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
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Mergers & Acquisitions in February 2016
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
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
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
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 January 2015
Mergers & Acquisitions in January 2015 In the first month of 2015, 240 acquisitions were publically announced on the M&A deals database, Zephyr. According to Thomson Reuters, worldwide M&A activity in January reached $232.9 billion, the highest January figure since 2011. One of the highlights of the month was the announcement that Biogen Idec Inc. … Continued