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Aaron Ferner

Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals23

Valued Deals19

Total Value£ 76.93 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.05 B

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20 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: FIDESSA GROUP PLC

Bidder: ION INVESTMENT GROUP LTD

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

16 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 1.44 B

Value

25 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: SKY PLC

Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION

30 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

27 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 23.67 B

Value

31 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Plastics

Target: RPC GROUP PLC

Bidder: BERRY GLOBAL INC

47 Service Providers

12 Target | 18 Bidder

104 Dealmakers

35 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 4.83 B

Value

22 May 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: SAFECHARGE INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: NUVEI CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

22 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 699 M

Value

31 May 2019|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: STRIDE GAMING PLC

Bidder: THE RANK GROUP PLC

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

9 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 115 M

Value

28 Aug 2019|United States|Digital Services

Target: KONY INC

Bidder: TEMENOS GROUP AG

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

3 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 456 M

Value

31 Dec 2019|United States|Entertainment

Target: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Bidder: TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

25 Service Providers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 9 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

3 Target | 33 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 2.58 B

Value

18 Dec 2020|United States|Entertainment

Target: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Bidder: TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

3 Target | 10 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 2.22 B

Value

19 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Gaming

Target: SUMO GROUP PLC

Bidder: TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

23 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 922 M

Value

02 Sep 2021|Ireland|Mobile

Target: DING

Bidder: POLLEN STREET CAPITAL LIMITED

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

11 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC

Bidder: SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

27 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 1.22 B

Value

10 Nov 2021|Denmark|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: MAERSK DRILLING

Bidder: NOBLE CORP

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 2.51 B

Value

22 Feb 2022|Netherlands|Soft Drinks

Target: REFRESCO GROUP NV

Bidder: KKR & CO

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 6 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

7 Target | 28 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 May 2022|Virgin Islands (British)|Media Agencies

Target: OCEAN OUTDOOR LIMITED

Bidder: ATAIROS GROUP INC

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

28 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 287 M

Value

12 Dec 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: HORIZON THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: AMGEN INC

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

88 Dealmakers

24 Target | 64 Bidder

£ 22.86 B

Value

03 Apr 2023|Australia|Cosmetics

Target: AESOP

Bidder: L'OREAL SA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 2.04 B

Value

10 Aug 2023|Germany|Diversified Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)

Target: IN-TECH GMBH

Bidder: LOROM HOLDING

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

Bidder: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC

22 Service Providers

6 Target | 16 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

35 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 1.16 B

Value

01 Jul 2024|Luxembourg|Mobile

Target: MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR

Bidder: ATLAS INVESTISSEMENT

22 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

21 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 7.04 B

Value

15 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: DE LA RUE (AUTHENTICATION DIVISION)

Bidder: CRANE NXT

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 300 M

Value

14 May 2025|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: H&T GROUP

Bidder: FIRSTCASH

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

5 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 297 M

Value

05 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: DICE

Bidder: FEVER

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Jul 2025|United States|Food Products

Target: WK KELLOGG

Bidder: FERRERO INTERNATIONAL SA

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

32 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 2.28 B

Value