Mergers & Acquisitions in August 2014 The month of August saw 211 acquisitions of UK based companies publicly announced, according to professional deals database, Zephyr. The main talking point of August was undoubtedly the £3.8 billion merger of Carphone Warehouse plc and Dixons Retail plc. The new company, which will be called Dixons Carphone, … Continued
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Mergers & Acquisitions in July 2014
Mergers & Acquisitions in July 2014 July saw a total of 281 M&A deals as the third quarter of the year started relatively strong. At £924m, the biggest deal of the month was Energy Investments Global Ltd’s acquisition of Heritage Oil plc which came into effect on the first of the month. At 320 … Continued
Mergers & Acquisitions in February 2015
Mergers & Acquisitions in February 2015 February 2015 saw 186 acquisitions of UK based companies publicly announced, according to professional deals database, Zephyr. One of the main talking points of the past month was undoubtedly the announcement of BT Group plc’s pending £12.5 billion acquisition of EE Ltd. The deal is expected to … Continued
Mergers & Acquisitions in April 2015
Mergers & Acquisitions in April 2015 In what was an optimistic start to the second quarter, April saw 240 acquisitions of UK companies publically announced, according to M&A deals database, Zephyr. The highlight of the month was undoubtedly the announcement that Royal Dutch Shell plc is to acquire oil and gas exploration firm BG … 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
Mergers & Acquisitions in December 2014
Mergers & Acquisitions in December 2014 The month of December saw 275 acquisitions of UK based companies publicly announced – a relatively strong end to the calendar year. The highlight of the month was the announcement that Aviva and Friends life Group had entered into a formal agreement. The deal which is subject to … Continued