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Dave LewisA&O Shearman

Dave Lewis

Partner at A&O Shearman

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals43
Valued Deals19
Total Value£ 37.78 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 1.99 B

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09 Aug 2017|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials
Worldpay
Vantiv

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: VANTIV INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

42 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 9.25 B

Value

05 Nov 2015|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems
Visa Europe
Visa

Target: VISA EUROPE LIMITED

Bidder: VISA INC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

20 Vendor

£ 13.77 B

Value

11 Jul 2016|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services
Thomson Reuters (intellectual Property & Science Business)
Onex Corporation

Target: THOMSON REUTERS (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & SCIENCE BUSINESS)

Bidder: ONEX CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 2.73 B

Value

10 Oct 2017|United States|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres
Dupont Teijin Films
Indorama Ventures

Target: DUPONT TEIJIN FILMS

Bidder: INDORAMA VENTURES

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

34 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Oct 2017|United States|Diversified Industrials
Smarte Carte
3i Group

Target: SMARTE CARTE INC

Bidder: 3I GROUP PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

14 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Oct 2017|United States|Transaction Processing
Planet Payment
FINTRAX

Target: PLANET PAYMENT INC

Bidder: FINTRAX

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

31 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Dec 2017|United States|Entertainment
Little Airplane Productions
Studio 100

Target: LITTLE AIRPLANE PRODUCTIONS INC

Bidder: STUDIO 100 NV

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

6 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Jan 2018|United States|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations
Dole Food Co
Greenyard Foods

Target: DOLE FOOD CO INC

Bidder: GREENYARD FOODS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

46 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Jan 2018|United States|Software
Callidus Software
Sap

Target: CALLIDUS SOFTWARE INC

Bidder: SAP SE

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Jun 2018|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development
Beos
Swiss Life Asset Management

Target: BEOS AG

Bidder: SWISS LIFE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Apr 2017|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Akorn
Fresenius & Co Kgaa

Target: AKORN INC

Bidder: FRESENIUS SE & CO KGAA

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

39 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Apr 2016|Spain|Corporate Travel Services
Hotelbedsin Slu
Cinven

Target: HOTELBEDSIN SLU

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jul 2017|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other
Airbus Ds Communications
Motorola Solutions

Target: AIRBUS DS COMMUNICATIONS INC

Bidder: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

146 Dealmakers

146 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Jul 2017|United States|Marine Transportation
Apl
Eqt Partners

Target: APL LTD

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

26 Bidder

£ 787 M

Value

15 Feb 2017|United States|Telecommunications infrastructure
Xtera Communications
Hig Capital

Target: XTERA COMMUNICATIONS INC

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

32 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2016|United States|Food Products
Specialty Blending Co
Associated British Foods

Target: SPECIALTY BLENDING CO LLC

Bidder: ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Jan 2016|Netherlands|Diversified Financials
Nn Group
Institutional Investors

Target: NN GROUP NV

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

63 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Jan 2016|Singapore|Commercial REITs
Redwood Group Asia Pte
Esr Group

Target: REDWOOD GROUP ASIA PTE LTD

Bidder: ESR GROUP LIMITED

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

32 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Dec 2015|United States|Capital Goods
Metem Corp
Ge Aerospace

Target: METEM CORP

Bidder: GE AEROSPACE

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

16 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 May 2015|United States|IT Services: Other
Csra
Sra International

Target: CSRA INC

Bidder: SRA INTERNATIONAL INC

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

45 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Quilter
Old Mutual (shareholders)

Target: QUILTER PLC

Bidder: OLD MUTUAL (SHAREHOLDERS)

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

126 Dealmakers

110 Target | 4 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 2.77 B

Value

23 Dec 2019|Brazil|Telecommunications infrastructure
Cell Site Solutions
Ihs Towers

Target: CELL SITE SOLUTIONS

Bidder: IHS TOWERS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

9 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 375 M

Value

10 Jan 2020|Netherlands|Software
PRECIMA
Nielsen Holdings

Target: PRECIMA

Bidder: NIELSEN HOLDINGS PLC

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

2 Target | 34 Bidder | 36 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Feb 2020|Germany|Machinery: Industrial
Isra Vision
Atlas Copco

