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Target: UBM PLC
Bidder: INFORMA PLC
19 Service Providers
71 Dealmakers
£ 4.13 B
Value
Target: MONITISE PLC
Bidder: FISERV INC
3 Service Providers
12 Dealmakers
£ 47 M
Target: SEPURA PLC
Bidder: HYTERA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION LIMITED
5 Service Providers
29 Dealmakers
£ 152 M
Target: PUNCH TAVERNS PLC
Bidder: PATRON CAPITAL ADVISERS LLP
13 Dealmakers
£ 1.78 B
Target: LAVENDON GROUP PLC
Bidder: LOXAM SAS
10 Service Providers
30 Dealmakers
£ 617 M
Target: HOME RETAIL GROUP PLC
Bidder: J SAINSBURY PLC
21 Dealmakers
£ 786 M
Target: QUINTAIN ESTATES AND DEVELOPMENT PLC
Bidder: LONE STAR FUNDS
22 Dealmakers
£ 905 M
Target: PHOENIX IT GROUP PLC
Bidder: TOSCAFUND ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP
13 Service Providers
14 Dealmakers
£ 135 M
Target: ALDERMORE GROUP PLC
Bidder: FIRSTRAND LIMITED
12 Service Providers
31 Dealmakers
£ 1.08 B
Target: OXFORD INSTRUMENTS INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS
Bidder: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
1 Service Providers
£ 80 M
Target: CHROMALOX INC
Bidder: SPIRAX-SARCO ENGINEERING PLC
2 Dealmakers
£ 324 M
Target: AVEVA GROUP
Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE
7 Service Providers
67 Dealmakers
£ 550 M
Target: GENERALI PANEUROPE
Bidder: LIFE COMPANY CONSOLIDATION GROUP
4 Dealmakers
£ 251 M
Target: SKY PLC
Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION
30 Service Providers
90 Dealmakers
£ 23.67 B
Target: PUNTER SOUTHALL GROUP (CONSULTING ACTIVITIES)
Bidder: XAFINITY PLC
n/a
Target: SHIRE PLC
Bidder: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
29 Service Providers
154 Dealmakers
£ 44.35 B
Target: CAMBIAN GROUP PLC
Bidder: CARETECH
14 Service Providers
47 Dealmakers
£ 289 M
Target: JOHN LAING INFRASTRUCTURE FUND LTD
Bidder: DALMORE CAPITAL LIMITED
£ 1.41 B
Target: RPC GROUP PLC
Bidder: BERRY GLOBAL INC
47 Service Providers
104 Dealmakers
£ 4.83 B
Target: DAIRY CREST GROUP PLC
Bidder: SAPUTO INC
15 Service Providers
58 Dealmakers
£ 975 M
Target: KCOM GROUP
Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED
17 Service Providers
38 Dealmakers
£ 628 M
Target: SAFECHARGE INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED
Bidder: NUVEI CORPORATION
11 Service Providers
42 Dealmakers
£ 699 M
Target: BCA MARKETPLACE PLC
Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP
44 Dealmakers
£ 2.15 B
Target: MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS
Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)
31 Service Providers
81 Dealmakers
£ 4.77 B
Target: EI GROUP PLC
20 Service Providers
45 Dealmakers
£ 2.97 B
Target: CAPITAL AND REGIONAL PLC
Bidder: GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LIMITED
8 Service Providers
£ 72 M
Target: SOPHOS GROUP
Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC
£ 3.12 B
Target: ELAND OIL & GAS PLC
Bidder: SEPLAT PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PLC
16 Service Providers
37 Dealmakers
£ 382 M
Target: CONSORT MEDICAL PLC
Bidder: RECIPHARM AB
36 Dealmakers
£ 627 M
Target: HUNTSWORTH PLC
Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC (CD&R)
63 Dealmakers
