All M&A Deals
| Company | Industry | Market | Raised | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Telecom | Aerospace | AIM | £110,000 | Oct 2011 |
| LDC | Software/IT | AIM | £40m | Jan 2004 |
| Ubisense | Electronics | AIM | £2.4m | Oct 2011 |
| Lumison | Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Oct 2011 |
| Avena | Manufacturing | AIM | £6.3m | Oct 2011 |
| Maintel | Telecoms | AIM | £6.83m | Sep 2011 |
| Verint Systems | Software/IT | AIM | £15.9m | Sep 2011 |
| Renren | Media & Events | AIM | £52m | Sep 2011 |
| The Carlyle Group | Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| Rakuten | Software/IT | AIM | £25m | Sep 2011 |
| RT Media | Media & Events | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| Interoute Communications | Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| Market Force | Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| Tyco International | Electronics | AIM | £63m | Sep 2011 |
| Shine Group | Media & Events | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| Cobham | Aerospace | AIM | £80m | Sep 2011 |
| Nualight | Electronics | AIM | £9.4m | Sep 2011 |
| IAR Systems | IT Hardware | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| Meru Networks | Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| Adobe Systems | Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 | |
| SAP | Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| Hitachi Data Systems | Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| Parametric Technology Corporation | Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| AXA Private Equity | Electronics | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| Synopsys | Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| Nine Telecom Group | Telecoms | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| Smiths Group | Electronics | AIM | £145.2m | Sep 2011 |
| CMS Peripherals | Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| IBM | Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Sep 2011 |
| Take 5 Solutions | Telecoms | AIM | Undisclosed | Aug 2011 |
| Cisco | Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Aug 2011 |
| 3i | Electronics | AIM | £24.5m | Aug 2011 |
| IgnitionOne | Aerospace | AIM | Undisclosed | Aug 2011 |
| WhaleShark Media | Media & Events | AIM | Undisclosed | Aug 2011 |
| Aegis | Media & Events | AIM | Undisclosed | Aug 2011 |
| ECI Partners | Electronics | AIM | £38m | Aug 2011 |
| Time Out | Media & Events | AIM | Undisclosed | Aug 2011 |
| Allocate | Software/IT | AIM | £7m | Aug 2011 |
| CACI International | Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Jul 2011 |
| K3 | Software/IT | AIM | £2.23m | Jul 2011 |
| Stratos | Telecoms | AIM | Undisclosed | Jul 2011 |
| Acer | Software/IT | AIM | £242m | Jul 2011 |
| Dell | Software/IT | AIM | Undisclosed | Jul 2011 |
| Patsystems | Software/IT | AIM | £17.57m | Apr 2011 |
| Interior Services Group | Construction | AIM | £5.6m | Apr 2011 |
| G4S | Software/IT | AIM | £10.2m | Apr 2011 |
| Blinkx | Media & Events | AIM | £18.5m | Apr 2011 |
| Synergy Health | Health | AIM | £34m | Apr 2011 |
| Costain | Oil & Gas | AIM | £3.2m | Apr 2011 |
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