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Cover Image Darren Phelan

Darren Phelan

Counsel at Ashurst

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Total Deals25

Valued Deals24

Total Value£ 46.03 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.92 B

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14 Aug 2015|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: PALLETFORCE PLC

Bidder: EMERGEVEST LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

£ 24 M

Value

16 May 2017|Germany|Education Services

Target: SCHUELERHILFE

Bidder: OAKLEY CAPITAL

1 Service Providers

7 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

05 Sep 2017|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AVEVA GROUP

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

31 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 550 M

Value

24 Apr 2019|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: KCOM GROUP

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

15 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 628 M

Value

28 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Recreational Services

Target: MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

31 Service Providers

8 Target | 23 Bidder

81 Dealmakers

27 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 4.77 B

Value

18 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CONSORT MEDICAL PLC

Bidder: RECIPHARM AB

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

14 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 627 M

Value

03 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: HUNTSWORTH PLC

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

19 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 524 M

Value

05 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: HASTINGS GROUP PLC

Bidder: RAND MERCHANT INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

20 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.17 B

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 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Security Services

Target: G4S PLC

Bidder: ALLIED UNIVERSAL

30 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

142 Dealmakers

57 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 3.82 B

Value

05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

32 Service Providers

9 Target | 23 Bidder

184 Dealmakers

51 Target | 139 Bidder

£ 7.20 B

Value

19 May 2021|United Kingdom|Infrastructure Funds

Target: JOHN LAING GROUP PLC

Bidder: KKR & CO

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

38 Target | 66 Bidder

£ 2.00 B

Value

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