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Cover Image Aaron Ferner

Aaron Ferner

Aaron Ferner

Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 74.35 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.37 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

89 Dealmakers

27 Target | 36 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

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