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Charles CookDLA Piper

Charles Cook

Partner at DLA Piper

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals15
Valued Deals7
Total Value£ 8.98 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 1.28 B

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13 Sep 2017|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals
Quantum Pharma
Clinigen Group

Target: QUANTUM PHARMA PLC

Bidder: CLINIGEN GROUP PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 158 M

Value

20 Feb 2017|United Kingdom|Industrial Distribution
Mercury Holdings
Hayley Group

Target: MERCURY HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: HAYLEY GROUP LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Industrial Distribution
Bearing Transmission & Lubricant Supplies
Hayley Group

Target: BEARING TRANSMISSION & LUBRICANT SUPPLIES LTD

Bidder: HAYLEY GROUP LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Control and Filter
Vee Bee Filtration Uk
Signum Technology

Target: VEE BEE FILTRATION UK LTD

Bidder: SIGNUM TECHNOLOGY LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Aug 2017|Guernsey|Knowledge Process Outsourcing
Cpa Global
Leonard Green & Partners

Target: CPA GLOBAL LTD

Bidder: LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERS LP

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

8 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 2.40 B

Value

04 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Miscellaneous Consumer Staple Goods
Rp Adam
Ecolab

Target: RP ADAM

Bidder: ECOLAB INC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)
Hayley 247 Engineering Services
Nova Acquisition

Target: HAYLEY 247 ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD

Bidder: NOVA ACQUISITION LTD

3 Service Providers

3 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

9 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Feb 2017|Sweden|Telecommunications Equipment
Nextg-com
Arm Holdings

Target: NEXTG-COM LTD

Bidder: ARM HOLDINGS PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2017|Czechia|Industrial Distribution
Hayley Cz Sro
Desours And Cabaud Slovakia Sro

Target: HAYLEY CZ SRO

Bidder: DESOURS AND CABAUD SLOVAKIA SRO

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

3 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jan 2018|Netherlands|Pharmaceuticals
Ast Farma
Dechra Pharmaceuticals

Target: AST FARMA

Bidder: DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

15 Bidder

£ 297 M

Value

07 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Food Products
Fox's Biscuits
Ferrero International

Target: FOX'S BISCUITS

Bidder: FERRERO INTERNATIONAL SA

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 246 M

Value

17 May 2021|Germany|Food Products
Gu Puds
Exponent Private Equity

Target: GU PUDS

Bidder: EXPONENT PRIVATE EQUITY

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 18 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 May 2022|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Intercept Pharmaceuticals (businesses Outside Of The Us)
Advanz Pharma Corp

Target: INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS (BUSINESSES OUTSIDE OF THE US)

Bidder: ADVANZ PHARMA CORP

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

47 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 359 M

Value

08 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental Consulting
Rps Group
Tetra Tech

Target: RPS GROUP PLC

Bidder: TETRA TECH INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

15 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 636 M

Value

02 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals
Dechra Pharmaceuticals
Eqt Partners

Target: DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

16 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 4.88 B

Value

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