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Cover Image Brian O'Malley

Brian O'Malley

Senior Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals15

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 27.59 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.30 B

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13 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: KALIBRATE TECHNOLOGIES PLC

Bidder: HANOVER INVESTORS MANAGEMENT LLP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

3 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 27 M

Value

16 Nov 2016|United Kingdom|Water

Target: DEE VALLEY GROUP PLC

Bidder: SEVERN TRENT PLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 134 M

Value

17 Jun 2016|United Kingdom|Water

Target: HYDRO INTERNATIONAL PLC

Bidder: HANOVER INVESTORS MANAGEMENT LLP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 22 M

Value

17 Aug 2012|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: MELROSE RESOURCES PLC

Bidder: PETROCELTIC INTERNATIONAL PLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 338 M

Value

07 Feb 2017|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: CONNECT GROUP PLC (CONNECT EDUCATION & CARE)

Bidder: RM PLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

10 Target | 10 Vendor

£ 64 M

Value

26 Feb 2018|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: TIME INC UK LTD

Bidder: EPIRIS MANAGERS LLP

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

£ 1.29 B

Value

08 Nov 2018|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: ARRIS INTERNATIONAL PLC

Bidder: COMMSCOPE HOLDING CO INC

22 Service Providers

5 Target | 17 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

23 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 5.63 B

Value

12 Mar 2019|Finland|Car Parks

Target: Q-PARK OPERATIONS BV

Bidder: SUMITOMO CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 348 M

Value

26 Jul 2019|Norway|Software

Target: SEKAL AS

Bidder: SUMITOMO CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|Software

Target: BRADY PLC

Bidder: HANOVER INVESTORS MANAGEMENT LLP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 15 M

Value

15 Nov 2019|Russian Federation|Travel and Tourism

Target: INTOURIST

Bidder: ANEX TOUR

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC

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

32 Service Providers

9 Target | 23 Bidder

184 Dealmakers

51 Target | 139 Bidder

£ 7.20 B

Value

09 Sep 2021|Ireland|Airlines

Target: AVIA SOLUTIONS GROUP

Bidder: CERTARES LP

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

24 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 257 M

Value

29 Mar 2022|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: NIELSEN HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: EVERGREEN COAST CAPITAL

35 Service Providers

11 Target | 24 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

37 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 12.26 B

Value

15 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Mobile

Target: BT GROUP PLC

Bidder: ALTICE NV

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

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