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Deborah Janssens

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Brussels

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 25.07 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.57 B

Market Context

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12 Nov 2018|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: KODAK (FLEXOGRAPHIC PACKAGING DIVISION)

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

1 Target | 49 Bidder | 79 Vendor

£ 300 M

Value

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

11 May 2020|Belgium|IT Services: Other

Target: CORILUS SA

Bidder: RIVEAN CAPITAL (EX-GILDE BUY OUT PARTNERS)

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Mar 2021|Belgium|Electronic Equipment: Control and Filter

Target: DESOTEC INTERNATIONAL NV

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 684 M

Value

08 Dec 2021|United States|Security Services

Target: STANLEY BLACK & DECKER (SECURITY BUSINESS)

Bidder: SECURITAS AB

13 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 77 Vendor

£ 2.42 B

Value

07 Apr 2022|Bermuda|Marine Transportation

Target: FRONTLINE LTD

Bidder: EURONAV NV

13 Service Providers

10 Target | 3 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

18 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 3.21 B

Value

28 May 2022|Belgium|Management Consulting

Target: HOUSE OF HR

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

24 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 2.55 B

Value

06 Jan 2022|France|Biotechnology

Target: SYNHELIX

Bidder: UNIVERCELLS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Feb 2022|Belgium|Machinery: Industrial

Target: HANNECARD NV

Bidder: BNP PARIBAS FORTIS

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

14 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Sep 2022|Belgium|Gas Distribution

Target: FLUXYS SA

Bidder: ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Sep 2022|Belgium|Specialty Chemicals

Target: POWERCO / UMICORE JV

Bidder: VOLKSWAGEN AG

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

39 Bidder

£ 2.54 B

Value

08 Jul 2022|Belgium|Machinery: Specialty

Target: PICANOL NV

Bidder: TESSENDERLO GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

9 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 1.12 B

Value

26 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: CAVIAR GROUP

Bidder: TELENET BV

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Oct 2022|Belgium|Biotechnology

Target: UNIVERCELLS

Bidder: SFPI-FPIM

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 38 M

Value

21 Mar 2023|Belgium|Landline

Target: TELENET GROUP HOLDING NV

Bidder: LIBERTY GLOBAL INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

10 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 844 M

Value

20 Jun 2023|Belgium|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: SD WORX

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

12 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Jun 2023|Belgium|Biotechnology

Target: UNIVERCELLS TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: DONALDSON COMPANY INC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 116 M

Value

14 Aug 2023|Germany|Medical Services

Target: SYNLAB VET

Bidder: MARS INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

1 Target | 60 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Sep 2023|Belgium|IT Services: Other

Target: SILVERFIN

Bidder: VISMA AS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

7 Target | 5 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Nov 2023|Belgium|Private Equity

Target: GIMV NV

Bidder: WORXINVEST

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

1 Target | 47 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 324 M

Value

11 Dec 2023|Belgium|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: SYENSQO

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

9 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

48 Vendor

£ 8.18 B

Value

26 Aug 2024|China|Pharmaceuticals

Target: UCB PHARMA SA (CHINESE NEUROLOGY AND ALLERGY BUSINESS)

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

10 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 534 M

Value

09 Sep 2024|Belgium|Auto Parts

Target: D'IETEREN GROUP

Bidder: NAYARIT PARTICIPATIONS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

8 Target | 46 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 1.69 B

Value

11 Apr 2025|Belgium|Food Products

Target: GREENYARD NV

Bidder: SOLUM PARTNERS

2 Service Providers

2 Target

15 Dealmakers

15 Target

£ 189 M

Value