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Total Deals31
Valued Deals14
Total Value£ 13.89 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 992 M

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20 Mar 2015|United Kingdom|Banks
Tsb Banking Group
Banco Sabadell

Target: TSB BANKING GROUP PLC

Bidder: BANCO SABADELL SA

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

7 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.70 B

Value

04 Apr 2016|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems
Wm/reuters Foreign Exchange Benchmarks
Thomson Reuters

Target: WM/REUTERS FOREIGN EXCHANGE BENCHMARKS

Bidder: THOMSON REUTERS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

30 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 May 2016|United Kingdom|Radio and TV Broadcasters
Mp&silva Group
Beijing Baofeng Technology

Target: MP&SILVA GROUP

Bidder: BEIJING BAOFENG TECHNOLOGY

1 Service Providers

1 Target

40 Dealmakers

40 Target

n/a

Value

23 Dec 2016|United Kingdom|Payments / Commerce
PAYBYPHONE
Volkswagen Financial Services

Target: PAYBYPHONE

Bidder: VOLKSWAGEN FINANCIAL SERVICES

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

36 Bidder

£ 27 M

Value

20 Apr 2017|United Kingdom|National Agency
Uk Green Investment Bank
Macquarie Group

Target: UK GREEN INVESTMENT BANK PLC

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

201 Dealmakers

8 Target | 384 Bidder

£ 2.30 B

Value

20 Jan 2015|United Kingdom|Railroads
Eversholt Rail
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings

Target: EVERSHOLT RAIL

Bidder: CHEUNG KONG INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

66 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Mar 2015|United Kingdom|Education Services
Pamoja Education
GEMS

Target: PAMOJA EDUCATION

Bidder: GEMS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

13 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Apr 2015|United Kingdom|Oil Refining and Marketing
Milford Haven Oil
Puma Energy

Target: MILFORD HAVEN OIL

Bidder: PUMA ENERGY

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

25 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Oct 2015|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Equipment
Vertu Corporation
Godin Holdings

Target: VERTU CORPORATION LTD

Bidder: GODIN HOLDINGS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

23 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Oct 2015|United Kingdom|Digital Services
Photobox
Exponent Private Equity

Target: PHOTOBOX LTD

Bidder: EXPONENT PRIVATE EQUITY

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

35 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Dec 2015|United Kingdom|Outsourced HR and Staffing
Croner Group
PENINSULA

Target: CRONER GROUP LTD

Bidder: PENINSULA

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

4 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Sep 2017|Germany|Banks
Deutsche Bank (global Corporate Services Business)
Vistra Corp

Target: DEUTSCHE BANK (GLOBAL CORPORATE SERVICES BUSINESS)

Bidder: VISTRA CORP

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

85 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Nov 2017|United Kingdom|Airports
Leeds Bradford Airport
Amp Capital Investors

Target: LEEDS BRADFORD AIRPORT LTD

Bidder: AMP CAPITAL INVESTORS LIMITED

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

36 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Food Products
Horlicks
Cott Corporation

Target: HORLICKS LTD

Bidder: COTT CORPORATION

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

25 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Medical Equipment
Vision Rt
Demant (ex William Demant Holding A/s)

Target: VISION RT LTD

Bidder: DEMANT (EX WILLIAM DEMANT HOLDING A/S)

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

18 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 May 2017|Denmark|Integrated Oil and Gas
Dong E&p
INEOS

Target: DONG E&P A/S

Bidder: INEOS

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

48 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2017|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials
Friends Provident International
Rl360 Holding Company

Target: FRIENDS PROVIDENT INTERNATIONAL LTD

Bidder: RL360 HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 259 M

Value

02 May 2017|United States|Household Equipment and Products
The Scotts Miracle-gro Company (operations In Europe And Australia)
Exponent Private Equity

Target: THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY (OPERATIONS IN EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA)

Bidder: EXPONENT PRIVATE EQUITY

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

1 Target | 96 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Feb 2017|United States|Telecommunications infrastructure
Xtera Communications
Hig Capital

Target: XTERA COMMUNICATIONS INC

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

32 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Aug 2016|United Kingdom|Management Consulting
Allen Lane Consultancy
Outsourcing

Target: ALLEN LANE CONSULTANCY LTD

Bidder: OUTSOURCING INC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

25 Bidder

£ 28 M

Value

20 Jun 2016|United States|Software
Hp (customer Communications Management Business)
Open Text Corporation

Target: HP INC (CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

14 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 May 2019|United Kingdom|Media Agencies
Tarsus Group
Charterhouse Capital Partners

Target: TARSUS GROUP PLC

Bidder: CHARTERHOUSE CAPITAL PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

16 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 668 M

Value

26 May 2019|United Kingdom|Entertainment
Newcastle United
Public Investment Fund (pif)

Target: NEWCASTLE UNITED

Bidder: PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND (PIF)

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

3 Target | 71 Bidder

£ 305 M

Value

18 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance
Cis General Insurance
Markerstudy Group

Target: CIS GENERAL INSURANCE LIMITED

Bidder: MARKERSTUDY GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 185 M

Value

22 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Storage Terminals
Inter Pipeline (european Storage Business)
Clh Group

Target: INTER PIPELINE (EUROPEAN STORAGE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CLH GROUP

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

70 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 420 M

Value

01 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Medical Services
Fishawack Health
Bridgepoint Group

Target: FISHAWACK HEALTH

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

22 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 240 M

Value

09 Oct 2020|United States|Diversified Financials
Liquidnet Holdings
Tp Icap (ex-tullett Prebon Plc)

Target: LIQUIDNET HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: TP ICAP PLC (EX-TULLETT PREBON PLC)

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

116 Dealmakers

25 Target | 91 Bidder

£ 539 M

Value

20 Dec 2021|United States|Software
BRIGHTPEARL
The Sage Group

Target: BRIGHTPEARL

Bidder: THE SAGE GROUP PLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

3 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 225 M

Value

05 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services
Eg Group (27 Petrol Filling Stations)
Park Garage Group

Target: EG GROUP (27 PETROL FILLING STATIONS)

Bidder: PARK GARAGE GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

38 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance
Esure Group
Ageas Insurance International

Target: ESURE GROUP PLC

Bidder: AGEAS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL NV

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

1 Target | 39 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 1.29 B

Value

03 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Life Insurance
Pension Insurance Corporation Group
Athora Holding

Target: PENSION INSURANCE CORPORATION GROUP

Bidder: ATHORA HOLDING LTD

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

100 Dealmakers

13 Target | 62 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 5.70 B

Value

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