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David CoullingHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer

David Coulling

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Deal Bio

Total Deals13
Valued Deals10
Total Value£ 37.64 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 3.76 B

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28 Feb 2017|United Kingdom|Banks
Clearbank
Cffi Uk Ventures

Target: CLEARBANK LTD

Bidder: CFFI UK VENTURES LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Target

8 Dealmakers

8 Target

£ 175 M

Value

07 May 2020|United Kingdom|Cable Television
Virgin Media O2
Virgin Media

Target: VIRGIN MEDIA O2

Bidder: VIRGIN MEDIA INC

16 Service Providers

16 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

58 Bidder

£ 31.00 B

Value

03 Jul 2020|United Kingdom|Satellite
Oneweb
Her Majesty's Government

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

13 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 840 M

Value

26 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Satellite
Oneweb
Eutelsat Group

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: EUTELSAT GROUP

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

30 Target | 30 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 2.83 B

Value

03 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Equipment
AIRTEL-VODAFONE
SURE

Target: AIRTEL-VODAFONE

Bidder: SURE

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Sep 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting
Vantage Data Centers
AUSTRALIANSUPER

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS

Bidder: AUSTRALIANSUPER

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

168 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder | 136 Vendor

£ 1.29 B

Value

14 Aug 2023|Netherlands|Electrical Components
Saietta Group (emobility Assets)
Consolidated Metco

Target: SAIETTA GROUP (EMOBILITY ASSETS)

Bidder: CONSOLIDATED METCO

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

12 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Mobile
CORNERSTONE
Glil Infrastructure

Target: CORNERSTONE

Bidder: GLIL INFRASTRUCTURE

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 360 M

Value

08 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Health Care Services
Norlake Hospitality (two Hoxton Hotels In London)
Archer Hotel Capital

Target: NORLAKE HOSPITALITY (TWO HOXTON HOTELS IN LONDON)

Bidder: ARCHER HOTEL CAPITAL

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

22 Vendor

£ 215 M

Value

13 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity
National Grid Electricity System Operator (eso)
Department For Energy Security And Net Zero (desnz)

Target: NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY SYSTEM OPERATOR (ESO)

Bidder: DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND NET ZERO (DESNZ)

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

16 Vendor

£ 630 M

Value

06 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Equipment
AIRTEL-VODAFONE
SURE

Target: AIRTEL-VODAFONE

Bidder: SURE

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

13 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Alternative Electricity
Smart Metering Systems (bess Business)
Sandbrook Capital

Target: SMART METERING SYSTEMS PLC (BESS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SANDBROOK CAPITAL

6 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

29 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 154 M

Value

26 Aug 2025|United Kingdom|Software
Intelliflo
The Carlyle Group

Target: INTELLIFLO LIMITED

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

4 Target | 26 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 148 M

Value

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