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Ben Hagyard

Managing Associate at Linklaters

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Deal Bio

Total Deals23

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 46.62 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.59 B

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28 Sep 2017|United Kingdom|Software

Target: BLENHEIM GROUP LTD

Bidder: BYTES TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

26 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Nov 2019|Japan|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ASPEN (JAPANESE UNIT)

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

78 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 344 M

Value

25 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: INTERSERVE (SUPPORT SERVICES ARM)

Bidder: MITIE GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

159 Dealmakers

132 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 190 M

Value

25 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: EVALUATE GROUP

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

51 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Oct 2020|Hong Kong|Consumer Services: Other

Target: THE RED FLAG GROUP

Bidder: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

1 Target | 59 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Mar 2021|Denmark|Specialty Retailers

Target: STAPLES SOLUTIONS (EUROPEAN BUSINESS UNITS)

Bidder: LYRECO

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

176 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 175 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Jul 2021|Brazil|Food Products

Target: TATE & LYLE PLC (PRIMARY PRODUCTS BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 9 Vendor

97 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder | 64 Vendor

£ 611 M

Value

18 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: EKATERRA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

222 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 196 Vendor

£ 3.78 B

Value

27 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Gas Distribution

Target: NATIONAL GRID (GAS TRANSMISSION AND METERING BUSINESS)

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

15 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

191 Dealmakers

34 Bidder | 157 Vendor

£ 5.76 B

Value

09 May 2022|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: TYSERS

Bidder: AUB GROUP

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

2 Target | 45 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 600 M

Value

31 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: THE BINDING SITE GROUP

Bidder: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

2 Target | 43 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 2.25 B

Value

12 Dec 2022|Italy|Tires

Target: VITTORIA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: TELEMOS CAPITAL

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

16 Target | 53 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: THREE UK

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

221 Dealmakers

3 Target | 220 Bidder

£ 15.00 B

Value

19 Jul 2023|United Kingdom|Gas Distribution

Target: NATIONAL GRID (GAS TRANSMISSION AND METERING BUSINESS)

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

199 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 184 Vendor

£ 1.92 B

Value

30 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels

Target: LIGHTSOURCE BP

Bidder: BP PLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

3 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 254 M

Value

08 Dec 2023|United States|Electrical Components

Target: CARRIER (GLOBAL ACCESS SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC

10 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

19 Bidder | 68 Vendor

£ 3.94 B

Value

13 Dec 2023|United States|Household Appliance

Target: CARRIER (COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION BUSINESS)

Bidder: HAIER ELECTRONICS

14 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 6 Vendor

95 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 85 Vendor

£ 616 M

Value

11 Dec 2023|Belgium|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: SYENSQO

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

9 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

48 Vendor

£ 8.18 B

Value

26 Jan 2024|China|Vending and Catering Service

Target: COMPASS GROUP (CONTRACT CATERING BUSINESSES IN CHINA)

Bidder: SODEXO SA

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 23 M

Value

05 Mar 2024|United States|Diversified Industrials

Target: CARRIER (INDUSTRIAL FIRE BUSINESS)

Bidder: SENTINEL CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

95 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 87 Vendor

£ 1.12 B

Value

23 May 2024|United States|Food Products

Target: PRIMIENT

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 275 M

Value

20 Jun 2024|United States|Diversified Industrials

Target: CP KELCO

Bidder: TATE & LYLE PLC

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

1 Target | 75 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.42 B

Value

05 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: MONZO

Bidder: CAPITALG

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 340 M

Value