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Briony Pollard

Associate at Weil Gotshal and Manges

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals9

Total Value£ 8.77 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 975 M

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12 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: KANTAR GROUP

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

28 Service Providers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 10 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

2 Target | 40 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 3.04 B

Value

23 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Software

Target: ARTHUR

Bidder: AAREON AG

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

3 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: KYMAB

Bidder: SANOFI SA

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 10 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

7 Target | 37 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 811 M

Value

16 Nov 2020|Hong Kong|IT Services: Other

Target: ISI EMERGING MARKETS GROUP LTD

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Toll Roads

Target: WJ GROUP

Bidder: THI INVESTMENTS

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

7 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Feb 2021|Portugal|Containers and Packaging

Target: LOGOPLASTE

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

24 Service Providers

6 Target | 15 Bidder | 3 Vendor

248 Dealmakers

13 Target | 65 Bidder | 171 Vendor

£ 1.22 B

Value

03 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: NODE4

Bidder: PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

10 Target | 36 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: LAIRD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS

Bidder: DUPONT

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 1.65 B

Value

17 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: VACCITECH

Bidder: GILEAD SCIENCES

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 121 M

Value

28 Apr 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: ASCENTI

Bidder: BD-CAPITAL

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 May 2021|United Kingdom|Auto Services

Target: WEJO

Bidder: VIRTUOSO ACQUISITION CORP.

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

44 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 565 M

Value

13 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: CURTIS BROWN GROUP

Bidder: UNITED TALENT AGENCY LLC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

13 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: BIONIC

Bidder: OMERS PRIVATE EQUITY

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Auto Services

Target: ZAPP

Bidder: CIIG CAPITAL PARTNERS II

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

22 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 484 M

Value

11 Jan 2023|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: KERRY GROUP PLC (SWEET INGREDIENTS PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: IRCA GROUP

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

57 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 441 M

Value

07 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: TAG WORLDWIDE

Bidder: DENTSU INC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: BRIT STOPS

Bidder: HARVEST HOSTS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 May 2023|United States|Building Roofing/Wallboard and Plumbing

Target: CELEROS FLOW TECHNOLOGY (FILTRATION DIVISION)

Bidder: PX3 PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

43 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Apr 2023|Jamaica|General Mining

Target: JAMALCO

Bidder: CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: MYPOS

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 436 M

Value

20 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Internet

Target: FREEDOM FIBRE

Bidder: EQUITIX LTD

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

12 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value