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Alexander Tilley

Partner at A&O Shearman

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals19

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 109.82 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 7.84 B

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27 Feb 2015|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: OPTOS PLC

Bidder: NIKON CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

6 Target | 1 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

17 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 265 M

Value

26 Sep 2016|United Kingdom|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: RENEWI PLC

Bidder: VAN GANSEWINKEL

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

27 Bidder

£ 431 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

14 Dec 2017|United States|Entertainment

Target: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX INC

Bidder: THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

30 Service Providers

11 Target | 17 Bidder

105 Dealmakers

49 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 62.62 B

Value

05 Oct 2016|Netherlands|Specialty Retailers

Target: EUROPEAN FORECOURT RETAIL GROUP BV

Bidder: EURO GARAGES LTD

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Jun 2017|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: INDEVCO MANAGEMENT RESOURCES INC

Bidder: DS SMITH PLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 572 M

Value

16 Jun 2015|Belgium|Household Equipment and Products

Target: BALTA GROUP NV

Bidder: LONE STAR FUNDS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

5 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: COBHAM PLC

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

33 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 4.14 B

Value

02 Mar 2020|Brazil|Software

Target: SAGE GROUP (BRAZILLIAN UNIT)

Bidder: SAGE BRAZIL MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 10 M

Value

07 May 2020|United Kingdom|Cable Television

Target: VIRGIN MEDIA O2

Bidder: VIRGIN MEDIA INC

16 Service Providers

16 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

58 Bidder

£ 31.00 B

Value

11 Aug 2020|Switzerland|Internet

Target: SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AG

Bidder: LIBERTY GLOBAL INC

21 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

19 Target | 43 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 5.69 B

Value

09 Dec 2020|Poland|Software

Target: SYMFONIA

Bidder: MIDEUROPA

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 66 M

Value

23 Dec 2020|Australia|Software

Target: THE SAGE GROUP PLC (ASIA AND AUSTRALIA BUSINESS)

Bidder: THE ACCESS GROUP

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 95 M

Value

03 Dec 2015|Turkey|Containers and Packaging

Target: DASA MILAS AMBALAJ (MILAS PACKAGING BUSINESS)

Bidder: DS SMITH PLC

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 May 2021|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: ATLASEDGE DATA CENTERS

Bidder: LIBERTY GLOBAL INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

1 Target | 79 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Engineering Consulting

Target: MODULAIRE GROUP

Bidder: BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS

26 Service Providers

11 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

8 Target | 17 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 3.59 B

Value

20 Jan 2022|United States|Software

Target: THUNDERHEAD

Bidder: MEDALLIA

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 May 2022|United Kingdom|Recreational Services

Target: SMARTBOX GROUP UK

Bidder: MOONPIG

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 124 M

Value

12 May 2025|United Kingdom|Telecommunications

Target: DAISY GROUP PLC

Bidder: VIRGIN MEDIA O2

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

100 Dealmakers

11 Target | 89 Bidder

£ 835 M

Value