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Ben Perry

Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals45

Valued Deals33

Total Value£ 78.51 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.38 B

Market Context

Awards

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12 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Textile Rental / Washroom Services

Target: BERENDSEN PLC

Bidder: ELIS SA

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

21 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 2.61 B

Value

14 Dec 2016|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: HASTINGS GROUP PLC

Bidder: RAND MERCHANT INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 501 M

Value

26 Oct 2015|United Kingdom|Specialty Contracting

Target: APR ENERGY LIMITED

Bidder: FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

5 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 389 M

Value

24 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: CITYFIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: ANTIN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS SAS

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

12 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 538 M

Value

18 Sep 2018|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: JARDINE LLOYD THOMPSON GROUP PLC

Bidder: MARSH MCLENNAN CO INC

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

18 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 4.29 B

Value

02 May 2018|United Kingdom|Commercial REITs

Target: HOUSE OF FRASER GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: C BANNER INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 May 2018|Belgium|Aerospace

Target: ASCO INDUSTRIES

Bidder: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 307 M

Value

22 Dec 2017|Chile|Health Care Services

Target: BANMEDICA SA

Bidder: UNITEDHEALTH GROUP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

6 Bidder

£ 2.09 B

Value

08 Aug 2017|United Kingdom|Life Insurance

Target: ROTHESAY LIFE

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: DIEBOLD UK BUSINESS

Bidder: CENNOX GROUP

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

4 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Plastics

Target: RPC GROUP PLC

Bidder: BERRY GLOBAL INC

47 Service Providers

12 Target | 18 Bidder

104 Dealmakers

35 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 4.83 B

Value

20 Apr 2017|Canada|Construction Services

Target: ATKINSREALIS (EX SNC-LAVALIN GROUP INC)

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: NIGHTSTAR THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: BIOGEN INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

27 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 663 M

Value

09 May 2019|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: HAMLEYS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED (RIL)

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 68 M

Value

04 Jul 2019|Finland|General Mining

Target: METSO OUTOTEC

Bidder: METRO MINERALS OY

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 46 Vendor

£ 2.89 B

Value

31 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|Aerospace

Target: BOMBARDIER (AEROSTRUCTURES BUSINESS)

Bidder: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 662 M

Value

21 Feb 2020|United States|Investment Banking

Target: THE VALENCE GROUP

Bidder: PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

18 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Feb 2020|Norway|Software

Target: ECOONLINE

Bidder: SUMMA EQUITY AB

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Oct 2020|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: LIQUIDNET HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: TP ICAP PLC (EX-TULLETT PREBON PLC)

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

116 Dealmakers

25 Target | 91 Bidder

£ 539 M

Value

11 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters

Target: CALISEN PLC

Bidder: BLACKROCK

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

16 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 1.43 B

Value

17 May 2021|Sweden|Real Estate Services

Target: ADAPTEO

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder | 2 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

15 Target | 28 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 688 M

Value

24 Jun 2021|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: NAVICO

Bidder: BRUNSWICK CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 752 M

Value

29 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Security Equipment

Target: LLOYD'S REGISTER (BUSINESS ASSURANCE AND CYBER SECURITY DIVISION)

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jul 2021|Germany|Health Care Services

Target: AMEDES HOLDING AG

Bidder: OMERS INFRASTRUCTURE

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 11 Bidder | 4 Vendor

94 Dealmakers

4 Target | 66 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 1.28 B

Value

21 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: ENTAIN

Bidder: DRAFTKINGS INC

8 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

13 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 16.37 B

Value

16 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: CITYFIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

7 Target | 10 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 825 M

Value

06 Jan 2022|Netherlands|Leasing

Target: LEASEPLAN CORPORATION NV

Bidder: ALD SA

23 Service Providers

9 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

25 Target | 53 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 4.10 B

Value

14 Mar 2022|Canada|General Mining

Target: TURQUOISE HILL

Bidder: RIO TINTO

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

8 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 2.52 B

Value

14 May 2022|United Kingdom|Cable Television

Target: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

Bidder: ETISALAT BY E& (EMIRATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

3 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 3.60 B

Value

21 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: CITYFIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 300 M

Value

22 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services

Target: MAPLECO

Bidder: CALISEN PLC

10 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

29 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Dec 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: HORIZON THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: AMGEN INC

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

88 Dealmakers

24 Target | 64 Bidder

£ 22.86 B

Value

27 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity

Target: LEARND LIMITED

Bidder: GFJ ESG ACQUISITION I SE

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

10 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 135 M

Value

03 Apr 2024|United States|Private Equity

Target: W CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

Bidder: AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Feb 2024|United States|Software

Target: MARIADB

Bidder: K1 INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

25 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 31 M

Value

03 Jun 2024|Guernsey|Financial Data and Systems

Target: PERSHING SQUARE HOLDCO

Bidder: CONSULTA LIMITED

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 10 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

4 Target | 17 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 823 M

Value

06 Jun 2024|United States|Investment Banking

Target: AVIDITI ADVISORS

Bidder: PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

7 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Aug 2024|United States|Luxury Items

Target: SOTHEBY'S INC

Bidder: ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENTAL HOLDING COMPANY (ADQ)

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

42 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 784 M

Value

02 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters

Target: CALISEN PLC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

6 Target | 22 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Nov 2024|Brazil|Platinum and Precious Metals

Target: MINERAÇÃO TABOCA

Bidder: CHINA NONFERROUS MINING CORPORATION LIMITED

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

4 Vendor

£ 270 M

Value

10 Mar 2025|Norway|Integrated FM

Target: NORVA24

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

6 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 508 M

Value

31 Jan 2025|Russian Federation|Investment Banking

Target: GOLDMAN SACHS (RUSSIAN UNIT)

Bidder: BALCHUG CAPITAL

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 May 2025|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: HOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS

Bidder: PERSHING SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

17 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 677 M

Value

30 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: ROBEY WARSHAW LLP

Bidder: EVERCORE INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

18 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 146 M

Value

24 Sep 2025|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity

Target: LEARND LIMITED

Bidder: LEARND ARROW LIMITED

1 Service Providers

1 Target

7 Dealmakers

7 Target

£ 21 M

Value