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Cover Image Chris Smale

Chris Smale

Partner at Linklaters

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals77

Valued Deals48

Total Value£ 93.53 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.95 B

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16 May 2019|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NESTLE SKIN HEALTH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

6 Target | 68 Bidder | 125 Vendor

£ 7.81 B

Value

22 Jul 2019|Switzerland|Containers and Packaging

Target: CLARIANT (HEALTHCARE PACKAGING BUSINESS)

Bidder: ARSENAL CAPITAL PARTNERS INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 250 M

Value

02 Oct 2019|Canada|Gaming

Target: THE STARS GROUP INC

Bidder: FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT

25 Service Providers

10 Target | 15 Bidder

103 Dealmakers

37 Target | 68 Bidder

£ 8.35 B

Value

22 Dec 2019|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: HARWOOD WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP PLC

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

12 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 90 M

Value

09 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ICELAND FOODS

Bidder: TARSEM DHALIWAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 115 M

Value

25 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: INTERSERVE (SUPPORT SERVICES ARM)

Bidder: MITIE GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

159 Dealmakers

132 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 190 M

Value

29 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: BP (PETROCHEMICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: INEOS

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 4.05 B

Value

11 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: KANDY THERAPEUTICS LTD

Bidder: BAYER AG

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 8 Vendor

100 Dealmakers

29 Target | 57 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 326 M

Value

31 Aug 2020|Singapore|Software

Target: INNOVIX DISTRIBUTION

Bidder: TECH DATA CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 35 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Sep 2020|Japan|Medical Equipment

Target: TAKEDA (TACHOSIL)

Bidder: GTCR LLC

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 66 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

22 Sep 2020|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NEURAXPHARM

Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP

21 Service Providers

2 Target | 11 Bidder | 8 Vendor

130 Dealmakers

5 Target | 55 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 1.47 B

Value

16 Oct 2020|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: GTT COMMUNICATIONS (INFRASTRUCTURE DIVISION)

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

26 Service Providers

15 Bidder | 11 Vendor

213 Dealmakers

161 Bidder | 52 Vendor

£ 1.66 B

Value

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