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David Higgins

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals65

Valued Deals41

Total Value£ 86.52 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.11 B

Market Context

Awards

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02 Jun 2015|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: CENTER PARCS

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 2.45 B

Value

08 Oct 2018|United States|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: ROWAN COMPANIES INC

Bidder: ENSCO PLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

22 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 1.88 B

Value

15 Oct 2018|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: ENERMECH GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Jan 2019|Norway|Software

Target: VISMA AS

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: INMARSAT PLC

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

46 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 4.21 B

Value

10 Sep 2018|Spain|Toll Roads

Target: ITINERE INFRAESTRUCTURAS SA

Bidder: CORSAIR CAPITAL LLC

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

4 Target | 39 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 247 M

Value

31 May 2019|Croatia|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: TELE2 AB (CROATIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: UNITED GROUP BV

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 194 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

12 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: ADVANCED COMPUTER SOFTWARE GROUP LTD

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

14 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: SOPHOS GROUP

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

35 Target | 30 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.12 B

Value

21 Oct 2019|United States|Software

Target: ERESEARCHTECHNOLOGY INC

Bidder: NOVO HOLDINGS A/S

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

3 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Mar 2019|Ukraine|Software

Target: MURKA LTD

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Jan 2020|Germany|Machinery: Industrial

Target: THYSSENKRUPP (ELEVATOR TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS)

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

51 Service Providers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 14 Vendor

156 Dealmakers

2 Target | 92 Bidder | 60 Vendor

£ 13.01 B

Value

06 Mar 2020|France|Education Services

Target: GALILEO GLOBAL EDUCATION

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

2 Target | 48 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Apr 2020|France|Biotechnology

Target: POLYPLUS TRANSFECTION SA

Bidder: ARCHIMED SAS

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

7 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 479 M

Value

14 May 2020|United Kingdom|Software

Target: METASWITCH NETWORKS

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jul 2020|Italy|Machinery: Specialty

Target: IMA INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE SPA

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

19 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

8 Target | 37 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 2.64 B

Value

21 Aug 2020|Norway|Software

Target: VISMA AS

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

36 Service Providers

8 Target | 26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

125 Dealmakers

6 Target | 81 Bidder | 53 Vendor

£ 1.16 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

16 Sep 2020|Japan|Medical Equipment

Target: TAKEDA (TACHOSIL)

Bidder: GTCR LLC

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 66 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

14 Oct 2020|Luxembourg|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: FUNDROCK MANAGEMENT COMPANY SA

Bidder: APEX GROUP LTD

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

3 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Nov 2020|Netherlands|Media Agencies

Target: KEESING MEDIA GROUP BV

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 269 M

Value

21 Nov 2020|Italy|Soft Drinks

Target: ILLYCAFFE

Bidder: RHONE CAPITAL

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

12 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 178 M

Value

21 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Airlines

Target: SIGNATURE AVIATION

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

21 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

150 Dealmakers

33 Target | 117 Bidder

£ 3.39 B

Value

25 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Gaming

Target: JAGEX

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

3 Target | 13 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ADVANZ PHARMA CORP

Bidder: NORDIC CAPITAL LTD

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

26 Target | 58 Bidder

£ 1.65 B

Value

01 Feb 2021|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: SURGICAL SPECIALTIES CORP

Bidder: GTCR LLC

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

20 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 584 M

Value

26 Feb 2021|Germany|Footwear

Target: BIRKENSTOCK GMBH & CO

Bidder: L CATTERTON

20 Service Providers

9 Target | 11 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

35 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 3.48 B

Value

04 Feb 2021|Italy|Containers and Packaging

Target: AMB SPA

Bidder: PEAK ROCK CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 May 2021|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: SANNE GROUP PLC

Bidder: APEX GROUP LTD

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

16 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 1.51 B

Value

28 Sep 2020|Netherlands|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: EUROFIBER NEDERLAND BV

Bidder: PGGM

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 May 2021|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: DREAMS

