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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 & Acquisitions in January 2019 It has been a great start to 2019 for the M&A sector, with a total of 205 transactions involving UK companies, according to Zephyr.   To start the year off strong, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (“Takeda”) acquired UK-based biopharmaceutical manufacturing company Shire plc for £46 billion. The company started … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in February 2019 February 2019 saw continued growth in M&A, with a total of 132 transactions involving UK companies, according to Zephyr. The month began with the Unilever plc acquisition of Nd1t Ltd this was the continuation of the trend of multinational companies acquiring smaller personality-based brands. This deal also shows the … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in October 2017 Throughout 2017, UK companies have proven to be highly attractive to buyers from across the globe, and as a result, UK M&A activity has surpassed all original expectations forecasted earlier in the year by industry professionals.   Acquisition volumes remained high throughout the month of October, with 189 transactions … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in November 2017 As we head into the final month of the year, we can safely say that 2017 has surpassed all initial expectations in terms of global acquisition volumes. Zephyr reports that so far this year, almost 30,000 M&A deals have been completed globally, with almost 2,000 completed during the month … Continued