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Bethany Parker

Managing Associate at Linklaters

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Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 40.40 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.38 B

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11 Oct 2018|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC

Bidder: APPLE INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

48 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 May 2019|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NESTLE SKIN HEALTH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

6 Target | 68 Bidder | 125 Vendor

£ 7.81 B

Value

25 Jun 2019|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: BELL ID

Bidder: VISA INC

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 1 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

13 Dec 2019|Netherlands|Travel and Tourism

Target: TRAVIX

Bidder: TRIP COM INTERNATIONAL LTD

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

141 Dealmakers

1 Target | 132 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Iron and Steel

Target: BRITISH STEEL LIMITED

Bidder: JINGYE GROUP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

1 Target | 82 Bidder

n/a

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

23 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: A-PLAN INSURANCE

Bidder: HYPERION INSURANCE GROUP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

10 Target | 8 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 700 M

Value

16 Oct 2020|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: GTT COMMUNICATIONS (INFRASTRUCTURE DIVISION)

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

26 Service Providers

15 Bidder | 11 Vendor

213 Dealmakers

161 Bidder | 52 Vendor

£ 1.66 B

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

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

16 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: DELOITTE (RESTRUCTURING ARM)

Bidder: TENEO

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 43 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: THE AVASCENT GROUP (DEFENCE MARKET ANALYTICS BUSINESS)

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: VIALTO PARTNERS

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

136 Dealmakers

1 Target | 51 Bidder | 84 Vendor

£ 1.60 B

Value

01 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: MCKESSON UK

Bidder: AURELIUS GROUP

13 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 61 Vendor

£ 477 M

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

19 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: EMERGING PORTFOLIO FUNDS RESEARCH

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

1 Target | 57 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Marine Transportation

Target: LLOYD’S LIST INTELLIGENCE

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

1 Target | 70 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 385 M

Value

28 Sep 2022|France|Transportation Services

Target: WORLDWIDE FLIGHT SERVICES

Bidder: SATS LTD

18 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

176 Dealmakers

85 Target | 82 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 2.01 B

Value

15 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Education Services

Target: FUTURELEARN

Bidder: GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS BV

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 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

11 Sep 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS

Bidder: AUSTRALIANSUPER

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

168 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder | 136 Vendor

£ 1.29 B

Value

04 Apr 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS (A PORTFOLIO OF EUROPEAN SITES)

Bidder: INFRANITY

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

200 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 195 Vendor

£ 2.21 B

Value

09 May 2025|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: IBERDROLA (UK SMART METERS BUSINESS)

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

49 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 900 M

Value

14 May 2025|United Kingdom|Delivery Services

Target: EVRI LIMITED (FORMERLY HERMES UK)

Bidder: DHL UK

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

16 Target | 42 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: ALPHAWAVE IP

Bidder: QUALCOMM INC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

55 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.77 B

Value

02 Jun 2025|Brazil|Gold Mining

Target: MINERACAO SERRA GRANDE

Bidder: AURA MINERALS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 56 M

Value

01 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: ANDERSON ANDERSON & BROWN (AAB)

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVES

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

37 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value