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Mergers & Acquisitions in March 2016 The final month of the 2015 financial year was completed with a total of 201 deals, announced, completed or pending, involving UK based companies as noted by company deal database zephyr. One of the most notable deals in the public eye is currently pending with supermarket retailer J Sainsbury … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in April 2016 The Month of April came to a close with a total of 199 involving UK companies, according to company deals database, Zephyr. One of the most notable deals involved Asahi Group Holdings acquisition of Grolsch for £2bn, which was previously part of SAB Miller Plc. The deal has been … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in May 2015 211 deals involving UK companies were publically announced in May, according to deals database Zephyr.   The most valuable deal to complete in May was the £1.85 billion acquisition of Wood Mackenzie Ltd by United States based Verisk Analytics Inc.   Wood Mackenzie is a global leader in data … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in June 2015 As the first half of 2015 came to an end, 221 deals were publically announced in June, resulting in a total of 1,348 deals since the start of the year.   The most high profile deal of the month was the acquisition of Center Parcs (UK) Group Ltd by … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in July 2015 The second half of 2015 started strongly with a total of 274 deals recorded in July – the highest total so far this year.   One of the main talking points of the month was the announcement in late July of a £1.1 billion merger between bookmaker operators Ladbrokes … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in August 2015 A total of 222 acquisitions of UK companies was announced in August, according to deals database, Zephyr.   The most valuable deals were the £2.5 billion acqusition of Jazztel plc by Orange SA and Banco De Sabadell SA’s £1.7 billion takeover of TSB Banking Group plc.   Headquartered in … Continued