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Mergers and Acquisitions in December 2019 Concluding another significant year, December showed an increase in deal volumes in comparison to the previous month with an impressive figure of 121 deals, of which 40 were overseas acquirers. This highlights an increase of 16% from November as well as a 67% increase in overseas acquisitions. The largest … Continued

Mergers and Acquisitions in January 2020 The start of the year showed another increase in the volume of acquisitions. Business intelligence, Bureau van Dijk recorded 131 deals this January, of which 29 were overseas acquirors. This highlights an increase of 8% from last months’ figure. The largest transaction witnessed this month was the acquisition of … 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 and Acquisitions in October 2019 With a 22% increase from the previous month, M&A activity in October has continued the growing trend and rounded an impressive number of 168 deals this month. Of these deals, 48 involved an overseas acquirer which is also an increase of 26% in comparison to September. The highest deal … Continued

Mergers and Acquisitions in August 2020 Despite the recent global matters that has no doubt left an adverse impact on the local economy, the mergers and acquisitions market still proved to be resilient as business intelligence, Bureau Van Dijk, recorded and impressive 123 deals in August, of which 18 included overseas acquirers. The largest transaction … Continued

Mergers and Acquisitions in September 2020 According to business intelligence experts, Bureau Van Dijk, September proved to be another busy month in terms of M&A activity as an impressive 121 deals involving UK targets were recorded during this period. In comparison to August, overseas acquirers also increased by 55%. The largest transaction for September was … Continued