MergerLinks - Tim Rennie

FinTech

PublicScheme

target

Monitise

bidder

Fiserv

£47m

12 dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

PublicSchemeAcquisitionMajority

target

Sepura

bidder

Hytera Communications Corporation

£152m

29 dealmakers

PublicMboSchemePrivate Equity

target

Punch Taverns

bidder

Patron Capital Advisers

£1,776m

13 dealmakers

Equipment Rental

Public

target

Lavendon Group

bidder

Loxam

£617m

30 dealmakers

PublicScheme

target

Home Retail Group

bidder

J Sainsbury

£786m

21 dealmakers

Real Estate Holding and Development

PublicMboPrivate Equity

target

Quintain Estates And Development

bidder

Lone Star Funds

£905m

22 dealmakers

PublicSchemePrivate Equity

target

Phoenix It Group

bidder

Toscafund Asset Management

£135m

14 dealmakers

PublicSchemeMajorityAcquisition

Banks

target

Aldermore Group

bidder

Firstrand

£1,080m

31 dealmakers

Finland

Machinery: Specialty

PrivateAcquisition

target

Oxford Instruments Industrial Analysis

bidder

Hitachi High-technologies Corporation

£80m

14 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Machinery: Industrial

target

Chromalox

bidder

Spirax-sarco Engineering

£324m

2 dealmakers

PublicMerger

target

Aveva Group

bidder

Schneider Electric

£550m

67 dealmakers

Ireland

Diversified Financials

PublicAcquisition

target

Generali Paneurope

bidder

Life Company Consolidation Group

£251m

4 dealmakers

Radio and TV Broadcasters

PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

Sky

bidder

Comcast Corporation

£23,666m

89 dealmakers

Management Consulting

PrivateDisposal

target

Punter Southall Group (consulting Activities)

bidder

Xafinity

value n/a

21 dealmakers

IrelandUnited Kingdom

Biotechnology

PublicScheme

target

Shire

bidder

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

£44,351m

154 dealmakers

PublicSchemeMajorityPrivatisationAcquisition

Health Care Services

target

Cambian Group

bidder

CARETECH

£289m

47 dealmakers

Public Private Partnerships

PublicSchemePrivate Equity

target

John Laing Infrastructure Fund

bidder

Dalmore Capital

£1,410m

14 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate EquityMajority

Plastics

target

Rpc Group

bidder

Berry Global

£4,830m

104 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajority

Food Products

target

Dairy Crest Group

bidder

Saputo

£975m

58 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Kcom Group

bidder

Macquarie Group

£628m

39 dealmakers

Financial Data and Systems

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPublic

target

Safecharge International Group

bidder

Nuvei Corporation

£699m

42 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionPublicMajority

Specialty Retailers

target

Bca Marketplace

bidder

Tdr Capital

£2,150m

43 dealmakers

PublicPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

Recreational Services

target

Merlin Entertainments

bidder

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

£4,770m

81 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicSchemeMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Ei Group

bidder

Tdr Capital

£2,969m

45 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMinorityPrivate Equity

target

Capital And Regional

bidder

Growthpoint Properties

£72m

27 dealmakers

PrivatisationMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPublic

target

Sophos Group

bidder

Thoma Bravo

£3,120m

67 dealmakers

MajorityPublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Integrated Oil and Gas

target

Eland Oil & Gas

bidder

Seplat Petroleum Development Company

£382m

37 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivatisationCross Border

Pharmaceuticals

target

Consort Medical

bidder

Recipharm

£627m

36 dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublicTender OfferPrivatisationCross Border

Management Consulting

target

Huntsworth

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£524m

63 dealmakers

Cross BorderSchemePrivatisationAcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivate Equity

Insurance Brokers

target

Hastings Group

bidder

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings

£1,166m

53 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateMergerCross Border

target

Osisoft

bidder

Aveva Group

£3,819m

143 dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity

Security Services

target

G4s

bidder

Allied Universal

£3,820m

142 dealmakers

PublicCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisition

Full Line Insurance

target

Rsa Insurance Group

bidder

Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec (cdpq)

£7,200m

184 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPublic

target

Goco Group

bidder

Future

£594m

76 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityDomesticPublic

Multi-Utilities

target

Aggreko

bidder

Tdr Capital

£2,322m

78 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMajorityCross Border

Semiconductors

target

Dialog Semiconductor

bidder

Renesas Electronics Corporation

£4,295m

135 dealmakers

PublicCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivatisation

Infrastructure Funds

target

John Laing Group

bidder

Kkr & Co

£2,000m

93 dealmakers

Cross BorderPublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityTender Offer

