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David Holdsworth

David Holdsworth

Partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals35

Valued Deals28

Total Value£ 66.86 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.39 B

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10 Feb 2017|United States|Food Products

Target: MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY

Bidder: RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

26 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 14.21 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

05 Apr 2018|Spain|Commercial REITs

Target: HISPANIA ACTIVOS INMOBILIARIOS SOCIMI SA

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

9 Target | 6 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 2.00 B

Value

13 May 2019|United States|Health Care Services

Target: ICONTRACTS

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

6 Target | 16 Bidder

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Value

16 May 2019|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NESTLE SKIN HEALTH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

6 Target | 68 Bidder | 125 Vendor

£ 7.81 B

Value

28 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Recreational Services

Target: MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

31 Service Providers

8 Target | 23 Bidder

81 Dealmakers

27 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 4.77 B

Value

18 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: EI GROUP PLC

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

12 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 2.97 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

02 Mar 2020|United States|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: MOBILE MINI INC

Bidder: WILLSCOT MOBILE MINI

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

40 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 5.15 B

Value

15 Apr 2020|United Kingdom|Software

Target: CASTLETON TECHNOLOGY PLC

Bidder: MRI SOFTWARE

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

13 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 82 M

Value

28 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: VENATOR MATERIALS PLC

Bidder: SK CAPITAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

3 Target | 21 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 75 M

Value

02 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: ZUBER ISSA

23 Service Providers

2 Target | 15 Bidder | 4 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 56 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

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