£ 524 M
Target: HASTINGS GROUP PLC
Bidder: RAND MERCHANT INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
53 Dealmakers
£ 1.17 B
Target: OSISOFT LLC
Bidder: AVEVA GROUP
143 Dealmakers
£ 3.82 B
Target: G4S PLC
Bidder: ALLIED UNIVERSAL
142 Dealmakers
Target: RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC
Bidder: LA CAISSE (EX CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC)
32 Service Providers
184 Dealmakers
£ 7.20 B
Target: GOCO GROUP PLC
Bidder: FUTURE PLC
76 Dealmakers
£ 594 M
Target: AGGREKO PLC
25 Service Providers
78 Dealmakers
£ 2.32 B
Target: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC
Bidder: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
135 Dealmakers
£ 4.29 B
Target: JOHN LAING GROUP PLC
Bidder: KKR & CO
93 Dealmakers
£ 2.00 B
Target: VECTURA GROUP PLC
Bidder: PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL
22 Service Providers
97 Dealmakers
£ 1.02 B
Target: SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC
Bidder: RAMSAY HEALTH CARE INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED
111 Dealmakers
£ 2.06 B
Target: WM MORRISONS SUPERMARKETS PLC
141 Dealmakers
£ 6.97 B
Target: GCP STUDENT LIVING PLC
Bidder: IQ STUDENT ACCOMMODATION
£ 1.11 B
Target: GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION
Bidder: LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC
52 Dealmakers
£ 286 M
Target: NORTONLIFELOCK
Bidder: AVAST SOFTWARE SRO
£ 6.21 B
Target: ULTRA ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS PLC (COBHAM ULTRA GROUP)
Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL
69 Dealmakers
£ 2.57 B
Target: BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC
Bidder: SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC
18 Service Providers
54 Dealmakers
£ 1.22 B
Target: DAILY MAIL AND GENERAL TRUST PLC
Bidder: ROTHERMERE CONTINUATION LIMITED
26 Dealmakers
£ 380 M
Target: PUNTER SOUTHALL WEALTH
Bidder: CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC
20 Dealmakers
£ 164 M
Target: CLIPPER LOGISTICS
Bidder: GXO LOGISTICS
43 Dealmakers
£ 961 M
Target: MCKAY SECURITIES
Bidder: WORKSPACE GROUP
41 Dealmakers
£ 277 M
Target: RIVER AND MERCANTILE
Bidder: ASSETCO
£ 98 M
Target: HIBERNIA REIT
Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT
£ 908 M
Target: CARETECH
Bidder: KENSINGTON CAPITAL PARTNERS
£ 870 M
Target: CONTOURGLOBAL PLC
62 Dealmakers
£ 1.75 B
Target: HOMESERVE PLC
91 Dealmakers
£ 4.10 B
Target: M&C SAATCHI PLC
Bidder: NEXT FIFTEEN COMMUNICATIONS
55 Dealmakers
£ 310 M
Target: BIFFA GROUP
Bidder: ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
80 Dealmakers
£ 1.94 B
Target: MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL PLC
Bidder: REMGRO LIMITED
152 Dealmakers
£ 3.70 B
Target: MCCOLL'S
Bidder: WM MORRISONS SUPERMARKETS PLC
6 Service Providers
25 Dealmakers
Target: BABCOCK (AERIAL EMERGENCY SERVICES BUSINESS)
Bidder: ANCALA PARTNERS LLP
109 Dealmakers
£ 120 M
Target: APPRECIATE GROUP PLC
Bidder: PAYPOINT
£ 83 M
Target: CURTIS BANKS GROUP PLC
Bidder: NUCLEUS FINANCIAL GROUP
£ 242 M
Target: KAPE TECHNOLOGIES
Bidder: UNIKMIND HOLDINGS LIMITED
9 Service Providers
£ 626 M
Target: THE FULHAM SHORE PLC
Bidder: TORIDOLL HOLDINGS
