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Alan Montgomery

Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 8.37 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 465 M

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17 Feb 2016|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: KBC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES PLC

Bidder: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 170 M

Value

13 Dec 2016|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: ALLWORLD EXHIBITIONS ALLIANCE LTD

Bidder: UBM PLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

9 Target | 9 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 382 M

Value

03 Mar 2017|Ghana|Internet

Target: AIRTEL GHANA LTD

Bidder: MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

6 Target | 1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Jan 2016|Sierra Leone|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: BHARTI AIRTEL (BURKINA FASO & SIERRA LEONE OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ORANGE SA

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

12 Vendor

£ 621 M

Value

09 May 2018|Australia|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ARROW PHARMACEUTICALS PTY LTD

Bidder: APOTEX INC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

5 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Jul 2018|Netherlands|Pharmaceuticals

Target: APOTEX EUROPE HOLDING BV

Bidder: AUROBINDO PHARMA LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Feb 2019|Kenya|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: TELKOM KENYA LIMITED

Bidder: BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: STERLING PHARMA

Bidder: GHO CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Nov 2019|Germany|Biotechnology

Target: EXPEDEON (PROTEOMICS AND IMMUNOLOGY BUSINESS)

Bidder: ABCAM PLC

9 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 103 M

Value

11 Nov 2019|Japan|Pharmaceuticals

Target: KYOWA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY CO LTD

Bidder: UNISON CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 410 M

Value

03 Jul 2020|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

13 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 840 M

Value

05 Jun 2020|Australia|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: 19 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE SCIENCES COMPANIES

Bidder: ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 223 M

Value

24 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: ENNISMORE

Bidder: ACCOR SA (FORMERLY ACCORHOTELS)

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

42 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 743 M

Value

15 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

22 Target | 15 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 294 M

Value

27 Apr 2021|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: EUTELSAT GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

11 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 396 M

Value

12 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: HANWHA GROUP

5 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

9 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 216 M

Value

26 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: EUTELSAT GROUP

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

30 Target | 30 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 2.83 B

Value

25 Jan 2022|Russian Federation|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: IXCELLERATE

Bidder: SBERBANK INVESTMENTS LLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 140 M

Value

03 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: AIRTEL-VODAFONE

Bidder: SURE

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ALLERGY THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: ZQ CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

9 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 47 M

Value

31 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: LIQMEDS GROUP

Bidder: ZYDUS

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

£ 68 M

Value

08 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: NORLAKE HOSPITALITY (TWO HOXTON HOTELS IN LONDON)

Bidder: ARCHER HOTEL CAPITAL

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

22 Vendor

£ 215 M

Value

26 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: HALEON (NICOTINE BUSINESS)

Bidder: DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 500 M

Value

06 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: AIRTEL-VODAFONE

Bidder: SURE

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

13 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Auto Services

Target: DAWSONGROUP

Bidder: KKR & CO

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

22 Target | 37 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Apr 2025|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: RENASCIENCE PHARMA

Bidder: LUPIN HEALTHCARE

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

4 Target | 26 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Sep 2025|Netherlands|Pharmaceuticals

Target: VISUFARMA BV

Bidder: LUPIN LIMITED

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 165 M

Value