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Cover Image Andrew Murphy

Andrew Murphy

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals33

Valued Deals24

Total Value£ 67.23 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.80 B

Market Context

Awards

2020 Top Employment Lawyers in EMEA

2019 Top Employment Lawyers in EMEA

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09 Feb 2018|United Kingdom|Corporate Travel Services

Target: HOGG ROBINSON GROUP PLC

Bidder: AMERICAN EXPRESS GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

14 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 442 M

Value

22 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: DAIRY CREST GROUP PLC

Bidder: SAPUTO INC

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

17 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 975 M

Value

25 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: WEIR (FLOW CONTROL DIVISION)

Bidder: FIRST RESERVE CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

3 Target | 56 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 275 M

Value

29 Jun 2018|Switzerland|Medical Equipment

Target: ALCON INC

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Vendor

92 Dealmakers

3 Target | 89 Vendor

£ 20.63 B

Value

19 Apr 2018|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: MERCK & CO (CONSUMER HEALTH DIVISION)

Bidder: PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 50 Vendor

£ 2.95 B

Value

19 Sep 2019|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: SMITH & WILLIAMSON LLC

Bidder: TILNEY

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

32 Target | 42 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 625 M

Value

18 Dec 2019|Brazil|Pharmaceuticals

Target: BUSCOPAN

Bidder: HYPERA SA

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 238 M

Value

09 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON

Bidder: AON PLC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

136 Dealmakers

53 Target | 83 Bidder

£ 27.14 B

Value

14 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Clothing and Accessories

Target: GYMSHARK LTD

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

23 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 210 M

Value

05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Payments / Commerce

Target: HANDEPAY

Bidder: PAYPOINT

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 70 M

Value

29 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: PENGUIN PORTALS GROUP

Bidder: RVU

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

1 Target | 40 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 508 M

Value

20 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: ITRS GROUP

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

3 Target | 24 Bidder | 13 Vendor

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Value

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