All Mergers & Acquisitions
London leads European IPOs
Initial public offerings (IPOs) in Europe suffered another difficult quarter in the last three months of 2011 as London continued to lead continental activity, new statistics show.
Investcorp’s PE arm makes US acquisition
Alternative investment manager Investcorp has acquired a 'significant' minority stake in video platform company Thought Equity Motion through its technology private equity division.
Atos acquires Olympics partner
IT services company Atos has acquired a 50 per cent stake in MSL Group following a 20-year working relationship between the two businesses.
SEP goes green with £95 million fund
Scottish Equity Partners has raised a £95 million fund to acquire a portfolio of nine green businesses from energy company Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE).
Strong year for data centre M&A
The value of M&A in the data centre sector reached $12.3 billion (£8 billion) during 2011, new research finds.
BSkyB invests in UK start-up
Media and telecommunications company BSkyB has acquired a stake in technology start-up Zeebox.
Bowmark backs CSL secondary buy-out
Private equity firm Bowmark Capital has backed the management buy-out of CSL DualCom (CSL) in a deal worth £32 million.
Mid-market boosts UK PE activity
The value of all UK private equity buy-outs dropped by a third in 2011 despite a strong performance by the lower mid-market, new statistics show.
Waterlogic makes first M&A buy since listing
Recently-listed AIM business Waterlogic has made good on its commitment to undergo acquisitions with the purchase of Det Stavangerske Kaffeselskap.
Picochip secures US buyer
Bath-based microchip manufacturer Picochip has been acquired by Mindspeed Technologies in a deal worth up to $76.8 million (£50 million).
UK target M&A crashes to 1994 level
The volume and value of deals involving British targets has plunged to its lowest level in 17 years, new research shows.
Digital deal for red-top publisher
Trinity Mirror, which publishes British newspaper titles including the Daily Mirror and People, has purchased Communicator Corp as it looks to build its digital marketing business.
London buy for IBM
Software business IBM has picked up where it left off in 2011 with another acquisition.
M&A in London falls as UK receives regional boost
London recorded a drop of 8.3 per cent in M&A deals during 2011, new research shows.
Travel Republic sells equity stake
Air services provider Dnata has acquired online UK travel agency Travel Republic in a deal which represents one of the Dubai-based business' 'biggest transactions' in its history.
ALS exit nets 40 per cent IRR for government fund
Maven Capital Partners, manager of the Capital for Enterprise (CfE) Fund A, has exited its £1.5 million investment in language technology provider Applied Language Solutions (ALS).
Travis Perkins buys up remaining shares
UK builder’s merchant Travis Perkins has acquired the remaining 70 per cent of Toolstation that it did not already own in a deal which sees founder Mark Goddard-Watts net a considerable windfall.
Private equity prospects in Asia-Pacific for foreign funds
James Klein, partner at Penningtons Solicitors, examines the potential opportunities for private equity firms in Asia-Pacific, given the particular challenges and risks faced in the region.
Software deal for Ideagen
Ideagen, which is listed on the PLUS growth market, has acquired fellow compliance software company Proquis in a deal which could rise to £3.24 million.
Westell Technologies exits Conference Plus for $41 million
Arkadin, a leading global provider of digital collaboration solutions, has acquired conferencing services provider Conference Plus for $41 million.
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