Target: ISRA VISION

Bidder: ATLAS COPCO AB

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

35 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 930 M

Value

27 Feb 2020|United States|Containers and Packaging
Greif (consumer Packaging Group)
Graphic Packaging International

Target: GREIF INC (CONSUMER PACKAGING GROUP)

Bidder: GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 65 M

Value

01 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Medical Services
Fishawack Health
Bridgepoint Group

Target: FISHAWACK HEALTH

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

22 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 240 M

Value

09 Oct 2020|United States|Diversified Financials
Liquidnet Holdings
Tp Icap (ex-tullett Prebon Plc)

Target: LIQUIDNET HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: TP ICAP PLC (EX-TULLETT PREBON PLC)

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

116 Dealmakers

25 Target | 91 Bidder

£ 539 M

Value

02 Dec 2020|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians
Waddell & Reed Financial
Macquarie Group

Target: WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

33 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.27 B

Value

16 Mar 2021|United States|Diversified Financials
Indosuez Wealth Management (miami Operations)
Santander Private Banking

Target: INDOSUEZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT (MIAMI OPERATIONS)

Bidder: SANTANDER PRIVATE BANKING

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 May 2021|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Pendal Group

Target: THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC

Bidder: PENDAL GROUP LTD

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 228 M

Value

12 Mar 2020|United States|Distillers and Vintners
Diamond Creek
Champagne Louis Roederer

Target: DIAMOND CREEK

Bidder: CHAMPAGNE LOUIS ROEDERER

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Apr 2021|United States|Food Products
Sweet Harvest Foods
Blue Road Capital

Target: SWEET HARVEST FOODS

Bidder: BLUE ROAD CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Apr 2021|United States|IT Services: Other
EMPIRIX
Apax Partners

Target: EMPIRIX

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

5 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Jul 2021|South Korea|Soft Drinks
Starbuck Coffee Korea
Gic Private

Target: STARBUCK COFFEE KOREA

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 940 M

Value

13 Jan 2015|United Kingdom|Health Care Services
Ivc Group
Mohawk Industries

Target: IVC GROUP

Bidder: MOHAWK INDUSTRIES

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

30 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 791 M

Value

07 Dec 2021|Belgium|Household Equipment and Products
Recticel (engineered Foams Business)
CARPENTER

Target: RECTICEL (ENGINEERED FOAMS BUSINESS)

Bidder: CARPENTER

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 388 M

Value

24 Jan 2022|Brazil|Telecommunications infrastructure
São Paulo Cinco Locação De Torres Ltda
Ihs Towers

Target: SÃO PAULO CINCO LOCAÇÃO DE TORRES LTDA

Bidder: IHS TOWERS

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 232 M

Value

25 Jan 2024|United States|Cosmetics
CHAPSTICK
Yellow Wood Partners

Target: CHAPSTICK

Bidder: YELLOW WOOD PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 337 M

Value

16 May 2024|United States|Digital Services
TORC
Randstad

Target: TORC

Bidder: RANDSTAD NV

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jul 2024|United States|Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)
Mro Holdings
Bain Capital

Target: MRO HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Mar 2024|United States|Semiconductors
Holu Hou Energy
Irradiant Partners

Target: HOLU HOU ENERGY LLC

Bidder: IRRADIANT PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

14 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 27 M

Value

05 Aug 2024|United States|Chemicals: Diversified
Oci Clean Ammonia
Woodside Energy Group

Target: OCI CLEAN AMMONIA

Bidder: WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 2.10 B

Value

16 Oct 2024|United States|Software
KYRIBA
Bridgepoint Group

Target: KYRIBA

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

4 Target | 35 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

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