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Cover Image Antonio Bavasso

Antonio Bavasso

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals22

Valued Deals15

Total Value£175,613M

Avg. Deal Size£11,708M

Market Context

Expertise (22)

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom

PublicAcquisition

Wireless Group

target

Wireless Group

News Corporation

bidder

News Corporation

£220m

14 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Digital Services

MergerPublicScheme

Betfair Group

target

Betfair Group

Paddy Power

bidder

Paddy Power

£2,706m

19 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

PublicMboSchemeMajorityPrivate Equity

Chime Communications

target

Chime Communications

Providence Equity Partners

bidder

Providence Equity Partners

£338m

31 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Financial Data and Systems

PrivatePrivate Equity

target

Wm/reuters Foreign Exchange Benchmarks

Thomson Reuters

bidder

Thomson Reuters

value n/a

30 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Radio and TV Broadcasters

PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

Sky

target

Sky

Comcast Corporation

bidder

Comcast Corporation

£23,666m

89 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionMajority

Twenty-first Century Fox

target

Twenty-first Century Fox

The Walt Disney Company

bidder

The Walt Disney Company

£62,623m

105 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

PrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

Emi Music Publishing

target

Emi Music Publishing

Sony Corporation

bidder

Sony Corporation

£2,129m

17 dealmakers

Joint VenturePrivate

target

3 Italia And Wind Jv

Ck Hutchison Holdings

bidder

Ck Hutchison Holdings

value n/a

65 dealmakers

IT Services: Other

Spin OffPublicMerger

Csra

target

Csra

bidder

Sra International

value n/a

45 dealmakers

Chemicals: Diversified

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate EquityDomestic

Borealis

target

Borealis

Omv

bidder

Omv

£3,629m

31 dealmakers

Cable Television

Joint VenturePrivateMajorityMergerCross Border

Virgin Media O2

target

Virgin Media O2

Virgin Media

bidder

Virgin Media

£31,000m

58 dealmakers

Specialty Retailers

DomesticPrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionPrivate

The Bountiful Company

target

The Bountiful Company

NESTLE

bidder

NESTLE

£4,121m

65 dealmakers

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionDomesticMajority

Kanopy

target

Kanopy

Overdrive

bidder

Overdrive

value n/a

24 dealmakers

Building Materials: Other

Cross BorderPrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority

Grafton Group (gb Merchanting Business)

target

Grafton Group (gb Merchanting Business)

Huws Gray

bidder

Huws Gray

£520m

18 dealmakers

Information / Data Services

MergerPrivateDomesticPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

The Npd Group

target

The Npd Group

Information Resources

bidder

Information Resources

£3,824m

70 dealmakers

Online and Social Platforms

PublicMajorityPrivatisationDomesticAcquisition

X Corp (ex-twitter)

target

X Corp (ex-twitter)

bidder

Elon Musk

£34,502m

152 dealmakers

Telecommunications infrastructure

AcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderPublicMajority

Radius Global Infrastructure

target

Radius Global Infrastructure

Eqt Partners

bidder

Eqt Partners

£2,485m

91 dealmakers

Machinery: Agricultural

AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajorityJoint Venture

target

Trimble / Agco Joint Venture

TRIMBLE

bidder

TRIMBLE

£1,647m

65 dealmakers

Renewable Energy Equipment

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityCross BorderPrivate

Statera Energy

target

Statera Energy

Eqt Partners

bidder

Eqt Partners

value n/a

23 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate Equity

Broadcast Music (bmi)

target

Broadcast Music (bmi)

New Mountain Capital

bidder

New Mountain Capital

value n/a

45 dealmakers

Electronic Components and Equipment

MajorityPrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate

Seves Group

target

Seves Group

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

31 dealmakers

SchemeAcquisitionCross BorderPublicMajorityPrivate EquityPrivatisation

Keywords Studios

target

Keywords Studios

Eqt Partners

bidder

Eqt Partners

£2,200m

58 dealmakers

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