MergerLinks - Darren Phelan

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Darren Phelan

Counsel at Ashurst

Advisor Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals22

Valued Deals21

Total Value£40,131M

Avg. Deal Size£1,911M

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Specialty Retailers

PrivateMboPrivate Equity

target

Palletforce

Emergevest

bidder

Emergevest

£24m

6 dealmakers

Education Services

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

SCHUELERHILFE

Oakley Capital

bidder

Oakley Capital

value n/a

7 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Aveva Group

target

Aveva Group

Schneider Electric

bidder

Schneider Electric

£550m

67 dealmakers

IT Services: Other

PublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

Kcom Group

target

Kcom Group

Macquarie Group

bidder

Macquarie Group

£628m

39 dealmakers

Recreational Services

PublicPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

Merlin Entertainments

target

Merlin Entertainments

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

bidder

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

£4,770m

81 dealmakers

Pharmaceuticals

AcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivatisationCross Border

Consort Medical

target

Consort Medical

Recipharm

bidder

Recipharm

£627m

36 dealmakers

Management Consulting

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublicTender OfferPrivatisationCross Border

Huntsworth

target

Huntsworth

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£524m

63 dealmakers

Insurance Brokers

Cross BorderSchemePrivatisationAcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivate Equity

Hastings Group

target

Hastings Group

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings

bidder

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings

£1,166m

53 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateMergerCross Border

Osisoft

target

Osisoft

Aveva Group

bidder

Aveva Group

£3,819m

143 dealmakers

Security Services

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity

G4s

target

G4s

Allied Universal

bidder

Allied Universal

£3,820m

142 dealmakers

Full Line Insurance

PublicCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisition

Rsa Insurance Group

target

Rsa Insurance Group

Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec (cdpq)

bidder

Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec (cdpq)

£7,200m

184 dealmakers

Infrastructure Funds

PublicCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivatisation

John Laing Group

target

John Laing Group

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£2,000m

93 dealmakers

Health Care Services

PublicAcquisitionMajorityCross Border

Spire Healthcare Group

target

Spire Healthcare Group

Ramsay Health Care

bidder

Ramsay Health Care

£2,063m

111 dealmakers

Other Specialty REITs

PublicDomesticAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority

Gcp Student Living

target

Gcp Student Living

Iq Student Accommodation

bidder

Iq Student Accommodation

£1,112m

33 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityPublic

Ultra Electronics Holdings

target

Ultra Electronics Holdings

Advent International Corporation

bidder

Advent International Corporation

£2,570m

69 dealmakers

Commercial REITs

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPublic

Mckay Securities

target

Mckay Securities

Workspace Group

bidder

Workspace Group

£277m

41 dealmakers

Oil Equipment and Services

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPrivatisation

Contourglobal

target

Contourglobal

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£1,750m

61 dealmakers

Waste and Disposal Services

Cross BorderPublicPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority

Biffa Group

target

Biffa Group

Energy Capital Partners

bidder

Energy Capital Partners

£1,935m

80 dealmakers

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Cross BorderAcquisitionPublicMajorityPrivate Equity

Xpediator

target

Xpediator

BALTCAP

bidder

BALTCAP

£45m

32 dealmakers

Energy / Utility Services

Cross BorderMajorityPublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

Smart Metering Systems

target

Smart Metering Systems

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£1,400m

85 dealmakers

AcquisitionPublicCross BorderMajority

Hipgnosis Songs Fund

target

Hipgnosis Songs Fund

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£1,239m

36 dealmakers

Express Courier / Parcels

Cross BorderMajorityPublicAcquisitionTender OfferPrivatisation

International Distributions Services (royal Mail)

target

International Distributions Services (royal Mail)

Ep Group

bidder

Ep Group

£2,606m

73 dealmakers

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