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Daniel Simons

Partner at Hogan Lovells

Advisor Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 26.37 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.32 B

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31 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: SHAWBROOK GROUP PLC

Bidder: POLLEN STREET CAPITAL LIMITED

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

8 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 530 M

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

23 Mar 2015|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: SKRILL GROUP

Bidder: OPTIMAL PAYMENTS PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

16 Bidder

£ 804 M

Value

26 Mar 2015|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: BRITISH CAR AUCTIONS

Bidder: HAVERSHAM HOLDINGS PLC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

11 Target

£ 1.27 B

Value

11 May 2017|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: CLARANET

Bidder: TIKEHAU CAPITAL

1 Service Providers

1 Target

3 Dealmakers

3 Target

n/a

Value

22 May 2017|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: CLARANET

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

1 Service Providers

1 Target

3 Dealmakers

3 Target

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2017|United States|Biotechnology

Target: GE HEALTHCARE DHARMACON

Bidder: HORIZON DISCOVERY GROUP PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

43 Vendor

£ 65 M

Value

05 Sep 2017|United States|Media Agencies

Target: YUME

Bidder: RYTHMONE

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

£ 142 M

Value

07 Nov 2017|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: NEWBRIDGE

Bidder: KINGSWOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

£ 13 M

Value

10 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Electricity Distribution

Target: FLOW ENERGY LIMITED

Bidder: CO-OPERATIVE ENERGY LIMITED

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

9 Vendor

£ 9 M

Value

07 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|Software

Target: ARTILIUM PLC

Bidder: PARETEUM CORP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 78 M

Value

21 Nov 2015|Russian Federation|Environmental Consulting

Target: IG SEISMIC SERVICES PLC

Bidder: OTKRITIE

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

6 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|Miscellaneous Consumer Staple Goods

Target: MOTHERCARE PLC

Bidder: ORA CAPITAL

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

12 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 May 2018|India|E-commerce

Target: FLIPKART

Bidder: WALMART INC

23 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

118 Dealmakers

31 Target | 59 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 11.82 B

Value

14 Nov 2018|United Kingdom|Residential REITs

Target: GRIP REIT PLC

Bidder: GRAINGER PLC

9 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 395 M

Value

27 Jan 2020|Romania|Commercial REITs

Target: GLOBALWORTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LTD

Bidder: CPI PROPERTY GROUP

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 195 M

Value

06 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Medical Services

Target: WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE (ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE BUSINESSES)

Bidder: CENCORA INC (EX-AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION)

15 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

41 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 4.78 B

Value

14 Apr 2021|Romania|Commercial REITs

Target: GLOBALWORTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LTD

Bidder: AROUNDTOWN

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

9 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 671 M

Value

20 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: CLIPPER LOGISTICS

Bidder: GXO LOGISTICS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

17 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 961 M

Value

07 Jul 2022|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: WENTWORTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Bidder: KINGSWOOD ACQUISITION CORP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 174 M

Value

08 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental Consulting

Target: RPS GROUP PLC

Bidder: TETRA TECH INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

15 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 636 M

Value

30 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Mobile

Target: INTERNET MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: CRYSTAL PEAK ACQUISITION

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

11 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 373 M

Value

07 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services

Target: SMART METERING SYSTEMS PLC

Bidder: KKR & CO

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

38 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 1.40 B

Value

10 Sep 2024|Jersey|Gold Mining

Target: CENTAMIN PLC

Bidder: ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

40 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 1.90 B

Value