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Mergers & Acquisitions in November 2015 November ended strongly with a total of 205 deals involving UK targets, according to company deals database, Zephyr. One of the more notable deals of the month was Nikkei Inc’s £844m acquisition of the Financial Times Group Ltd, from Pearson. The deal brings to an end Pearson’s 58 year … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in December 2015 2015 came to a close with a total 189 deals completed for UK based companies in December, as recorded by M&A deal database zephyr. One of the highlights of the month was Muller UK & Ireland Group LLP’s acquisition of Dairy Crest Group Plc’s dairy operations assets for £80m. … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in January 2016 The first month of 2016 has come to an end with a total of 261 completed deals involving UK companies. After receiving approval, BT Group PLC finally completed the £12.5 billion acquisition of EE Ltd. The deal will see Deutsche Telekom and Orange, co-owners of EE, become the largest … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in February 2016 February ended positively with 209 completed deals involving UK based companies, as recorded by M&A deal database Zephyr. One of the largest and more notable deals within the UK was the acquisition of Betfair Group plc by Paddy Power plc, for £3 billion. This deal was previously reported by … Continued

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