Anthony Doolittle

Shaftesbury plc on its all-share merger with Capital & Counties Properties plc to create Shaftesbury Capital PLC, to create a central London REIT with a combined portfolio of approximately £5bn.

Virunga Power on the commitment by Gridworks, a UK government-backed investor, to invest up to $50 million to fund new sustainable electricity generation projects across Africa

AmerisourceBergen on its US$6.47 billion acquisition of Alliance Healthcare from Walgreens Boots Alliance.
 

Norwegian Air Shuttle on its joint venture with CCB Leasing Corporation, a subsidiary of China Construction Bank Corporation, to finance, own and lease 27 aircraft.
 
 

Qatar Insurance Company on its participation in a £200m investment by Pollen Street Capital in the insurance broker, Markerstudy, and QIC’s ongoing partnership with Markerstudy.
 

Goldman Sachs in connection with its investments in Nutmeg, Starling Bank, Trussle and other fintechs.
 

ISTARI on its cornerstone investment in Sonrai Security as part of its $50m series C fundraising.

Innogy SE on the combination of its subsidiary, Npower, with the domestic retail business of SSE to form a new listed energy retail company.

Vodafone on the combination of Vodafone Netherlands with the Netherlands business of Liberty Global.

Standard Life plc on the recommended offer and scheme of arrangement to acquire Aberdeen Asset Management plc for share-for-share consideration.

The Innovation Group plc on the recommended offer by the Carlyle Group and scheme of arrangement to acquire the company for £499 million.

Actelion on the future collaboration aspects of the acquisition by Johnson & Johnson of Actelion for $30 billion and spin-out of a new research company, Idorsia.