Business Intelligence, Bureau Van Dijk, recorded a volume of 79 deals this February, of which included 27 overseas acquirers. The largest deal of the month was for an impressive value of £500 million the in Potter UK Bidco Ltd’s acquisition of Hansteen Holdings plc. Hansteen Holdings plc is a leading...

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 Cobham...

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 deal...

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 billion....

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 value...