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Alexander TilleyAllen & Overy

Alexander Tilley

Partner at Allen & Overy

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Deal Bio

Total Deals18
Valued Deals13
Total Value£ 108.99 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 8.38 B

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27 Feb 2015|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other
Optos
Nikon Corporation

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
Renewi
Van Gansewinkel

Target: RENEWI PLC

Bidder: VAN GANSEWINKEL

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

27 Bidder

£ 431 M

Value

13 Dec 2016|United Kingdom|Entertainment
Allworld Exhibitions Alliance
Ubm

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
Twenty-first Century Fox
The Walt Disney Company

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
European Forecourt Retail Group
Euro Garages

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
Indevco Management Resources
Ds Smith

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
Balta Group
Lone Star Funds

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
Cobham
Advent International Corporation

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
Sage Group (brazillian Unit)
Sage Brazil Management

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
Virgin Media O2
Virgin Media

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|Mobile
Sunrise Communications Group
Liberty Global

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
SYMFONIA
MIDEUROPA

Target: SYMFONIA

Bidder: MIDEUROPA

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 66 M

Value

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