealmakers

MajorityPublicAcquisitionDomestic

Gaming

target

Activision Blizzard

bidder

Microsoft Corp

£50,263m

59 dealmakers

Online and Social Platforms

PrivatisationMajorityPublicDomesticAcquisition

target

X Corp (ex-twitter)

bidder

Elon Musk

£34,502m

152 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticMajorityPrivatisation

Security Equipment

target

Vmware

bidder

Broadcom

£55,023m

114 dealmakers

Israel

Private EquityMajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPublic

target

IRONSOURCE

bidder

Sequoia Capital

£3,706m

94 dealmakers

MajorityDomesticAcquisitionMergerPublic

target

World Wrestling Entertainment

bidder

ENDEAVOR

£7,542m

91 dealmakers

Cross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajority

target

SCOPELY

bidder

Public Investment Fund

£3,929m

38 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity

Recreational Products

target

RBMEDIA

bidder

Hig Capital

value n/a

76 dealmakers

Norway

E-commerce

PublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivatisationCross Border

target

Adevinta Asa

bidder

General Atlantic

£11,574m

131 dealmakers