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Alaister Johnson

‎Partner at Linklaters

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals29

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 40.30 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.37 B

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09 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Cosmetics

Target: THE BODY SHOP INTERNATIONAL PLC

Bidder: NATURA COSMETICOS SA

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 880 M

Value

11 Oct 2018|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC

Bidder: APPLE INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

48 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 May 2019|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NESTLE SKIN HEALTH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

6 Target | 68 Bidder | 125 Vendor

£ 7.81 B

Value

21 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AIDEN.AI

Bidder: X CORP (EX TWITTER)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: KANDY THERAPEUTICS LTD

Bidder: BAYER AG

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 8 Vendor

100 Dealmakers

29 Target | 57 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 326 M

Value

27 Jul 2020|United Kingdom|Oil Refining and Marketing

Target: TOTAL DOWNSTREAM UK

Bidder: THE PRAX GROUP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 42 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: WILLIAM HILL PLC

Bidder: CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

21 Service Providers

9 Target | 11 Bidder

121 Dealmakers

36 Target | 85 Bidder

£ 3.00 B

Value

02 Nov 2020|Denmark|Payments / Commerce

Target: NETS A/S

Bidder: NEXI SPA

44 Service Providers

9 Target | 32 Bidder | 3 Vendor

220 Dealmakers

37 Target | 178 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 6.97 B

Value

16 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: DELOITTE (RESTRUCTURING ARM)

Bidder: TENEO

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 43 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Apr 2021|Poland|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: ORANGE & APG JV

Bidder: APG GROUP NV

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

54 Bidder

£ 524 M

Value

26 May 2021|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: VECTURA GROUP PLC

Bidder: PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL

22 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

24 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 1.02 B

Value

09 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: WILLIAM HILL (NON-US ASSETS)

Bidder: 888 HOLDINGS PLC

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

2 Target | 55 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 2.05 B

Value

18 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: EKATERRA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

222 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 196 Vendor

£ 3.78 B

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING DIVISION)

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

13 Apr 2022|Ireland|Online and Social Platforms

Target: OPENBACK

Bidder: X CORP (EX TWITTER)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: INSIGHTFUL TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: BLOOMBERG LP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Payments / Commerce

Target: TRUSTOLOGY LTD

Bidder: BITPANDA

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Retail REITs

Target: ST KATHARINE DOCKS COMPLEX IN LONDON

Bidder: CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 395 M

Value

02 May 2023|Canada|Biotechnology

Target: PCAS CANADA INC

Bidder: DIC CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 77 M

Value

30 Mar 2023|Peru|General Mining

Target: RIO TINTO / FIRST QUANTUM JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: RIO TINTO

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

39 Bidder

£ 85 M

Value

20 Jun 2023|France|Investment Banking

Target: NASDAQ (EUROPEAN POWER TRADING AND CLEARING BUSINESS)

Bidder: EEX GROUP

7 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 61 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Sep 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS

Bidder: AUSTRALIANSUPER

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

168 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder | 136 Vendor

£ 1.29 B

Value

04 Apr 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS (A PORTFOLIO OF EUROPEAN SITES)

Bidder: INFRANITY

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

200 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 195 Vendor

£ 2.21 B

Value

09 Jan 2024|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

99 Dealmakers

5 Target | 94 Bidder

£ 7.20 B

Value

28 Oct 2024|Netherlands|IT Services: Other

Target: YONDR GROUP

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

149 Dealmakers

32 Target | 116 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jan 2025|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: NASDAQ (NORDIC POWER FUTURES BUSINESS)

Bidder: EURONEXT NV

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 35 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: YONDR GROUP

Bidder: ALLIANZ CAPITAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

2 Target | 44 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Sep 2025|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

29 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 1.18 B

Value

12 Sep 2025|Malaysia|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: YONDR GROUP (DATA CENTER CAMPUS)

Bidder: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 43 Vendor

n/a

Value