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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 November 2019 Approaching the end of the year, November rounded up a notable figure of 104 deals, of which included 24 overseas acquirers. The largest deal value for the month involved the acquisition of Merlin Entertainments, a leading visitor attraction operator, by Motion Acquisition Ltd for a deal value of £4.1 … Continued

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 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