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Antonio Bavasso

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals23

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 182.17 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 11.39 B

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30 Jun 2016|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: WIRELESS GROUP PLC

Bidder: NEWS CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 220 M

Value

08 Sep 2015|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: BETFAIR GROUP PLC

Bidder: PADDY POWER PLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 2.71 B

Value

31 Jul 2015|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: CHIME COMMUNICATIONS PLC

Bidder: PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

19 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 338 M

Value

04 Apr 2016|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: WM/REUTERS FOREIGN EXCHANGE BENCHMARKS

Bidder: THOMSON REUTERS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

30 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: SKY PLC

Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION

30 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

27 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 23.67 B

Value

14 Dec 2017|United States|Entertainment

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

22 May 2018|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD

Bidder: SONY CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 2.13 B

Value

06 Aug 2015|Italy|Mobile

Target: 3 ITALIA AND WIND JV

Bidder: CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

67 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 May 2015|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: CSRA INC

Bidder: SRA INTERNATIONAL INC

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

45 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Mar 2020|Austria|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: BOREALIS AG

Bidder: OMV AG

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 16 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 3.63 B

Value

07 May 2020|United Kingdom|Cable Television

Target: VIRGIN MEDIA O2

Bidder: VIRGIN MEDIA INC

16 Service Providers

16 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

58 Bidder

£ 31.00 B

Value

30 Apr 2021|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: THE BOUNTIFUL COMPANY

Bidder: NESTLE

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

3 Target | 30 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 4.12 B

Value

09 Jun 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: KANOPY LLC

Bidder: OVERDRIVE INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Building Materials: Other

Target: GRAFTON GROUP PLC (GB MERCHANTING BUSINESS)

Bidder: HUWS GRAY LTD

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 520 M

Value

07 Apr 2022|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: THE NPD GROUP

Bidder: INFORMATION RESOURCES INC

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

45 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 3.82 B

Value

14 Apr 2022|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: X CORP (EX-TWITTER)

Bidder: ELON MUSK

26 Service Providers

9 Target | 17 Bidder

152 Dealmakers

98 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 34.50 B

Value

01 Mar 2023|United States|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: RADIUS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

17 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

24 Target | 73 Bidder

£ 2.48 B

Value

28 Sep 2023|United States|Machinery: Agricultural

Target: TRIMBLE / AGCO JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: TRIMBLE

10 Service Providers

10 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

65 Bidder

£ 1.65 B

Value

06 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: STATERA ENERGY LIMITED

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 18 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Nov 2023|United States|Entertainment

Target: BROADCAST MUSIC (BMI)

Bidder: NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

10 Target | 35 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Jun 2024|Luxembourg|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: SEVES GROUP

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2024|Ireland|Gaming

Target: KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

21 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 2.20 B

Value

07 Jul 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: PARAMOUNT GLOBAL

Bidder: SKYDANCE MEDIA LLC

24 Service Providers

13 Target | 11 Bidder

129 Dealmakers

112 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 6.55 B

Value