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Andrew Foster

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

Hong Kong

Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals26

Total Value£ 182.86 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 7.03 B

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17 Dec 2018|Switzerland|Electrical Components

Target: HITACHI ENERGY

Bidder: HITACHI LTD

24 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 15 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder | 60 Vendor

£ 5.78 B

Value

28 Jan 2019|United States|Semiconductors

Target: VERSUM MATERIALS

Bidder: MERCK KGAA

22 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

94 Dealmakers

60 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 4.98 B

Value

26 Apr 2019|India|Online and Social Platforms

Target: MAKEMYTRIP LIMITED

Bidder: TRIP COM INTERNATIONAL LTD

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 May 2019|United States|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

25 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 10.93 B

Value

17 May 2019|United States|Computer Hardware

Target: CRAY INC

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 1.02 B

Value

29 May 2019|Bermuda|Electrical Components

Target: MARVELL GROUP (WIFI AND BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY ASSETS)

Bidder: NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.42 B

Value

05 Dec 2019|Malaysia|Machinery: Construction

Target: MHE-DEMAG

Bidder: KONECRANES OYJ

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 124 M

Value

22 Jan 2020|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: DUFF & PHELPS LLC

Bidder: STONE POINT CAPITAL LLC

24 Service Providers

8 Target | 13 Bidder | 3 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

14 Target | 15 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 3.23 B

Value

03 May 2020|India|Digital Services

Target: JIO PLATFORMS LIMITED

Bidder: KKR & CO

37 Service Providers

1 Target | 31 Bidder | 5 Vendor

143 Dealmakers

1 Target | 120 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 11.45 B

Value

19 Oct 2020|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: INTEL (NAND MEMORY AND STORAGE BUSINESS)

Bidder: SK HYNIX INC

17 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 10 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 41 Vendor

£ 6.94 B

Value

13 Apr 2021|Singapore|Delivery Services

Target: GRAB HOLDINGS

Bidder: TEMASEK HOLDINGS LIMITED

34 Service Providers

10 Target | 24 Bidder

101 Dealmakers

57 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 28.84 B

Value

27 Sep 2021|Philippines|Conventional Electricity

Target: ABOITIZ POWER CORPORATION

Bidder: JERA CO INC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

14 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 1.15 B

Value

30 Nov 2021|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: NEXTERA ENERGY INC (SOLAR AND ENERGY STORAGE ASSETS)

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 637 M

Value

15 Dec 2021|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: CMC MATERIALS INC

Bidder: ENTEGRIS INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

14 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 4.90 B

Value

18 Jan 2022|United States|Gaming

Target: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

26 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 50.26 B

Value

28 Mar 2022|United States|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: POLY

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

92 Dealmakers

53 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 2.50 B

Value

30 Jun 2022|South Korea|Production Technology Equipment

Target: ICETRO

Bidder: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 May 2023|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: ENTEGRIS (ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 554 M

Value

02 Aug 2023|Philippines|Soft Drinks

Target: COCA-COLA BEVERAGES PHILIPPINES

Bidder: COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 1.41 B

Value

11 Dec 2023|Indonesia|E-commerce

Target: GOTO/ TIKTOK JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: TIKTOK GLOBAL

6 Service Providers

6 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

18 Bidder

£ 1.20 B

Value

18 Dec 2023|China|Automobiles

Target: NIO INC

Bidder: CYVN HOLDINGS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

9 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 1.73 B

Value

09 Jan 2024|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: JUNIPER NETWORKS INC

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

18 Service Providers

5 Target | 13 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

30 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 11.00 B

Value

16 Jan 2024|United States|Software

Target: ANSYS

Bidder: SYNOPSYS INC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

107 Dealmakers

26 Target | 81 Bidder

£ 27.48 B

Value

21 Feb 2024|United States|Metal Fabricating

Target: CYANCO

Bidder: ORICA

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 507 M

Value

01 Mar 2024|Singapore|Management Consulting

Target: TDCX INC

Bidder: LAURENT JUNIQUE

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

6 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 113 M

Value

25 Apr 2024|Philippines|Cement

Target: CEMEX PHILIPPINES

Bidder: SEMIRARA MINING AND POWER

3 Service Providers

3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

13 Vendor

£ 642 M

Value

10 Mar 2025|United States|Marine Transportation

Target: GLOBAL CONTAINER INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: TRITON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

4 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 773 M

Value

01 Oct 2025|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC

Bidder: AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

36 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 3.27 B

Value