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Mergers and Acquisitions in October 2020 October proved to be another busy month of M&A activity as business intelligence experts, Bureau Van Dijk, recorded an impressive 125 deals during this period, of which 44 were overseas acquirers. The largest transaction for October was the £5.2 billion acquisition of CPA Global Ltd by Clarivate plc. Clarivate … Continued

Mergers and Acquisitions in November 2020 According to business intelligence experts, Bureau Van Dijk, November proved to be another busy month in terms of M&A activity as an impressive 119 deals involving UK targets were recorded during this period, along with 30 overseas acquirers. The largest transactions of the month was the £1.1 billion acquisition … Continued

Mergers and Acquisitions in December 2020 Business intelligence, Bureau Van Dijk, recorded 94 deals during the last month of 2020 which also included 31 overseas acquirers. The statistics highlight December to be another busy month, concluding the year on a high note. The largest transaction of December was the £2 billion acquisition of Arqiva Services … Continued

Mergers and Acquisitions in January 2021 According to business intelligence experts, Bureau Van Dijk, the beginning of the 2021 proved to be a busy month for the UK M&A market with 149 transactions recorded for January, of which 49 were overseas acquirors. This highlights a 58% increase in deals when compared to the previous month, … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in March 2019 122 deals involving UK companies took place in March, according to Zephyr, with a third of these deals being from cross border acquirers.   The highest deal value of the month was the acquisition of Battersea Project Phase 2 Company Ltd by PNB-Kwasa International 2 Ltd for £1.6 billion. … Continued

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