Tom Mercer - MergerLinks

Media Agencies

PublicSchemeCross Border

target

Ubm

bidder

Informa

£4,129m

71 dealmakers

Casinos and Gambling

target

Ladbrokes Coral Group

bidder

Gvc Holdings

£4,216m

25 dealmakers

PublicSchemeAcquisitionMajority

Engineering Consulting

target

Amec Foster Wheeler

bidder

John Wood Group

£3,220m

29 dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

PublicSchemeAcquisitionMajority

target

Sepura

bidder

Hytera Communications Corporation

£152m

29 dealmakers

PublicMboSchemePrivate Equity

Restaurants and Bars

target

Punch Taverns

bidder

Patron Capital Advisers

£1,776m

13 dealmakers

Equipment Rental

Public

target

Lavendon Group

bidder

Loxam

£617m

30 dealmakers

PublicSchemeMajorityAcquisition

Water

target

Dee Valley Group

bidder

Severn Trent

£134m

17 dealmakers

target

Home Retail Group

bidder

J Sainsbury

£786m

21 dealmakers

Diversified Financials

target

Jelf Group

bidder

Marsh & Mclennan Companies

£273m

10 dealmakers

Real Estate Holding and Development

PublicMboPrivate Equity

target

Quintain Estates And Development

bidder

Lone Star Funds

£905m

22 dealmakers

Food Retailers and Wholesalers

PublicMandatory Offer

target

Thorntons

bidder

Ferrero International

£138m

8 dealmakers

Digital Services

target

Anite

bidder

Keysight Technologies

£351m

17 dealmakers

PublicSchemePrivate Equity

target

Phoenix It Group

bidder

Toscafund Asset Management

£135m

14 dealmakers

United Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom

Containers and Packaging

PublicPrivate Equity

target

Api Group

bidder

Steel Partners Holdings

£35m

13 dealmakers

Health Care Facilities

MergerPublicSchemeMajority

target

Al Noor Hospitals Group

bidder

Mediclinic International

£1,380m

4 dealmakers

Chile

Toll Roads

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Autopista Cetnral

bidder

Abertis Infraestructuras

£362m

6 dealmakers

Railroads

PrivateAcquisition

target

C2c Rail

bidder

Trenitalia

£70m

16 dealmakers

Digital Services

target

Freeagent Holdings

bidder

Royal Bank Of Scotland

£53m

15 dealmakers

India

Pipelines

PublicAcquisition

target

ELECTROSTEEL

bidder

Vedanta

£521m

5 dealmakers

India

PublicMinorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

MergerPublicScheme

target

Cairn India

bidder

Vendata Resources

£1,906m

5 dealmakers

Spain

Toll Roads

target

Abertis Infraestructuras

bidder

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (adia)

£89m

14 dealmakers

Household Equipment and Products

PrivateDisposalPrivate Equity

target

Zenith Hygiene Group

bidder

Bain Capital

£100m

7 dealmakers

IrelandUnited Kingdom

Biotechnology

target

Shire

bidder

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

£44,351m

154 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

General Mining

target

Vedanta Resources

bidder

Volcan Investments

£4,950m

17 dealmakers

PublicMboSchemePrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

Pharmaceuticals

target

Abzena

bidder

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe

£34m

28 dealmakers

Corporate Travel Services

PrivateAcquisition

target

Stewarts Coach Group

bidder

National Express

value n/a

7 dealmakers

PublicAcquisition

target

Faroe Petroleum

bidder

Dno Asa

£405m

21 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate EquityMajority

Plastics

target

Rpc Group

bidder

Berry Global

£4,830m

104 dealmakers

Financial Data and Systems

PublicSchemeAcquisitionMajority

target

Earthport

bidder

Visa

£247m

56 dealmakers

MergerAcquisitionMajorityPublic

Health Care Facilities

target

MEDICX

bidder

Primary Health Properties

£827m

54 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicMajority

Footwear

target

FOOTASYLUM

bidder

Jd Sports Fashion

£73m

20 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajority

Management Consulting

target

Lighthouse Group

bidder

Intrinsic Financial Services

£46m

14 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Kcom Group

bidder

Macquarie Group

£628m

39 dealmakers

Private EquityAcquisitionPublicMajority

Specialty Retailers

target

Bca Marketplace

bidder

Tdr Capital

£2,150m

43 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicSchemeMajorityPrivate Equity

