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Charles Steward

Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals21

Total Value£ 28.94 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.38 B

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07 Jul 2017|United Kingdom|Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)

Target: CAPE PLC

Bidder: ALTRAD SA

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

13 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 414 M

Value

08 May 2017|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: NEVADA INVESTMENTS TOPCO LTD

Bidder: KIRS GROUP LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Nov 2018|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: THOUGHT MACHINE GROUP LTD

Bidder: LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 1 M

Value

03 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Recreational Services

Target: LIBERTY LIVING

Bidder: THE UNITE GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 1.12 B

Value

16 Dec 2019|Canada|Entertainment

Target: CINEPLEX

Bidder: CINEWORLD GROUP PLC

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

10 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 1.57 B

Value

24 Jan 2020|Singapore|Payments / Commerce

Target: OPTAL LIMITED

Bidder: WEX

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

31 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 433 M

Value

17 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: SHARE PLC

Bidder: INTERACTIVE INVESTOR SERVICES LIMITED

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

12 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 54 M

Value

21 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services

Target: DAEJAN HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: FRESHWATER GROUP

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

7 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 268 M

Value

06 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Diversified Retailers

Target: VIA OUTLETS

Bidder: APG GROUP NV

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 8 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

3 Target | 14 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 274 M

Value

24 Feb 2021|Canada|General Mining

Target: VALE CANADA LIMITED

Bidder: ANGLO PACIFIC GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 164 M

Value

18 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity

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

18 Mar 2021|United States|Conventional Electricity

Target: NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC

Bidder: PPL CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 54 Vendor

£ 2.74 B

Value

24 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: GOUSTO

Bidder: SOFTBANK VISION FUND 2

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

5 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 169 M

Value

02 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Commercial REITs

Target: MCKAY SECURITIES

Bidder: WORKSPACE GROUP

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

24 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 277 M

Value

13 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: GO-AHEAD

Bidder: OPTRUST (OPSEU PENSION TRUST)

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

39 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 699 M

Value

05 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: WENTWORTH RESOURCES

Bidder: MAUREL & PROM

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

21 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 61 M

Value

15 Sep 2023|France|Health Care Services

Target: ATLANTA GROUP

Bidder: MARKERSTUDY GROUP

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

100 Dealmakers

2 Target | 90 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: METRO BANK PLC

Bidder: SPALDY INVESTMENTS

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

15 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 325 M

Value

16 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: HOTEL CHOCOLAT

Bidder: MARS INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

22 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 534 M

Value

11 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services

Target: LXI REIT

Bidder: LONDONMETRIC PROPERTY

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

19 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 3.13 B

Value

29 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: LONDON & CAPITAL

Bidder: WAVERTON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity

Target: NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY SYSTEM OPERATOR (ESO)

Bidder: DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND NET ZERO (DESNZ)

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

16 Vendor

£ 630 M

Value

14 Aug 2025|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY

Bidder: THE UNITE GROUP PLC

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

11 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 723 M

Value

13 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|General Mining

Target: ADRIATIC METALS

Bidder: DUNDEE PRECIOUS METALS INC

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

26 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 957 M

Value