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Alastair John Chapman

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals19

Total Value£ 58.98 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.10 B

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21 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: SKY BETTING AND GAMING

Bidder: THE STARS GROUP INC

26 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 10 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 3.35 B

Value

01 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

70 Target | 93 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 22.18 B

Value

18 Dec 2019|United States|Publishing

Target: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC

Bidder: BERTELSMANN SE & CO KGAA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 530 M

Value

09 Mar 2020|Malaysia|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: TESCO (THAILAND AND MALAYSIA BUSINESS)

Bidder: CHAROEN POKPHAND GROUP

21 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 11 Vendor

105 Dealmakers

73 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 8.20 B

Value

05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Payments / Commerce

Target: HANDEPAY

Bidder: PAYPOINT

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 70 M

Value

01 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Apparel Retailers

Target: ARCADIA (BRANDS)

Bidder: ASOS

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 265 M

Value

26 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Customer Relationship Management

Target: ADCOLONY HOLDING AS

Bidder: DIGITAL TURBINE

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 287 M

Value

21 Apr 2021|United States|Household Appliance

Target: WELBILT INC

Bidder: ALI HOLDING SRL

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

21 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 3.44 B

Value

12 May 2021|Ireland|Health Care Services

Target: UDG HEALTHCARE

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

22 Service Providers

10 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

110 Dealmakers

33 Target | 72 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 2.78 B

Value

12 Jul 2021|Sweden|Real Estate Services

Target: POLYGON

Bidder: AEA INVESTORS LP

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Dec 2021|United States|Security Services

Target: STANLEY BLACK & DECKER (SECURITY BUSINESS)

Bidder: SECURITAS AB

13 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 77 Vendor

£ 2.42 B

Value

14 Dec 2021|United States|Pest Control

Target: TERMINIX GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

34 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 5.06 B

Value

01 Feb 2022|Oman|Containers and Packaging

Target: OCTAL

Bidder: ALPEK SAB DE CV

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 459 M

Value

02 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)

Target: SPARROWS GROUP

Bidder: ALTRAD SA

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

29 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Feb 2022|Latvia|Casinos and Gambling

Target: FURORS

Bidder: OPTIBET

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Aug 2022|Croatia|Entertainment

Target: SUPERSPORT

Bidder: EMMA CAPITAL

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 776 M

Value

12 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

33 Target | 1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2022|United States|Software

Target: ACADIA

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

2 Target | 56 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Education Services

Target: PEARSON ONLINE LEARNING SERVICES

Bidder: REGENT LP

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 25 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Jun 2023|Poland|Casinos and Gambling

Target: STS HOLDING SA

Bidder: ENTAIN

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

8 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 690 M

Value

07 Jul 2023|Spain|Clothing and Accessories

Target: IBERIAN SPORTS RETAIL GROUP

Bidder: JD SPORTS FASHION PLC

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 427 M

Value

24 Jun 2024|Switzerland|Containers and Packaging

Target: EVIOSYS

Bidder: SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

35 Target | 70 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 3.08 B

Value

16 Sep 2024|Switzerland|Pipelines

Target: TRANS ADRIATIC PIPELINE AG

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 762 M

Value

30 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Soft Drinks

Target: FEVERTREE DRINKS

Bidder: MOLSON COORS BREWING CO

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

8 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 71 M

Value

23 Feb 2025|Luxembourg|Engineering Consulting

Target: SUBSEA 7

Bidder: ENI SPA

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

11 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 4.14 B

Value

15 Aug 2025|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: HOVIS HOLDINGS LIMITED

Bidder: ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value