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Chris Thomas

Counsel at Weil Gotshal and Manges

Lawyer

London, Brussels

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 27.06 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.93 B

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01 Feb 2021|Ireland|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS

Bidder: EATON CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 2.06 B

Value

26 Feb 2021|Portugal|Containers and Packaging

Target: LOGOPLASTE

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

24 Service Providers

6 Target | 15 Bidder | 3 Vendor

248 Dealmakers

13 Target | 65 Bidder | 171 Vendor

£ 1.22 B

Value

19 Apr 2021|United States|Software

Target: NUMERATOR

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

6 Target | 49 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.09 B

Value

28 May 2021|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: PLANET PAYMENT GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

6 Target | 29 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Jun 2021|China|Machinery: Industrial

Target: SUIZHONG MINGHUI INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: SUN CAPITAL PARTNERS INC

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

11 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jan 2023|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: KERRY GROUP PLC (SWEET INGREDIENTS PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: IRCA GROUP

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

57 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 441 M

Value

03 Mar 2023|United States|Software

Target: QUALTRICS INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

185 Dealmakers

76 Target | 85 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 10.44 B

Value

07 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: TAG WORLDWIDE

Bidder: DENTSU INC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: MYPOS

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 436 M

Value

11 Feb 2024|Italy|Oil Refining and Marketing

Target: SARAS

Bidder: VITOL GROUP

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 508 M

Value

30 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Environmental Consulting

Target: ADLER & ALLAN LTD

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVES

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jun 2024|Germany|IT Services: Other

Target: AAREON AG

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

22 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 14 Vendor

148 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder | 113 Vendor

£ 3.30 B

Value

08 Jul 2024|United States|Defense

Target: ULTRA MARITIME (SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT & POWER BUSINESS)

Bidder: ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 429 M

Value

13 Aug 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: SYSPRO

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

41 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: NEXSYS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 36 M

Value

14 Apr 2025|Denmark|Defense

Target: COBHAM SATCOM (THRANE & THRANE)

Bidder: SOLIX GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Apr 2025|Netherlands|Containers and Packaging

Target: SCHOELLER ALLIBERT

Bidder: LA CAISSE (EX-CDPQ)

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

94 Dealmakers

4 Target | 29 Bidder | 61 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Apr 2025|Belgium|Textile Products

Target: SPORTS & LEISURE GROUP

Bidder: TENCATE GRASS

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

25 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Electrical Components

Target: SPECTRIS PLC

Bidder: KKR & CO

22 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

125 Dealmakers

30 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 4.70 B

Value

16 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: ULTRA PCS (PRECISION CONTROL SYSTEMS)

Bidder: EATON CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 42 Vendor

£ 1.14 B

Value

21 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Machinery: Industrial

Target: ERIKS UK & IRELAND

Bidder: NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

1 Target | 41 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Oct 2025|United Kingdom|Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)

Target: RUBIX GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Bidder: NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

12 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Aug 2025|United States|Defense

Target: COHERENT (AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE BUSINESS)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

55 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 295 M

Value

16 Sep 2025|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: XPLOR TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

41 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Oct 2025|United States|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: CORVEX MANAGEMENT

23 Service Providers

5 Target | 18 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

34 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 964 M

Value