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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 December 2018 The end of 2018 saw high levels of M&A activity with 200 deals completed and a total deal value of over £20.6bn.   One of the higher value deals completed in December was the acquisition of ScottishPower Generation Ltd, by Drax Smart Generation Holdco Ltd, a British power generation … 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 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 November 2018 As we come to the end of 2018, M&A activity remains high as many look to complete deals and acquisitions before the end of the year.   November 2018 saw a total of 162 deals complete, with most major sectors seeing high levels of activity.   One of the … Continued