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Charles Ramsey

Special Counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Washington, D.C.

Deal Bio

Total Deals22

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 51.95 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.60 B

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09 Apr 2018|United States|Biotechnology

Target: AVEXIS INC

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

12 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

47 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 5.28 B

Value

07 May 2018|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: STARBUCKS (CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS AND FOODSERVICE BUSINESS)

Bidder: NESTLE

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 5.45 B

Value

29 Jun 2022|Germany|Railroad Equipment

Target: VTG AG

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 10 Vendor

165 Dealmakers

15 Target | 69 Bidder | 81 Vendor

£ 4.39 B

Value

12 Sep 2022|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: PHARMALEX GMBH

Bidder: CENCORA INC (EX-AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION)

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 29 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

06 Oct 2022|United States|Airlines

Target: SKY FUND I IRISH

Bidder: DUBAI AEROSPACE ENTERPRISE

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Jan 2023|United States|Storage Terminals

Target: STORAGE SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: JUNGHEINRICH AG

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

7 Target | 41 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 303 M

Value

02 Mar 2023|Canada|Semiconductors

Target: GAN SYSTEMS

Bidder: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 689 M

Value

02 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

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

17 Jul 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: DTX PHARMA

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

2 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 763 M

Value

11 Aug 2023|China|Consumer Electronics

Target: AAC TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: PREMIUM SOUND SOLUTIONS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

44 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Nov 2023|South Korea|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CHONG KUN DANG PHARMACEUTICAL CORP

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 1.05 B

Value

01 Apr 2024|United States|Biotechnology

Target: ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC

Bidder: MERZ THERAPEUTICS

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

3 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 147 M

Value

22 Jul 2024|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: VALINOR PHARMA

Bidder: GRUNENTHAL

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 193 M

Value

21 Aug 2024|United States|Tobacco

Target: VECTOR GROUP

Bidder: JAPAN TOBACCO INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

39 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 1.84 B

Value

18 Sep 2024|United States|Biotechnology

Target: DERMAVANT

Bidder: ORGANON & CO

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 909 M

Value

06 Nov 2024|United States|Medical Services

Target: RETINA CONSULTANTS OF AMERICA

Bidder: CENCORA INC (EX-AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION)

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

11 Target | 58 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 3.54 B

Value

06 Nov 2024|Israel|IT Services: Other

Target: ADAPTIVE SHIELD

Bidder: CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 211 M

Value

09 Dec 2024|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: PACTIV EVERGREEN

Bidder: NOVOLEX HOLDINGS INC

23 Service Providers

8 Target | 15 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

27 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 5.26 B

Value

20 Feb 2025|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ALANI NUTRITION

Bidder: CELSIUS HOLDINGS INC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

13 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 1.42 B

Value

03 Mar 2025|Canada|Plastics

Target: NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION

Bidder: BOROUGE GROUP INTERNATIONAL

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

1 Target | 75 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 10.65 B

Value

14 Apr 2025|United States|Semiconductors

Target: ALTERA CORPORATION

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 3.41 B

Value

21 May 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: VIGIL NEUROSCIENCE

Bidder: SANOFI SA

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

22 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 448 M

Value