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Chris Connolly

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals18

Valued Deals13

Total Value£ 54.47 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.19 B

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18 Jul 2016|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: ARM HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

26 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 23.67 B

Value

05 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: REGAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

Bidder: CINEWORLD GROUP PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 4.31 B

Value

31 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: COSTA COFFEE LIMITED

Bidder: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 3.90 B

Value

08 Oct 2018|United States|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: ROWAN COMPANIES INC

Bidder: ENSCO PLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

22 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 1.88 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

11 Jun 2020|United States|E-commerce

Target: GRUBHUB INC

Bidder: JUST EAT PLC

17 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

81 Dealmakers

27 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 5.74 B

Value

05 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: AGGREKO PLC

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

25 Service Providers

7 Target | 18 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

33 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 2.32 B

Value

08 Feb 2021|Canada|Diversified Industrials

Target: PINNACLE RENEWABLE ENERGY INC

Bidder: DRAX GROUP PLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

21 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 422 M

Value

16 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: DAVIES GROUP LTD

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

13 Target | 51 Bidder | 20 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 May 2021|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: SANNE GROUP PLC

Bidder: APEX GROUP LTD

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

16 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 1.51 B

Value

27 May 2021|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: DREAMS

Bidder: TEMPUR SEALY

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

9 Target | 25 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 335 M

Value

16 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: ULTRA ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

28 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 2.57 B

Value

16 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: CITYFIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

7 Target | 10 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 825 M

Value

02 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: WILDSTONE

Bidder: ANTIN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS SAS

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Risk and Compliance

Target: CHAS

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

4 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jan 2023|Isle of Man|Software

Target: PACIFIC FUND SYSTEMS

Bidder: APEX GROUP LTD

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 May 2024|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: HARGREAVES LANSDOWN

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

19 Service Providers

9 Target | 10 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

29 Target | 60 Bidder

£ 5.40 B

Value

10 Oct 2024|Luxembourg|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: NIKKO ASSET MANAGEMENT LUXEMBOURG

Bidder: FUNDROCK MANAGEMENT COMPANY SA

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value