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Cover Image Dipak Bhundia

Dipak Bhundia

Dipak Bhundia

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals15

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 38.87 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.59 B

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10 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Other Specialty REITs

Target: TRITAX EUROBOX PLC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

40 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 1.10 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

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

02 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

16 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 4.88 B

Value

01 Feb 2022|Czechia|Specialty Chemicals

Target: DRASLOVKA

Bidder: OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

9 Service Providers

7 Target | 2 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

25 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 114 M

Value

03 Nov 2021|United States|Software

Target: DIGITAL SAFE

Bidder: SMARSH

6 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 274 M

Value

07 May 2021|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: ST. MODWEN PROPERTIES

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

15 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 2.47 B

Value

05 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: ARROW GLOBAL GROUP PLC

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

23 Service Providers

8 Target | 15 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

26 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 563 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

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

26 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services

Target: IQ STUDENT ACCOMMODATION

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

21 Service Providers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 9 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

6 Target | 28 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 4.66 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

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

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

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