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Alistair AllenRothschild & Co

Alistair Allen

Managing Director at Rothschild & Co

Financial Advisor

Manchester

Deal Bio

Total Deals35
Valued Deals18
Total Value£ 11.06 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 614 M

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15 Jul 2015|United Kingdom|Household Equipment and Products
Aga Rangemaster Group
The Middleby Corporation

Target: AGA RANGEMASTER GROUP PLC

Bidder: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

8 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 119 M

Value

12 Apr 2012|United Kingdom|Chemicals
Umeco
Cytec Industries

Target: UMECO PLC

Bidder: CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 256 M

Value

02 Sep 2016|United Kingdom|Auto Services
Millbrook Healthcare
Spectris

Target: MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE

Bidder: SPECTRIS PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

2 Dealmakers

2 Vendor

£ 122 M

Value

27 Feb 2015|United Kingdom|Equipment Rental
Specialist Hire Group (the)
Doosan Industrial Vehicle United Kingdom

Target: SPECIALIST HIRE GROUP (THE)

Bidder: DOOSAN INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE UNITED KINGDOM LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Target

2 Dealmakers

2 Target

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2015|United Kingdom|Equipment Rental
Specialist Crane Hire
Ainscough Crane Hire

Target: SPECIALIST CRANE HIRE

Bidder: AINSCOUGH CRANE HIRE

1 Service Providers

1 Target

2 Dealmakers

2 Target

n/a

Value

12 May 2017|Germany|Engineering Consulting
Formel D
3i Group

Target: FORMEL D GMBH

Bidder: 3I GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

5 Target | 30 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Dec 2017|Germany|Software
Software Quality Systems
ARDIAN

Target: SOFTWARE QUALITY SYSTEMS

Bidder: ARDIAN

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 315 M

Value

11 Sep 2015|United Kingdom|Building Materials: Other
Interfloor Group
Victoria

Target: INTERFLOOR GROUP LTD

Bidder: VICTORIA PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 May 2016|United Kingdom|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
Edif Group
RINA

Target: EDIF GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: RINA

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
Concept Life Sciences
Spectris

Target: CONCEPT LIFE SCIENCES LTD

Bidder: SPECTRIS PLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

7 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 163 M

Value

08 Apr 2015|Finland|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
INSPECTA
KIWA

Target: INSPECTA

Bidder: KIWA

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Equipment Rental
Premier Technical Services Group
Macquarie Group

Target: PREMIER TECHNICAL SERVICES GROUP PLC

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

17 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 265 M

Value

24 Jun 2019|United States|Industrial Distribution
Petroleum Services Corporation
Aurora Capital Partners

Target: PETROLEUM SERVICES CORPORATION

Bidder: AURORA CAPITAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 262 M

Value

06 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Software
AUTOCAB
Uber Technologies

Target: AUTOCAB

Bidder: UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

6 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|E-commerce
N Brown Group
Lord Alliance Of Manchester

Target: N BROWN GROUP PLC

Bidder: LORD ALLIANCE OF MANCHESTER

6 Service Providers

5 Target | 1 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

26 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 100 M

Value

10 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Auto Services
Millbrook Healthcare
Utac Ceram

Target: MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE

Bidder: UTAC CERAM

18 Service Providers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 4 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

3 Target | 31 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 133 M

Value

08 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Engineering Consulting
British Engineering Services Group
The Carlyle Group

Target: BRITISH ENGINEERING SERVICES GROUP

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Feb 2021|Germany|Biotechnology
Gba Laboratory Group
ARDIAN

Target: GBA LABORATORY GROUP

Bidder: ARDIAN

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

6 Target | 29 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 1.20 B

Value

22 Jun 2021|Netherlands|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
Veritas Petroleum Services (vps)
Fremman Capital

Target: VERITAS PETROLEUM SERVICES (VPS)

Bidder: FREMMAN CAPITAL

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 144 M

Value

20 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Biotechnology
Arch Sciences
Element Materials Technology

Target: ARCH SCIENCES

Bidder: ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY LTD

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management
Cawood Scientific
Ensign-bickford Industries

Target: CAWOOD SCIENTIFIC

Bidder: ENSIGN-BICKFORD INDUSTRIES

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

5 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Nov 2021|Belgium|Household Equipment and Products
Balta Group (carpet Business)
Victoria

Target: BALTA GROUP (CARPET BUSINESS)

Bidder: VICTORIA PLC

9 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

31 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 117 M

Value

25 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
Element Materials Technology
Temasek Holdings

Target: ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY LTD

Bidder: TEMASEK HOLDINGS LIMITED

15 Service Providers

12 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

27 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 5.18 B

Value

02 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services
BELLROCK
Sun European Partners

Target: BELLROCK

Bidder: SUN EUROPEAN PARTNERS LLP

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

5 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Machinery: Specialty
Oxford Instruments
Spectris

Target: OXFORD INSTRUMENTS PLC

Bidder: SPECTRIS PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 1.80 B

Value

04 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Management Consulting
Amtivo Group
Charterhouse Capital Partners

Target: AMTIVO GROUP

Bidder: CHARTERHOUSE CAPITAL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 8 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities
Networks Plus
Omers Private Equity

Target: NETWORKS PLUS

Bidder: OMERS PRIVATE EQUITY

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 May 2022|Brazil|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
GENESLAB
KIJANI

Target: GENESLAB

Bidder: KIJANI

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Jul 2022|France|Iron and Steel
France Galva
Zinq France

Target: FRANCE GALVA

Bidder: ZINQ FRANCE SAS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 61 M

Value

11 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Engineering Consulting
Network Plus
Omers Private Equity

Target: NETWORK PLUS

Bidder: OMERS PRIVATE EQUITY

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

4 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Nov 2022|France|Asset Managers and Custodians
Trescal
Eqt Infrastructure

Target: TRESCAL SA

Bidder: EQT INFRASTRUCTURE

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas
SURESERVE
Cap10 Partners

Target: SURESERVE

Bidder: CAP10 PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

11 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 214 M

Value

30 Aug 2023|United Kingdom|Software
INSTEM
Archimed

Target: INSTEM

Bidder: ARCHIMED SAS

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

31 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 203 M

Value

17 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|E-commerce
N Brown Group
Joshua Alliance

Target: N BROWN GROUP PLC

Bidder: JOSHUA ALLIANCE

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

12 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 395 M

Value

05 Nov 2024|United States|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
UNITEK
KIWA

Target: UNITEK

Bidder: KIWA

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

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