Pharmaceuticals

target

Vectura Group

bidder

Philip Morris International

£1,025m

97 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

Health Care Services

target

Spire Healthcare Group

bidder

Ramsay Health Care

£2,063m

111 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityPublicPrivatisation

target

Wm Morrisons Supermarkets

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£6,973m

141 dealmakers

PublicDomesticAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority

Other Specialty REITs

target

Gcp Student Living

bidder

Iq Student Accommodation

£1,112m

33 dealmakers

DomesticPublicMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Education Services

target

Gp Strategies Corporation

bidder

Learning Technologies Group

£286m

52 dealmakers

MajorityPublicCross BorderMergerAcquisition

target

NORTONLIFELOCK

bidder

Avast Software Sro

£6,211m

111 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityPublic

Defense

target

Ultra Electronics Holdings

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£2,570m

69 dealmakers

Cross BorderPublicMajorityAcquisition

target

Blue Prism Group

bidder

Ss&c Technologies Holdings

£1,224m

53 dealmakers

MajorityPublicAcquisitionCross Border

Media Agencies

target

Daily Mail And General Trust

bidder

Rothermere Continuation

£380m

26 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivateMajority

target

Punter Southall Wealth

bidder

Canaccord Genuity Group

£164m

20 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

MajorityPublicAcquisitionCross Border

target

Clipper Logistics

bidder

Gxo Logistics

£961m

43 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPublic

Commercial REITs

target

Mckay Securities

bidder

Workspace Group

£277m

41 dealmakers

MajorityPublicDomesticAcquisition

Insurance Brokers

target

River And Mercantile

bidder

ASSETCO

£98m

26 dealmakers

Ireland

Commercial REITs

AcquisitionPublicPrivatisationMajorityPrivate EquityCross Border

target

Hibernia Reit

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

£908m

75 dealmakers

DomesticPublicMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisition

Health Care Services

target

CARETECH

bidder

Kensington Capital Partners

£870m

52 dealmakers

Oil Equipment and Services

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPrivatisation

target

Contourglobal

bidder

Kkr & Co

£1,750m

61 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPublicCross BorderPrivate Equity

Property Services

target

Homeserve

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

£4,100m

91 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityDomestic

Media Agencies

target

M&c Saatchi

bidder

Next Fifteen Communications

£310m

55 dealmakers

Waste and Disposal Services

Cross BorderPublicPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

target

Biffa Group

bidder

Energy Capital Partners

£1,935m

80 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPublic

Health Care Facilities

target

Mediclinic International

bidder

Remgro

£3,700m

152 dealmakers

MajorityDomesticPrivateAcquisition

target

MCCOLL'S

bidder

Wm Morrisons Supermarkets

value n/a

25 dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

Private EquityAcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic

target

Babcock (aerial Emergency Services Business)

bidder

Ancala Partners

£120m

103 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityDomestic

Recreational Products

target

Appreciate Group

bidder

PAYPOINT

£83m

26 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

MajorityAcquisitionPublicDomestic

target

Curtis Banks Group

bidder

Nucleus Financial Group

£242m

44 dealmakers

Isle of Man

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPublicPrivatisation

target

Kape Technologies

bidder

Unikmind Holdings

£626m

43 dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPublic

target

The Fulham Shore

bidder

Toridoll Holdings

£93m

25 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Cross BorderAcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Xpediator

bidder

BALTCAP

£45m

32 dealmakers

Telecommunications Services: Other

Private EquityMajorityPublicAcquisitionDomestic

target

Medica Group

bidder

Ik Partners

£269m

30 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityPublicPrivatisation

Private Equity

target

Gresham House

bidder

Searchlight Capital Partners

£440m

42 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPublicDomesticPrivate Equity

Management Consulting

target

Dwf Group

bidder

Inflexion Private Equity

£342m

32 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPublicPrivate Equity

Pharmaceuticals

target

Ergomed

bidder

Permira Advisers

£703m

45 dealmakers

Guernsey

Private Equity

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionDomesticPublic

target

Round Hill Music Royalty Fund

bidder

Concord Cadence

£375m

21 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPublic

target

The Restaurant Group

bidder

Apollo Global Management

£701m

56 dealmakers

AcquisitionCross BorderPublicPrivate EquityMajority

Entertainment

target

Ten Entertainment Group

bidder

Trive Capital

£287m

37 dealmakers

Energy / Utility Services

Cross BorderMajorityPublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Smart Metering Systems

bidder

Kkr & Co

£1,400m

85 dealmakers

Telecommunications Services: Other

PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityTender Offer

target

Spirent Communications

bidder

Viavi Solutions

£1,158m

82 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

AcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticMajorityPublic

target

Mattioli Woods

bidder

Pollen Street Capital

£432m

48 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPublicDomestic

Distillers and Vintners

target

The Lakes Distillery Company

bidder

Nyetimber Wines And Spirits Group

£71m

45 dealmakers

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublic

Storage Facilities

target

Lok'n Store Group

bidder

Shurgard Self Storage

£378m

30 dealmakers

Building Materials: Other

AcquisitionMajorityPublicCross Border

target

Tyman

bidder

Quanex Building Products Corporation

£889m

30 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate EquityCross Border

target

DARKTRACE

bidder

Thoma Bravo

£4,252m

32 dealmakers