Bidder: TEMPUR SEALY

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

9 Target | 25 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 335 M

Value

12 Jul 2021|France|Auto Services

Target: BELRON SA

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

5 Target | 28 Bidder | 42 Vendor

£ 3.02 B

Value

13 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: VALTECH

Bidder: VERLINVEST

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

8 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2021|Greece|Pharmaceuticals

Target: PHARMATHEN

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

2 Target | 62 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 1.37 B

Value

27 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Security Equipment

Target: CHUBB FIRE & SECURITY

Bidder: API GROUP INC

19 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

210 Dealmakers

4 Target | 38 Bidder | 168 Vendor

£ 2.25 B

Value

03 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Customer Relationship Management

Target: CONDECO

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Aug 2021|Germany|Building Materials: Other

Target: CERAMTEC GMBH

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.61 B

Value

16 Aug 2021|Greece|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: WIND HELLAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: UNITED GROUP BV

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

9 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: CITYFIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

7 Target | 10 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 825 M

Value

07 Oct 2021|United Arab Emirates|Consumer Services: Other

Target: VFS GLOBAL

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.84 B

Value

11 Nov 2021|Spain|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: STI NORLAND

Bidder: ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 485 M

Value

04 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: MOONBUG ENTERTAINMENT

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

6 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 2.08 B

Value

13 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Facilities

Target: ELYSIUM HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Bidder: RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 775 M

Value

11 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: FNZ LTD

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

10 Target | 24 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 1.03 B

Value

01 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: FORTERRO

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 835 M

Value

21 Apr 2022|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: ASCOT LLOYD

Bidder: NORDIC CAPITAL LTD

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

6 Target | 18 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 May 2022|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: MAITLAND (MANCO BUSINESS)

Bidder: APEX GROUP LTD

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Jun 2022|Germany|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: CONTABO

Bidder: KKR & CO

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

15 Target | 20 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 59 M

Value

02 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: WILDSTONE

Bidder: ANTIN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS SAS

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Oct 2022|France|Pharmaceuticals

Target: UNITHER PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: PARQUEST CAPITAL

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Risk and Compliance

Target: CHAS

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

4 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jan 2023|Isle of Man|Software

Target: PACIFIC FUND SYSTEMS

Bidder: APEX GROUP LTD

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Jul 2023|Italy|Machinery: Specialty

Target: IMA INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE SPA

Bidder: BDT & MSD PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

23 Target | 10 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 2.41 B

Value

12 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: AUTOVISTA GROUP

Bidder: JD POWER

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

24 Target | 32 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: TESSIAN

Bidder: PROOFPOINT INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

6 Target | 39 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Gaming

Target: JAGEX

Bidder: HAVELI INVESTMENTS

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 900 M

Value

11 Apr 2024|Ireland|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: WINTHROP TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

9 Target | 26 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

21 Service Providers

6 Target | 15 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

23 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 1.24 B

Value

26 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: DARKTRACE

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

18 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 4.00 B

Value

23 May 2024|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: HARGREAVES LANSDOWN

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

19 Service Providers

9 Target | 10 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

29 Target | 60 Bidder

£ 5.40 B

Value

29 May 2024|United Kingdom|Express Courier / Parcels

Target: INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC (ROYAL MAIL)

Bidder: EP GROUP

21 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

49 Target | 31 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 4.31 B

Value

20 Dec 2024|Germany|FinTech

Target: REGNOLOGY

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 381 M

Value

10 Oct 2024|Luxembourg|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: NIKKO ASSET MANAGEMENT LUXEMBOURG

Bidder: FUNDROCK MANAGEMENT COMPANY SA

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Apr 2025|Serbia|Health Care Services

Target: CENTRUL MEDICAL UNIREA SRL (REGINA MARIA)

Bidder: MEHILÄINEN

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 40 Bidder

n/a

Value