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Aimee Carroll-Hewitt

Senior Associate at Ashurst

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals26

Total Value£ 37.02 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.42 B

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02 Feb 2017|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: NETPLAY TV PLC

Bidder: BETSSON AB

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 17 M

Value

12 Feb 2016|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: I NEWSPAPER

Bidder: JOHNSTON PRESS PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

£ 24 M

Value

26 Apr 2017|Finland|Machinery: Specialty

Target: OXFORD INSTRUMENTS INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS

Bidder: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

14 Vendor

£ 80 M

Value

01 Apr 2018|India|Pipelines

Target: ELECTROSTEEL

Bidder: VEDANTA LIMITED

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

5 Bidder

£ 521 M

Value

26 Nov 2018|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: FAROE PETROLEUM PLC

Bidder: DNO ASA

12 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

13 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 405 M

Value

27 Dec 2018|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: EARTHPORT PLC

Bidder: VISA INC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

15 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 247 M

Value

20 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: BCA MARKETPLACE PLC

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

10 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 2.15 B

Value

01 Jul 2020|United Kingdom|Customer Relationship Management

Target: CELLO HEALTH PLC

Bidder: ARSENAL CAPITAL PARTNERS INC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

9 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 181 M

Value

05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

32 Service Providers

9 Target | 23 Bidder

184 Dealmakers

51 Target | 139 Bidder

£ 7.20 B

Value

05 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: AGGREKO PLC

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

25 Service Providers

7 Target | 18 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

33 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 2.32 B

Value

18 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity

Target: WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION

Bidder: NATIONAL GRID

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

106 Dealmakers

2 Target | 54 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 14.40 B

Value

14 Apr 2021|Romania|Commercial REITs

Target: GLOBALWORTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LTD

Bidder: AROUNDTOWN

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

9 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 671 M

Value

30 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: AUGEAN PLC

Bidder: FIERA INFRASTRUCTURE INC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

18 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 314 M

Value

12 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: DAILY MAIL AND GENERAL TRUST PLC

Bidder: ROTHERMERE CONTINUATION LIMITED

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

18 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 380 M

Value

18 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: PLAYTECH PLC

Bidder: ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

15 Target | 74 Bidder

£ 2.10 B

Value

08 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CLINIGEN GROUP PLC

Bidder: STEPSTONE GROUP

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

38 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 1.21 B

Value

14 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: STAGECOACH GROUP PLC

Bidder: DWS INFRASTRUCTURE

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

34 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 595 M

Value

20 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: CLIPPER LOGISTICS

Bidder: GXO LOGISTICS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

17 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 961 M

Value

25 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: RIVER AND MERCANTILE

Bidder: ASSETCO

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

13 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 98 M

Value

20 May 2022|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: M&C SAATCHI PLC

Bidder: NEXT FIFTEEN COMMUNICATIONS

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

25 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 310 M

Value

17 Jul 2023|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: GRESHAM HOUSE PLC

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

15 Service Providers

9 Target | 6 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

18 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 440 M

Value

21 Jul 2023|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: DWF GROUP PLC

Bidder: INFLEXION PRIVATE EQUITY

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

16 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 342 M

Value

04 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ERGOMED PLC

Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

16 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 703 M

Value

05 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Software

Target: TRIBAL GROUP PLC

Bidder: ELLUCIAN INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 172 M

Value

28 Nov 2023|Netherlands|Restaurants and Bars

Target: DP EURASIA

Bidder: JUBILANT FOODWORKS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

10 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 73 M

Value

10 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Other Specialty REITs

Target: TRITAX EUROBOX PLC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

40 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 1.10 B

Value

01 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: LENDLEASE (UK CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS)

Bidder: ATLAS HOLDINGS

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 66 Vendor

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Value