Submit Deal

Alan Walker

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 34.53 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.92 B

Market Context

Sort

27 Apr 2016|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: FRONERI

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

1 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 2.33 B

Value

08 Dec 2016|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: NATIONAL GRID GAS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

21 Service Providers

17 Bidder | 4 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 8.42 B

Value

27 Apr 2017|China|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: SHANGHAI SECCO PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD

Bidder: SINOPEC SHANGHAI GAOQIAO PETROCHEMICAL CO LTD

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 1.31 B

Value

11 Jan 2017|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: ASK REAL ESTATE LIMITED

Bidder: RICHARDSONS CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 13 M

Value

06 Feb 2017|United Kingdom|Internet

Target: UK BROADBAND LIMITED

Bidder: CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LTD

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

41 Bidder

£ 300 M

Value

29 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Health Care Facilities

Target: BMI HEALTHCARE

Bidder: CIRCLE HEALTH

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

10 Target | 2 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 1.54 B

Value

19 Oct 2020|United States|Software

Target: DATASITE

Bidder: CAPVEST PARTNERS LLP

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

5 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Nov 2020|Netherlands|Media Agencies

Target: KEESING MEDIA GROUP BV

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 269 M

Value

19 Nov 2020|Ireland|IT Services: Other

Target: ARKPHIRE IRELAND LTD

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

5 Target | 14 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 107 M

Value

25 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: PIB GROUP

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

10 Target | 26 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Feb 2021|Germany|Footwear

Target: BIRKENSTOCK GMBH & CO

Bidder: L CATTERTON

20 Service Providers

9 Target | 11 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

35 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 3.48 B

Value

10 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: ERS

Bidder: AQUILINE CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

3 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 252 M

Value

16 Mar 2021|Italy|Software

Target: LUTECH GROUP

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

2 Target | 44 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: CAZOO

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INC

34 Service Providers

7 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

35 Target | 56 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 5.07 B

Value

13 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: VALTECH

Bidder: VERLINVEST

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

8 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2021|Greece|Pharmaceuticals

Target: PHARMATHEN

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

2 Target | 62 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 1.37 B

Value

08 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: ASTA

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

11 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: INMARSAT PLC

Bidder: VIASAT INC

14 Service Providers

9 Target | 5 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

38 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 5.41 B

Value

13 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Facilities

Target: ELYSIUM HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Bidder: RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 775 M

Value

22 Nov 2021|United States|Management Consulting

Target: SIONIC ADVISORS

Bidder: DAVIES GROUP LTD

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Jun 2022|Norway|Software

Target: ECOONLINE

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

4 Target | 31 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 313 M

Value

25 Jul 2022|Australia|Auto Services

Target: PICKLES AUCTIONS

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

4 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Jul 2022|Italy|Paper

Target: FEDRIGONI GROUP

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

25 Service Providers

4 Target | 14 Bidder | 7 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

4 Target | 34 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 1.27 B

Value

23 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: SUMUP

Bidder: BTOV PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 509 M

Value

28 Nov 2023|Canada|Digital Services

Target: OPENTEXT (APPLICATION MODERNIZATION AND CONNECTIVITY BUSINESS)

Bidder: ROCKET SOFTWARE INC

20 Service Providers

17 Bidder | 3 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 1.78 B

Value

12 Dec 2023|Sweden|Construction Services

Target: ELEDA GROUP

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: EGRESS

Bidder: KNOWBE4

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

53 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value