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David Foster

Partner at A&O Shearman

Lawyer

Dubai

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals10

Total Value£ 9.96 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 996 M

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24 May 2016|United Kingdom|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: MP&SILVA GROUP

Bidder: BEIJING BAOFENG TECHNOLOGY

1 Service Providers

1 Target

40 Dealmakers

40 Target

n/a

Value

01 Mar 2015|United Kingdom|Software

Target: REFME LIMITED

Bidder: GEMS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2017|United Arab Emirates|E-commerce

Target: SOUQ.COM

Bidder: AMAZON.COM INC

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 620 M

Value

10 Aug 2017|United Arab Emirates|Digital Services

Target: HUG DIGITAL FZ LLC

Bidder: WPP PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Aug 2017|United States|Customer Relationship Management

Target: RICHARD ATTIAS & ASSOCIATES LLC

Bidder: WPP PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Nov 2017|United Arab Emirates|Specialty Retailers

Target: WE CASH ANY CAR COMPANY LLC

Bidder: DUBIZZLE MIDDLE EAST FZ LLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Nov 2017|United Arab Emirates|Specialty Retailers

Target: EXPAT WHEELS LLC

Bidder: DUBIZZLE MIDDLE EAST FZ LLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Jan 2018|United Arab Emirates|Education Services

Target: GEMS EDUCATION

Bidder: KHAZANAH NASIONAL BERHAD

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

3 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Mar 2018|Qatar|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: AL SHAHEEN WEATHERFORD Q.S.C

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

18 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Apr 2018|United Arab Emirates|Mobile

Target: THURAYA TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY

Bidder: AL YAH SATELLITE COMMUNICATION COMPANY PJSC

1 Service Providers

1 Target

11 Dealmakers

11 Target

n/a

Value

26 Apr 2016|Jordan|Banks

Target: JORDAN DUBAI ISLAMIC BANK

Bidder: BANK AL ETIHAD PLC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 88 M

Value

09 Feb 2017|Saudi Arabia|Management Consulting

Target: ELIXIR CREATIVE SOLUTIONS LTD

Bidder: MCKINSEY & COMPANY INC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)

Target: PII GROUP LTD

Bidder: MILAHA CAPITAL

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

2 Dealmakers

2 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2017|United Arab Emirates|Education Services

Target: WESGREEN INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE SCHOOL

Bidder: GEMS EDUCATION

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Mar 2015|Saudi Arabia|Capital Goods

Target: SAUDI MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES CO

Bidder: ARAB PETROLEUM INVESTMENTS CORP

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

2 Dealmakers

2 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Jul 2019|United Arab Emirates|Education Services

Target: GEMS EDUCATION

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

11 Target | 11 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Apr 2020|United Arab Emirates|Digital Services

Target: EMERGING MARKETS PROPERTY GROUP (MENA & SOUTH ASIA BUSINESSES)

Bidder: OLX GROUP

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 121 M

Value

14 Jan 2020|United Arab Emirates|Health Care Services

Target: IVI MIDDLE EAST

Bidder: GULF CAPITAL

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

6 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Feb 2021|Chile|E-commerce

Target: YAPO.CL SPA

Bidder: FRONTIER DIGITAL VENTURES

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 14 M

Value

22 Apr 2021|Saudi Arabia|FinTech

Target: TAMARA

Bidder: CHECKOUT.COM

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

7 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 78 M

Value

17 Feb 2021|Australia|Software

Target: ORDERHIVE

Bidder: CIN7

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Apr 2022|Saudi Arabia|Software

Target: FOODICS

Bidder: ENDEAVOR CATALYST

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 130 M

Value

06 Jun 2022|United Arab Emirates|Ports

Target: DP WORLD (UAE ASSETS)

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

13 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 10 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 4.00 B

Value

21 Jun 2022|United Arab Emirates|Venture Capital

Target: ABU DHABI FUTURE ENERGY COMPANY (MASDAR)

Bidder: ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC)

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.04 B

Value

18 Jun 2024|United Arab Emirates|Education Services

Target: GEMS EDUCATION

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

167 Dealmakers

32 Target | 127 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.58 B

Value

10 May 2024|United Arab Emirates|Transportation Services

Target: HAFEET RAIL

Bidder: ETIHAD RAIL

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

£ 2.28 B

Value

09 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Automobiles

Target: MCLAREN GROUP

Bidder: CYVN HOLDINGS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value