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Cyrus Kapadia

Managing Director at Lazard

Financial Advisor

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals21

Total Value£ 47.61 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.27 B

Market Context

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04 Aug 2017|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: PAYSAFE GROUP PLC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

26 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 3.12 B

Value

16 Dec 2016|United Kingdom|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: SEPURA PLC

Bidder: HYTERA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION LIMITED

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

22 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 152 M

Value

28 Jul 2016|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: PREMIER FARNELL PLC

Bidder: AVNET INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 809 M

Value

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

09 Dec 2015|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: XCHANGING PLC

Bidder: COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

14 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 567 M

Value

15 Sep 2014|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: TUI TRAVEL PLC

Bidder: TUI AG

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

9 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 2.37 B

Value

01 Jul 2013|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: DAILY MAIL AND GENERAL TRUST PLC

Bidder: ROTHERMERE CONTINUATION LIMITED

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 57 M

Value

20 Dec 2012|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: SPORTINGBET PLC

Bidder: WILLIAM HILL PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Target

2 Dealmakers

2 Target

£ 466 M

Value

07 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|Building Materials: Other

Target: SIG (AIR HANDLING DIVISION)

Bidder: FRANCE AIR MANAGEMENT

6 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 198 M

Value

08 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: ARQIVA (TELECOMS DIVISION)

Bidder: CELLNEX TELECOM SA

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

112 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 96 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

14 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: SOPHOS GROUP

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

35 Target | 30 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.12 B

Value

21 Jan 2020|United Kingdom|Internet

Target: FIBRENATION

Bidder: CITYFIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS PLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

4 Target | 14 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 200 M

Value

29 May 2020|United Kingdom|Building Roofing/Wallboard and Plumbing

Target: SIG PLC

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

16 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 85 M

Value

25 Aug 2020|United States|Software

Target: OSISOFT LLC

Bidder: AVEVA GROUP

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

143 Dealmakers

45 Target | 92 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 3.82 B

Value

08 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Mobile

Target: TALKTALK TELECOM

Bidder: TOSCAFUND ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

13 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 1.10 B

Value

13 May 2021|United States|Management Consulting

Target: IRON MOUNTAIN (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: NCC GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

3 Target | 14 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 156 M

Value

05 May 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: IDEAGEN PLC

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

12 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 1.09 B

Value

19 Aug 2022|Brazil|E-commerce

Target: IFOOD

Bidder: NASPERS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 8 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 1.52 B

Value

21 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AVEVA GROUP

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

49 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.03 B

Value

28 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: NUMIS CORPORATION PLC

Bidder: DEUTSCHE BANK AG

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

13 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 410 M

Value

14 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services

Target: ASSURA PLC

Bidder: KKR & CO

23 Service Providers

6 Target | 17 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

14 Target | 71 Bidder

£ 1.79 B

Value