Restaurants and Bars

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

AcquisitionPublicSchemeMajority

target

Amerisur Resources

bidder

Geopark

£242m

29 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

Commercial REITs

target

Hansteen Holdings

bidder

Blackstone Group

£500m

23 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionMajority

Gas Distribution

target

Fulcrum (gas Connection Assets)

bidder

Es Pipelines

£46m

10 dealmakers

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomesticPrivate Equity

Investment Banking

target

bidder

Interactive Investor Services

£54m

32 dealmakers

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublicTender OfferPrivatisationCross Border

Management Consulting

target

Huntsworth

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£524m

63 dealmakers

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Boldon James

bidder

HELPSYSTEMS

£30m

45 dealmakers

Customer Relationship Management

MajorityAcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityDomestic

target

Cello Health

bidder

Arsenal Capital Partners

£181m

31 dealmakers

Cross BorderSchemePrivatisationAcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivate Equity

Insurance Brokers

target

Hastings Group

bidder

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings

£1,166m

53 dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPublic

Gaming

target

Codemasters Group Holdings

bidder

Electronic Arts

£906m

59 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

Ireland

PublicPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivatisation

target

Applegreen

bidder

Blackstone Group

£438m

39 dealmakers

Cross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajority

target

Commerce Decisions

bidder

Harris Computer Corporation

£10m

12 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

United Arab Emirates

Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Tender OfferDomesticAcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Ades International Holding

bidder

Innovative Energy Holding

£116m

33 dealmakers

DomesticAcquisitionPublicMajority

Education Services

target

Wey Education

bidder

Inspired Education Holdings

£59m

16 dealmakers

Romania

Commercial REITs

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPublic

target

Globalworth Real Estate Investments

bidder

AROUNDTOWN

£671m

40 dealmakers

PublicCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivatisation

Infrastructure Funds

target

John Laing Group

bidder

Kkr & Co

£2,000m

93 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

Waste and Disposal Services

MajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublic

target

Augean

bidder

Fiera Infrastructure

£314m

42 dealmakers

United States

MajorityPublicCross BorderMergerAcquisition

target

NORTONLIFELOCK

bidder

Avast Software Sro

£6,211m

111 dealmakers

Cross BorderPublicMajorityAcquisition

target

Blue Prism Group

bidder

Ss&c Technologies Holdings

£1,224m

53 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPublic

target

Playtech

bidder

Aristocrat Leisure

£2,100m

89 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionPublicCross BorderPrivate Equity

Transportation Services

target

Stagecoach Group

bidder

Dws Infrastructure

£595m

91 dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPublic

Airlines

target

Air Partner

bidder

Wheels Up

£79m

17 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

MajorityPublicAcquisitionCross Border

target

Clipper Logistics

bidder

Gxo Logistics

£961m

42 dealmakers

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPublic

Commercial REITs

target

Mckay Securities

bidder

Workspace Group

£277m

41 dealmakers

Oil Equipment and Services

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPrivatisation

target

Contourglobal

bidder

Kkr & Co

£1,750m

61 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

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPublic

target

Wentworth Resources

bidder

Maurel & Prom

£61m

42 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

MajorityDomesticAcquisitionPublic

target

Hurricane Energy

bidder

The Prax Group

£249m

48 dealmakers

Asset Managers and Custodians

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomesticPrivate Equity

target

Investec Wealth & Investment

bidder

Rathbones Group

£839m

68 dealmakers

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPublic

Restaurants and Bars

target

The Fulham Shore

bidder

Toridoll Holdings

£93m

25 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Cross BorderAcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Xpediator

bidder

BALTCAP

£45m

32 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPublic

Food Products

target

National Milk Records

bidder

Associated British Foods

£48m

20 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

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPublic

target

Tribal Group

bidder

Ellucian

£172m

22 dealmakers

PublicMajorityAcquisitionCross Border

Real Estate Services

target

ONTHEMARKET

bidder

Costar Group

£100m

39 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

27 dealmakers

PublicCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Smartspace Software

bidder

Providence Strategic Growth (psg)

£28m

43 dealmakers