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Alexander Goldsmith

Special Counsel at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson

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Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 21.48 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.95 B

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15 May 2018|Switzerland|Payments / Commerce

Target: SIX PAYMENT SERVICES LTD

Bidder: ATOS SE

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 2.14 B

Value

12 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: WESTLEIGH HOMES

Bidder: COUNTRYSIDE PARTNERSHIPS PLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

4 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 135 M

Value

09 May 2018|Netherlands|Rental Services: Consumer

Target: TIP TRAILER SERVICES

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

1 Target | 68 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Apr 2019|Spain|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CEPSA

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 5 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

5 Target | 121 Bidder | 73 Vendor

£ 2.61 B

Value

13 May 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: ACURIS

Bidder: ION INVESTMENT GROUP LTD

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 27 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.15 B

Value

05 Sep 2019|Italy|Digital Services

Target: REGISTER GROUP

Bidder: TEAM.BLUE

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 65 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services

Target: ENERGY ASSETS GROUP PLC

Bidder: ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE SA (EDF)

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 5 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 46 Vendor

£ 515 M

Value

16 Jan 2020|South Africa|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: WESTFALIA FRUIT INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: HARVARD MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

30 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: BP (PETROCHEMICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: INEOS

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 4.05 B

Value

16 Sep 2020|Japan|Medical Equipment

Target: TAKEDA (TACHOSIL)

Bidder: GTCR LLC

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 66 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

18 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Automobiles

Target: ARRIVAL LTD

Bidder: CIIG MERGER CORP

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

37 Target | 18 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

12 Nov 2020|Germany|Health Care Facilities

Target: ROMERGARTEN RESIDENZEN (HEALTH CARE HOMES)

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

103 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 96 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Security Equipment

Target: CHUBB FIRE & SECURITY

Bidder: API GROUP INC

19 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

210 Dealmakers

4 Target | 38 Bidder | 168 Vendor

£ 2.25 B

Value

22 Sep 2021|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: NLYTE SOFTWARE

Bidder: CARRIER GLOBAL CORP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

6 Target | 34 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Oct 2021|Iceland|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: MILA

Bidder: ARDIAN SAS (FORMERLY AXA PRIVATE EQUITY)

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 440 M

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

10 Feb 2022|Belgium|Education Services

Target: SAE INTERNATIONAL (EUROPEAN OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ARDIAN SAS (FORMERLY AXA PRIVATE EQUITY)

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

31 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Engineering Consulting

Target: DOOCEY NORTH EAST LTD

Bidder: IK PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 May 2024|United Kingdom|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT (EAST ANGLIA ONE)

Bidder: NTR PLC

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Sep 2025|United Kingdom|Personal Products

Target: BYOMA

Bidder: BANSK GROUP

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

23 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value