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Mergers and Acquisitions in July 2019 With a total number of 135 acquisitions, Zephyr highlights a 36% increase in deal activity in July than compared to the previous month. Additionally, 21 of these transactions involved an overseas acquiror. Other successful acquisitions include: First State Investments UK Holdings Ltd by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation; … Continued

Mergers and Acquisitions in August 2019 August had impressive deal activity throughout the month which resulted in a total of 123 deals taking place. Moreover, 33 of these deals involved an overseas acquiror, which is a 57% increase from the previous month. The largest deal value involved the acquisition of BTG plc by Bravo Bidco … Continued

M&A within the financial services sector H1 2019 Reflecting on the first six months of 2019, the financial services sector has been the most active industry in terms of M&A activity. According to Experian, an increasing number of shares highlighted that the financial sector saw a year-on-year increase in deal activity and also remained the … Continued

Mergers and Acquisitions in September 2019 According to statistics on Zephyr, September has been a busy month in terms of M&A activity. With a 12% increase in deal activity in comparison to August, this month has resulted in 138 transactions taking place. Of these deals, 38 involved an overseas acquirer which is also a 15% … 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 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