£ 93 M
Target: XPEDIATOR PLC
Bidder: BALTCAP
32 Dealmakers
£ 45 M
Target: MEDICA GROUP PLC
Bidder: IK PARTNERS
£ 269 M
Target: GRESHAM HOUSE LIMITED
Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
£ 440 M
Target: DWF GROUP PLC
Bidder: INFLEXION PRIVATE EQUITY
£ 342 M
Target: ERGOMED GROUP
Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP
35 Dealmakers
£ 703 M
Target: ROUND HILL MUSIC ROYALTY FUND
Bidder: CONCORD CADENCE LIMITED
£ 375 M
Target: THE RESTAURANT GROUP PLC
Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC
56 Dealmakers
£ 701 M
Target: TEN ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Bidder: TRIVE CAPITAL
£ 287 M
Target: SMART METERING SYSTEMS PLC
85 Dealmakers
£ 1.40 B
Target: SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
Bidder: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC
87 Dealmakers
£ 1.16 B
Target: MATTIOLI WOODS PLC
Bidder: POLLEN STREET CAPITAL LIMITED
50 Dealmakers
£ 432 M
Target: THE LAKES DISTILLERY COMPANY PLC
Bidder: NYETIMBER WINES AND SPIRITS GROUP LIMITED
£ 71 M
Target: LOK'N STORE GROUP
Bidder: SHURGARD SELF STORAGE
£ 378 M
Target: TYMAN PLC
Bidder: QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION
34 Dealmakers
£ 889 M
Target: DARKTRACE
82 Dealmakers
£ 4.00 B
Target: HARGREAVES LANSDOWN
Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)
21 Service Providers
89 Dealmakers
£ 5.40 B
Target: INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC (ROYAL MAIL)
Bidder: EP GROUP AS
£ 4.31 B
Target: PLANT HEALTH CARE PLC
Bidder: PI INDUSTRIES
£ 32 M
Target: KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLC
Bidder: EQT PARTNERS
65 Dealmakers
£ 2.20 B
Target: BRITVIC PLC
Bidder: THE CARLSBERG GROUP
77 Dealmakers
Target: ASCENTIAL PLC
70 Dealmakers
£ 1.20 B
Target: KALUZA
Bidder: AGL ENERGY LIMITED
£ 78 M
Target: TI FLUID SYSTEMS PLC
Bidder: ABC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS
£ 1.83 B
Target: AQUIS EXCHANGE PLC
Bidder: SIX GROUP AG
£ 194 M
Target: LOUNGERS PLC
Bidder: FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP
£ 354 M
Target: DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC
Bidder: AVIVA PLC
Target: BAKKAVOR GROUP PLC
Bidder: GREENCORE GROUP PLC
Target: KINOVO
Bidder: SURESERVE GROUP
£ 56 M
Target: H&T GROUP
Bidder: FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INC
Target: MARLOWE PLC
Bidder: MITIE GROUP PLC
£ 366 M
Target: EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY
Bidder: THE UNITE GROUP PLC (UNITE STUDENTS)
51 Dealmakers
£ 723 M
Target: OXFORD INSTRUMENTS (QUANTUM BUSINESS)
Bidder: QUANTUM DESIGN
£ 60 M
Target: RENOLD PLC
Bidder: MPE PARTNERS
£ 187 M
Target: FD TECHNOLOGIES PLC
Bidder: KAIROS BIDCO LIMITED
8 Dealmakers
£ 570 M
Target: WEALTHKERNEL
Bidder: ALPACA
4 Service Providers
40 Dealmakers
Target: INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL FINANCE PLC (IPF)
Bidder: BASEPOINT CAPITAL LLC
49 Dealmakers
£ 543 M
Target: INSPECS GROUP
Bidder: BIDCO 1125 LIMITED
15 Dealmakers
£ 81 M
Target: CROWN AGENTS BANK PAYMENTS HOLDINGS PLC (CAB PAYMENTS)
Bidder: HELIOS INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLP
£ 213 M
Target: AMEDEO AIR FOUR PLUS
Bidder: LESHA BANK
£ 190 M
