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Mergers & Acquisitions in April 2019 April proved a strong month for UK M&A with 197 deals taking place, according to Zephyr.   The month began with the acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc by MMC Treasury Holdings (UK) Ltd. This was also the deal with the highest value of the month, at £4.9 … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in May 2019 According to Zephyr, 161 acquisitions of UK companies took place in May, of which 48 were overseas acquirers. The largest transaction of the month had deal value of over £3.2 billion, where Camelot Holdings (Jersey) Ltd was acquired by Clarivate Analytics PLC.   Another high deal value involved the … Continued

Mergers and Acquisitions in June 2019 The month of June involved 99 acquisitions that took place within the UK. According to Zephyr, 30 of these deals came into fruition through an overseas acquirer. The most notable deal was involving overseas Japanese acquirer Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corporation through the acquisition of First State Investments … Continued

Mergers and Acquisitions in July 2019 With a total number of 135 acquisitions, Zephyr highlights a 36% increase in deal activity in July than compared to the previous month. Additionally, 21 of these transactions involved an overseas acquiror. Other successful acquisitions include: First State Investments UK Holdings Ltd by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation; … Continued

Mergers and Acquisitions in August 2019 August had impressive deal activity throughout the month which resulted in a total of 123 deals taking place. Moreover, 33 of these deals involved an overseas acquiror, which is a 57% increase from the previous month. The largest deal value involved the acquisition of BTG plc by Bravo Bidco … Continued

Mergers and Acquisitions in September 2019 According to statistics on Zephyr, September has been a busy month in terms of M&A activity. With a 12% increase in deal activity in comparison to August, this month has resulted in 138 transactions taking place. Of these deals, 38 involved an overseas acquirer which is also a 15% … Continued