News

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 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

Mergers & Acquisitions in December 2017 According to Zephyr, December 2017 saw the completion of 214 deals in the UK, with many involving high profile companies.   There were a particularly large number of deals within the UK high-street, making retail one of the more prominent sectors for M&A activity in December. One of the … Continued

Mergers & Acquisitions in January 2018 The beginning of 2018 has certainly been an interesting one for M&A activity, with January seeing a total of 191 transactions involving UK companies, according to Zephyr.   The highest value deal was the merger of British payment processing company Worldpay Group and Vantiv, their US rivals, in a … Continued