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Benjamin WardHerbert Smith Freehills

Benjamin Ward

Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals24
Valued Deals14
Total Value£ 6.80 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 486 M

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18 Mar 2016|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other
Optevia
Ibm Corporation

Target: OPTEVIA LTD

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2016|United Kingdom|Transportation Services
Megabus Europe
Flix

Target: MEGABUS EUROPE

Bidder: FLIX SE

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Jul 2016|United Kingdom|Specialty Contracting
G4s Cash Solutions (uk)
Ibm United Kingdom

Target: G4S CASH SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD

Bidder: IBM UNITED KINGDOM LTD

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Nov 2017|United Kingdom|Alternative Electricity
Atlantica Yield
Algonquin Power And Utilities Corp

Target: ATLANTICA YIELD PLC

Bidder: ALGONQUIN POWER AND UTILITIES CORP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

7 Target | 1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 480 M

Value

15 May 2018|United Kingdom|Airlines
Virgin Atlantic
Air France-klm

Target: VIRGIN ATLANTIC LTD

Bidder: AIR FRANCE-KLM SA

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

16 Target

£ 220 M

Value

15 Jun 2018|Australia|Engineering Consulting
Oniqua Holdings
Ibm Corporation

Target: ONIQUA HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Jul 2018|United Kingdom|Water
South Staffordshire
Mitsubishi Corporation

Target: SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE PLC

Bidder: MITSUBISHI CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance
Esure Group
Bain Capital

Target: ESURE GROUP PLC

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

9 Target | 16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.21 B

Value

26 Nov 2018|United Kingdom|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations
Theros Pharma
Maricann Group

Target: THEROS PHARMA LTD

Bidder: MARICANN GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

£ 15 M

Value

11 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Airlines
Flybe Group
Virgin Atlantic

Target: FLYBE GROUP

Bidder: VIRGIN ATLANTIC LTD

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

4 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 84 M

Value

03 May 2019|Netherlands|Storage Terminals
Terminal Investment
Gic Private

Target: TERMINAL INVESTMENT LTD

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Oct 2019|United States|Specialty Retailers
Marshall Retail Group
Wh Smith

Target: MARSHALL RETAIL GROUP LLC

Bidder: WH SMITH PLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

28 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 312 M

Value

16 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Health Care Services
Patricia White's
Limerston Capital

Target: PATRICIA WHITE'S

Bidder: LIMERSTON CAPITAL LLP

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 14 M

Value

25 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other
Goco Group
Future

Target: GOCO GROUP PLC

Bidder: FUTURE PLC

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

34 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 594 M

Value

01 May 2020|Germany|Paints and Coatings
Synthomer (global Vinyl Pyridine Latex Business)
TRINSEO

Target: SYNTHOMER (GLOBAL VINYL PYRIDINE LATEX BUSINESS)

Bidder: TRINSEO

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2020|Finland|Software
NORDCLOUD
Ibm Corporation

Target: NORDCLOUD

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 May 2021|Belgium|Management Consulting
WAEG
Ibm Corporation

Target: WAEG

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 May 2021|United Kingdom|Travel and Tourism
Icelolly Marketing
Moneysupermarket.com Group

Target: ICELOLLY MARKETING LIMITED

Bidder: MONEYSUPERMARKET.COM GROUP PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Oct 2021|United States|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres
Eastman Chemical Company (adhesives Resins Business)
Synthomer

Target: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY (ADHESIVES RESINS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SYNTHOMER PLC

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

19 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 727 M

Value

14 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Transportation Services
Stagecoach Group
Dws Infrastructure

Target: STAGECOACH GROUP PLC

Bidder: DWS INFRASTRUCTURE

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

34 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 595 M

Value

02 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Commercial REITs
Mckay Securities
Workspace Group

Target: MCKAY SECURITIES

Bidder: WORKSPACE GROUP

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

24 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 277 M

Value

18 Dec 2023|United States|Software
STREAMSETS
Ibm Corporation

Target: STREAMSETS

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

13 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 53 Vendor

£ 1.83 B

Value

10 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Water
Sutton And East Surrey Water
Pennon Group

Target: SUTTON AND EAST SURREY WATER PLC

Bidder: PENNON GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

2 Target | 39 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 380 M

Value

16 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials
Saga (underwriting Business)
Ageas Insurance International

Target: SAGA PLC (UNDERWRITING BUSINESS)

Bidder: AGEAS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL NV

6 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 67 M

Value

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