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Ben McCarthy

‎Managing Associate at Linklaters

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Deal Bio

Total Deals30

Valued Deals24

Total Value£ 78.36 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.26 B

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30 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: J SAINSBURY PLC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

2 Target | 66 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 7.30 B

Value

23 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: BAR FEVER LIMITED

Bidder: STONEGATE PUB COMPANY

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 25 M

Value

14 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: CHARTER COURT FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP PLC

Bidder: ONESAVINGS BANK PLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

52 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.75 B

Value

07 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS PLC

Bidder: CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

10 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 776 M

Value

25 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: COBHAM PLC

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

33 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 4.14 B

Value

29 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: JUST EAT PLC

Bidder: TAKEAWAY.COM.NV

27 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

150 Dealmakers

61 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 6.30 B

Value

19 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: GREENE KING PLC

Bidder: CK ASSET HOLDINGS LTD

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

38 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 4.60 B

Value

02 Oct 2019|Canada|Gaming

Target: THE STARS GROUP INC

Bidder: FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT

25 Service Providers

10 Target | 15 Bidder

103 Dealmakers

37 Target | 68 Bidder

£ 8.35 B

Value

27 Jan 2020|France|Containers and Packaging

Target: ALBEA (DISPENCING BUSINESS)

Bidder: SILGAN HOLDINGS INC

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

60 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 689 M

Value

27 Jul 2020|United Kingdom|Oil Refining and Marketing

Target: TOTAL DOWNSTREAM UK

Bidder: THE PRAX GROUP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 42 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Life Insurance

Target: ROTHESAY LIFE

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

15 Target | 22 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 5.75 B

Value

18 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Automobiles

Target: ARRIVAL LTD

Bidder: CIIG MERGER CORP

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

37 Target | 18 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

21 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Airlines

Target: SIGNATURE AVIATION

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

21 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

150 Dealmakers

33 Target | 117 Bidder

£ 3.39 B

Value

08 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC

Bidder: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

135 Dealmakers

122 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 4.29 B

Value

26 Feb 2021|Portugal|Containers and Packaging

Target: LOGOPLASTE

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

24 Service Providers

6 Target | 15 Bidder | 3 Vendor

248 Dealmakers

13 Target | 65 Bidder | 171 Vendor

£ 1.22 B

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING DIVISION)

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

07 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: BIFFA GROUP

Bidder: ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

58 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 1.94 B

Value

09 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Health Care Facilities

Target: MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL PLC

Bidder: REMGRO LIMITED

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

152 Dealmakers

38 Target | 114 Bidder

£ 3.70 B

Value

15 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: MOOLEC SCIENCE

Bidder: LIGHTJUMP ACQUISITION CORP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

36 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 417 M

Value

27 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Gaming

Target: ROXOR GAMING

Bidder: ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

6 Target | 29 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Payments / Commerce

Target: TRUSTOLOGY LTD

Bidder: BITPANDA

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

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

222 Dealmakers

3 Target | 221 Bidder

£ 15.00 B

Value

05 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: COMMIFY

Bidder: ECI PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

79 Dealmakers

53 Target | 21 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 256 M

Value

20 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: LAST MILE INFRASTRUCTURE

Bidder: MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

37 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: KIN AND CARTA

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

17 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 239 M

Value

17 Jan 2024|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: PARATUS HOLDINGS

Bidder: ARA PARTNERS GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Jun 2024|United Arab Emirates|Education Services

Target: GEMS EDUCATION

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

167 Dealmakers

32 Target | 127 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.58 B

Value

28 Oct 2024|Netherlands|IT Services: Other

Target: YONDR GROUP

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

127 Dealmakers

29 Target | 97 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: RENEWI PLC

Bidder: MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

119 Dealmakers

27 Target | 93 Bidder

£ 707 M

Value

11 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Environmental Consulting

Target: RICARDO PLC

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

2 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 363 M

Value