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Ben McCarthy

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Total Deals32

Valued Deals25

Total Value£ 78.94 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.16 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

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