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Mergers & Acquisitions in December 2015 2015 came to a close with a total 189 deals completed for UK based companies in December, as recorded by M&A deal database zephyr. One of the highlights of the month was Muller UK & Ireland Group LLP’s acquisition of Dairy Crest Group Plc’s dairy operations assets for £80m. … Continued

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 November 2015 November ended strongly with a total of 205 deals involving UK targets, according to company deals database, Zephyr. One of the more notable deals of the month was Nikkei Inc’s £844m acquisition of the Financial Times Group Ltd, from Pearson. The deal brings to an end Pearson’s 58 year … Continued

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 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

Viacom complete £450m deal for Channel 5 After several months of waiting for clearance from the European Commission, Viacom International Media Networks Inc. has confirmed that it has completed the £450 million acquisition of Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd.   The merger means the American media giant will have a firm foothold within the UK broadcasting … Continued