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Dawn Heath

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London, England, United Kingdom

Deal Bio

Total Deals18

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 42.97 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.69 B

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22 May 2019|Belgium|Copper

Target: METALLO GROUP

Bidder: AURUBIS AG

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

10 Target | 39 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 333 M

Value

01 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

70 Target | 93 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 22.18 B

Value

19 May 2021|United Kingdom|Infrastructure Funds

Target: JOHN LAING GROUP PLC

Bidder: KKR & CO

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

38 Target | 66 Bidder

£ 2.00 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

18 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: EUROMONEY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PLC

Bidder: ASTORG PARTNERS SAS

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

39 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 1.66 B

Value

21 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AVEVA GROUP

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

49 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.03 B

Value

25 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Electricity Distribution

Target: SSEN TRANSMISSION

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

1 Target | 46 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 1.47 B

Value

12 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Building Materials: Other

Target: COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN SA (DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS IN THE UK)

Bidder: STARK GROUP

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 740 M

Value

12 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

33 Target | 1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Mar 2023|Switzerland|Investment Banking

Target: CREDIT SUISSE AG

Bidder: UBS AG

23 Service Providers

12 Target | 11 Bidder

159 Dealmakers

74 Target | 85 Bidder

£ 2.66 B

Value

19 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: WINCANTON

Bidder: GXO LOGISTICS

21 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

110 Dealmakers

28 Target | 65 Bidder

£ 764 M

Value

22 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Machinery: Industrial

Target: RMSPUMPTOOLS LIMITED

Bidder: CHAMPIONX

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 45 Vendor

£ 90 M

Value

24 Jun 2024|Switzerland|Containers and Packaging

Target: EVIOSYS

Bidder: SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

35 Target | 70 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 3.08 B

Value

01 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: GRIFFITHS & ARMOUR

Bidder: AON PLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Dec 2024|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: SONOCO (THERMOFORMED AND FLEXIBLES PACKAGING BUSINESS)

Bidder: TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 43 Vendor

£ 1.42 B

Value

02 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: BAKKAVOR GROUP PLC

Bidder: GREENCORE GROUP PLC

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

19 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 1.20 B

Value

02 Apr 2025|United States|Aerospace

Target: AEROSPACE PRODUCTS

Bidder: TINICUM INC

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 220 M

Value

08 Sep 2025|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: SONOCO (THERMOSAFE UNIT)

Bidder: ARSENAL CAPITAL PARTNERS INC

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 41 Vendor

£ 535 M

Value