target

Fidessa Group

bidder

Ion Investment Group

£1,440m

84 dealmakers

target

Laird Performance Materials

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£1,148m

82 dealmakers

target

Revolution Bars Group

bidder

Tdr Capital

£105m

32 dealmakers

target

Rolls-royce (marine Business)

bidder

Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems

£500m

35 dealmakers

target

Axa Life Europe Dac (axa Life Invest)

bidder

Cinven

£1,040m

37 dealmakers

target

Sedgwick Claims Management Services

bidder

The Carlyle Group

value n/a

29 dealmakers

target

Bar Fever

bidder

Stonegate Pub Company

£25m

16 dealmakers

target

Lovehoney Group

bidder

Telemos Capital

value n/a

34 dealmakers

target

Westleigh Homes

bidder

Countryside Partnerships

£135m

51 dealmakers

target

INTELLIFLO

bidder

Invesco

value n/a

30 dealmakers

target

Tip Trailer Services

bidder

I Squared Capital

value n/a

69 dealmakers

target

Allocate Software

bidder

Vista Equity Partners

£19m

29 dealmakers

target

Pronovias Group

bidder

Bc Partners

£450m

100 dealmakers

target

Ocean Dial Asset Management

bidder

Kkr & Co

value n/a

31 dealmakers

target

PRAESIDIAD

bidder

The Carlyle Group

£584m

41 dealmakers

target

General Electric (forensic Technology Business)

bidder

Qiagen

value n/a

13 dealmakers

target

Unilever (spreads Business)

bidder

Kkr & Co

£6,000m

178 dealmakers

target

Bell Id

bidder

Visa

value n/a

31 dealmakers

target

First Hydro

bidder

Brookfield Renewable Partners

value n/a

21 dealmakers

target

Alpha Bank / Centerbridge Joint Venture

bidder

Alpha Bank

value n/a

40 dealmakers

target

Telemedicine Clinic

bidder

Apax Partners

value n/a

34 dealmakers

target

Jane’s Information Group

bidder

Montagu Private Equity

£377m

36 dealmakers

target

Aspen (japanese Unit)

bidder

Novartis

£344m

82 dealmakers

target

Investec Asset Management

bidder

Institutional Investors

£893m

18 dealmakers

target

Architas Uk

bidder

Liontrust Asset Management

£75m

79 dealmakers

target

Takeda (tachosil)

bidder

Gtcr

£320m

78 dealmakers

target

A-plan Insurance

bidder

Hyperion Insurance Group

£700m

66 dealmakers

target

Fr Aviation

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

43 dealmakers

target

Gtt Communications (infrastructure Division)

bidder

I Squared Capital

£1,664m

213 dealmakers

target

CALASTONE

bidder

The Carlyle Group

value n/a

78 dealmakers

target

Aa

bidder

Towerbrook Capital Partners

£219m

131 dealmakers

target

Tristan Capital Partners

bidder

New York Life

£20m

103 dealmakers

target

Education Software Solutions

bidder

Montagu Private Equity

£400m

70 dealmakers

target

Deloitte (restructuring Arm)

bidder

TENEO

value n/a

59 dealmakers

target

LOGOPLASTE

bidder

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board

£1,218m

248 dealmakers

target

Davies Group

bidder

Bc Partners

value n/a

82 dealmakers

target

Staples Solutions (european Business Units)

bidder

LYRECO

value n/a

176 dealmakers

target

Mfex Mutual Funds Exchange

bidder

Euroclear

value n/a

109 dealmakers

target

The Avascent Group (defence Market Analytics Business)

bidder

Montagu Private Equity

value n/a

30 dealmakers

target

Vectura Group

bidder

Philip Morris International

£1,025m

97 dealmakers

target

Chubb Fire & Security

bidder

Api Group

£2,248m

210 dealmakers

target

Scotia Gas Networks

bidder

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board

£1,837m

55 dealmakers

target

Vialto Partners

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£1,601m

136 dealmakers

target

EKATERRA

bidder

Cvc Capital Partners

£3,783m

222 dealmakers

target

Psp/cadillac Fairview/long Harbour Jv

bidder

Cadillac Fairview

value n/a

37 dealmakers

target

CARNEXT

bidder

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (adia)

value n/a

96 dealmakers

target

Balta Group (carpet Business)

bidder

Victoria

£117m

33 dealmakers

target

Constructel Visabeira

bidder

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

£168m

110 dealmakers

target

Sae International (european Operations)

bidder

ARDIAN

value n/a

52 dealmakers

target

National Grid (gas Transmission And Metering Business)

bidder

Macquarie Group

£5,760m

191 dealmakers

target

John Wood Group (environment Consulting Division)

bidder

Wsp Global

£1,507m

129 dealmakers

target

Mediclinic International

bidder

Remgro

£3,700m

152 dealmakers

target

OPENBACK

bidder

X Corp (ex-twitter)

value n/a

23 dealmakers

target

Esnt Packaging & Securing Solutions

bidder

Mayr-melnhof Karton

£312m

68 dealmakers

target

Triton Power

bidder

Sse

£341m

32 dealmakers

target

Lloyd’s List Intelligence

bidder

Montagu Private Equity

£385m

83 dealmakers

target

Worldwide Flight Services

bidder

Sats

£2,011m

176 dealmakers

target

Roxor Gaming

bidder

Aristocrat Leisure

value n/a

35 dealmakers

target

Rbc Investor Services (operations In Europe)

bidder

CACEIS

value n/a

79 dealmakers

target

FUTURELEARN

bidder

Global University Systems

value n/a

14 dealmakers

target

Doocey North East

bidder

Ik Partners

value n/a

15 dealmakers

target

I-PULSE

bidder

Bhp Group

£43m

40 dealmakers

target

Network International

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

£2,200m

100 dealmakers

target

DISTRELEC

bidder

Rs Group

£323m

137 dealmakers

target

Route Mobile

bidder

PROXIMUS

£550m

61 dealmakers

target

National Grid (gas Transmission And Metering Business)

bidder

Macquarie Group

£1,920m

199 dealmakers

target

Collins (actuation And Flight Control Business)

bidder

Safran

£1,395m

87 dealmakers

target

Vantage Data Centers

bidder

AUSTRALIANSUPER

£1,287m

168 dealmakers

target

Alliance Medical Group

bidder

Icon Infrastructure Partners

£910m

65 dealmakers

target

Vantage Data Centers (a Portfolio Of European Sites)

bidder

INFRANITY

£2,208m

200 dealmakers

target

Verne Global

bidder

ARDIAN

£456m

47 dealmakers

target

Eg Group (218 Kfc Restaurants)

bidder

Yum! Brands

value n/a

72 dealmakers

target

Volta Trucks (uk Business And Assets)

bidder

Luxor Capital Group

value n/a

19 dealmakers

target

Vattenfall (uk Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone Portfolio)

bidder

Rwe Renewables

£963m

50 dealmakers

target

Redrow

bidder

Barratt Developments

£2,524m

129 dealmakers

target

Hsbc (argentina Business)

bidder

Grupo Financiero Galicia

value n/a

18 dealmakers