IFLR1000 Deals of the Month are a selection of complex, innovative or uncommon transactions (for the market concerned) from around the world that closed or were announced in the relevant month.
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Americas
Thermo Fisher $11.5 billion acquisition of QIAGEN
Thermo Fisher's protracted cross-border, public takeover of Qiagen saw it fight off various competing bids.
Asia-Pacific
The first social bond sale by a Chinese issuer in the international capital markets to help SMEs amid Covid-19.
Baltics
Luminor Bank €500 million 0.01% covered bond issue
Luminor Bank's debut covered bond was the first issued under Estonian law.
Western Europe
Will Towers Watson / Aon merger
Ireland's largest M&A deal of 2020 at the time of publishing, the combination will create the largest insurance broker in the world.