Cross Border m&a deals in the United Kingdom
Recent M&A transactions
Cross border m&a is the core business of Corporate Finance in Europe. We are active in the UK market continuously and are involved in cross border m&a deals. Opportunities exist in the development of the European market. When selling a business it makes more sense to look for buyers within a wider area like Europe instead of only in the UK. On this page you will find some recent m&a deals which could be of importance to your strategic plans. For the latest M&A deals ask us for more info.
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2010 Cross Border M&A transaction in the UK
The m&a deal will be beneficial for Curtiss-Wright’s leadership position in the aerospace and defense electronic systems market. The acquisition was completed on 22 June 2010
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Acquirer |
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Curtiss-Wright Corporation |
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Country Acquirer |
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United States |
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Target |
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Specialist Electronics Services, Ltd. |
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Country target |
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United Kingdom |
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Purchase price |
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22.3m $ |
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Industry |
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Aerospace and Defense – manufacturing and electronics |
2010 British M&A deal in Finland
AVEVA will be able to strengthen its existing product lifecycle management offering with material control and production planning capabilities by the acquisition of Logimatic. The deal was completed on 03 June 2010.
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Acquirer |
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AVEVA Group plc |
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Country Acquirer |
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United Kingdom |
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Target |
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Logimatic Holdings A/S - MARS business |
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Country target |
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Denmark |
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Purchase price |
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18.8m $ |
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Industry |
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IT Software - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) |
2010 M&A transaction in the United Kingdom
The position in the European rail freight market in the future will be strengthened by Eurotunnel’s M&A deal. FirstGroup’s strategy to focus on its core business in the UK and the US is in line with the sale of GBRf. The acquisition was completed on 01 June 2010.
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Acquirer |
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Groupe Eurotunnel SA |
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Country Acquirer |
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France |
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Target |
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First GBRf, Ltd. |
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Country target |
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United Kingdom |
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Purchase price |
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45.8m $ |
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Industry |
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Freight Transportation - Road and Rail Freight |
2008
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Acquirer |
Ascentium |
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Country Acquirer |
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USA |
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Target |
Artemis Corp. |
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Country target |
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United Kingdom |
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Purchase price |
Undisclosed |
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Industry |
Communication Solutions |
2008
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Acquirer |
The Rea Group |
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Country Acquirer |
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Australia |
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Target |
Sherlock Publications Ltd |
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Country target |
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United Kingdom |
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Purchase price |
£5.6m |
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Industry |
Real estate |
2008
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Acquirer |
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Axel Johnson Group. |
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Country Acquirer |
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Sweden |
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Target |
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Certex Lifting Ltd. |
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Country target |
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United Kingdom |
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Purchase price |
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Undisclosed |
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Industry |
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lifting and lashing equipment |
2008
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Acquirer |
Senoble |
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Country Acquirer |
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France |
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Target |
Elisabeth the Chef |
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Country target |
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United Kingdom |
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Purchase price |
Undisclosed |
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Industry |
Food |
2008
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Acquirer |
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Getupdated Internet Marketing |
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Country Acquirer |
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Sweden |
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Target |
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Just Search Ltd |
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Country target |
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United Kingdom |
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Purchase price |
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Undisclosed |
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Industry |
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Marketing services |
2004
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Acquirer |
Kaboose Inc. |
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Country Acquirer |
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Canada |
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Target |
Bounty group |
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Country target |
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United Kingdom |
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Purchase price |
£70m |
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Industry |
Online media |
