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Cover Image Briony Holcombe
Briony HolcombeAshurst

Briony Holcombe

Senior Associate at Ashurst

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Deal Bio

Total Deals13
Valued Deals11
Total Value£ 68.30 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 6.21 B

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26 Jan 2015|Ireland|Hotels and Motels
Jurys Inn
Lone Star Funds

Target: JURYS INN

Bidder: LONE STAR FUNDS

1 Service Providers

1 Target

6 Dealmakers

6 Target

£ 452 M

Value

08 Dec 2016|United Kingdom|Gas Distribution
Cadent Gas
Macquarie Group

Target: CADENT GAS LIMITED

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

6 Target | 1 Vendor

£ 1.04 B

Value

08 May 2018|Ireland|Biotechnology
Shire
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

Target: SHIRE PLC

Bidder: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED

29 Service Providers

13 Target | 16 Bidder

154 Dealmakers

49 Target | 106 Bidder

£ 44.35 B

Value

22 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Food Products
Dairy Crest Group
Saputo

Target: DAIRY CREST GROUP PLC

Bidder: SAPUTO INC

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

17 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 975 M

Value

22 May 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems
Safecharge International Group
Nuvei Corporation

Target: SAFECHARGE INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: NUVEI CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

22 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 699 M

Value

15 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas
Eland Oil & Gas
Seplat Petroleum Development Company

Target: ELAND OIL & GAS PLC

Bidder: SEPLAT PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PLC

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

19 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 382 M

Value

05 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers
Hastings Group
Rand Merchant Investment Holdings

Target: HASTINGS GROUP PLC

Bidder: RAND MERCHANT INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

20 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.17 B

Value

25 Aug 2020|United States|Software
Osisoft
Aveva Group

Target: OSISOFT LLC

Bidder: AVEVA GROUP

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

143 Dealmakers

45 Target | 92 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 3.82 B

Value

18 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity
Western Power Distribution
National Grid

Target: WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION

Bidder: NATIONAL GRID

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

106 Dealmakers

2 Target | 54 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 14.40 B

Value

28 Aug 2023|United Kingdom|Health Care Facilities
Circle Health
PUREHEALTH

Target: CIRCLE HEALTH

Bidder: PUREHEALTH

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

60 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 953 M

Value

24 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Electronic Components and Equipment
SEATRONICS
Ashtead Technology

Target: SEATRONICS

Bidder: ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY

5 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

41 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 63 M

Value

01 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Outsourced HR and Staffing
G2v Recruitment Group
FRESHSTREAM

Target: G2V RECRUITMENT GROUP

Bidder: FRESHSTREAM

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

29 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials
Lendlease (uk Construction Business)
Atlas Holdings

Target: LENDLEASE (UK CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS)

Bidder: ATLAS HOLDINGS

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 66 Vendor

n/a

Value

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