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David N. Brooks

Partner at Freshfields

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals23

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 60.49 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.56 B

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09 May 2018|Romania|Cable Television

Target: LIBERTY GLOBAL (GERMAN, CZECH, HUNGARIAN & ROMANIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

18 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

53 Bidder | 55 Vendor

£ 16.10 B

Value

25 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Brewers

Target: FULLER (BEER BUSINESS)

Bidder: ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 250 M

Value

25 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: WEIR (FLOW CONTROL DIVISION)

Bidder: FIRST RESERVE CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

3 Target | 56 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 275 M

Value

29 Jun 2018|Switzerland|Medical Equipment

Target: ALCON INC

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Vendor

93 Dealmakers

3 Target | 90 Vendor

£ 20.63 B

Value

28 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Medical Equipment

Target: RAYNER SURGICAL GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: EKATERRA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

222 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 196 Vendor

£ 3.78 B

Value

14 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: STAGECOACH GROUP PLC

Bidder: DWS INFRASTRUCTURE

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

34 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 595 M

Value

01 Feb 2022|Oman|Containers and Packaging

Target: OCTAL

Bidder: ALPEK SAB DE CV

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 459 M

Value

10 Feb 2022|France|Alternative Electricity

Target: GENERAL ELECTRIC (NUCLEAR POWER ACTIVITIES)

Bidder: ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE SA (EDF)

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 843 M

Value

04 Apr 2022|France|Recreational Products

Target: THE LIGUE DE FOOTBALL PROFESSIONNEL

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 1.25 B

Value

18 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: SPECTRUM MEDICAL GROUP

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

16 Target | 38 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Sep 2022|China|Pharmaceuticals

Target: SANDOZ CHINA MANUFACTURING PLANT IN ZHONGSHAN

Bidder: JIUZHOU PHARMACEUTICAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 14 M

Value

07 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: WTA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 123 M

Value

25 Sep 2023|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: SANDOZ AG

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

3 Target | 40 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS (337 MORRISONS PETROL FORECOURTS)

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC (CD&R)

19 Service Providers

12 Bidder | 7 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 2.50 B

Value

05 Feb 2024|Germany|Biotechnology

Target: MORPHOSYS AG

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

116 Dealmakers

44 Target | 74 Bidder

£ 2.31 B

Value

21 Oct 2024|France|Pharmaceuticals

Target: OPELLA (EX-SANOFI CONSUMER HEALTHCARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC (CD&R)

22 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 10 Vendor

165 Dealmakers

4 Target | 80 Bidder | 78 Vendor

£ 6.66 B

Value

29 Oct 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ROLLS-ROYCE SMR

Bidder: BNF RESOURCES

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

10 Target | 3 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Feb 2025|France|Biotechnology

Target: STILLA TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: BIO-RAD LABORATORIES INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: ROBEY WARSHAW LLP

Bidder: EVERCORE INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

18 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 146 M

Value

18 Jul 2025|Malta|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ADALVO

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 45 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Jul 2025|Colombia|Nonferrous Metals

Target: CERRO MATOSO SA

Bidder: VARGON ALLOYS AB

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 73 M

Value

24 Dec 2025|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CASTROL LTD

Bidder: STONEPEAK PARTNERS LP

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

150 Dealmakers

2 Target | 107 Bidder | 41 Vendor

£ 4.47 B

Value