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Christian F. McDermott

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals19

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 31.06 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.07 B

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12 Nov 2019|Nigeria|Payments / Commerce

Target: INTERSWITCH LIMITED

Bidder: VISA INC

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

11 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 200 M

Value

05 Mar 2021|United States|FinTech

Target: CIPHER MINING TECHNOLOGIES INC

Bidder: GOOD WORKS ACQUISITION CORP

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

16 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 1.44 B

Value

24 Jun 2021|Jersey|IT Services: Other

Target: JT IOT

Bidder: PERWYN LIMITED

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Mar 2021|Netherlands|Mobile

Target: AIRTEL MOBILE COMMERCE BV

Bidder: THE RISE FUND LP

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 143 M

Value

15 Feb 2022|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: MONEYGRAM

Bidder: MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS LLC

20 Service Providers

5 Target | 15 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

39 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 1.33 B

Value

06 Jul 2023|United States|Transaction Processing

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

29 Service Providers

2 Target | 20 Bidder | 7 Vendor

151 Dealmakers

5 Target | 40 Bidder | 106 Vendor

£ 9.21 B

Value

01 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: FASTMARKETS

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Aug 2023|South Africa|FinTech

Target: MTN GROUP FINTECH

Bidder: MASTERCARD INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 155 M

Value

29 Aug 2023|Denmark|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: URBASER (NORDIC BUSINESS)

Bidder: CUBE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS SA

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 334 M

Value

09 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Gaming

Target: JAGEX

Bidder: HAVELI INVESTMENTS

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 900 M

Value

30 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: QUINTAIN ESTATES AND DEVELOPMENT PLC

Bidder: ARES MANAGEMENT

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 755 M

Value

07 Aug 2024|Singapore|Software

Target: SKUAD

Bidder: PAYONEER

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 47 M

Value

26 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AFFINITY

Bidder: CANVA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Education Services

Target: NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION INC

Bidder: NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP

17 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

52 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 11.11 B

Value

25 Nov 2024|Australia|Iron and Steel

Target: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC (STEELMAKING COAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 3.03 B

Value

04 Dec 2024|Czechia|Biotechnology

Target: NOVAVAX (MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN BOHUMIL)

Bidder: NOVO NORDISK

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

6 Vendor

£ 157 M

Value

10 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: PLAYFUSION PUBLISHING

Bidder: BUILD A ROCKET BOY

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 78 M

Value

12 Dec 2024|Germany|Diversified Industrials

Target: BOSCH GROUP (SECURITY AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT BUSINESS)

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

42 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 May 2025|Netherlands|Diversified Financials

Target: DERIBIT

Bidder: COINBASE

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

7 Target | 20 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 2.17 B

Value