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Dirk-Jan Jeroen SmitFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Dirk-Jan Jeroen Smit

Managing Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Amsterdam

Deal Bio

Total Deals13
Valued Deals8
Total Value£ 37.74 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 4.72 B

Market Context

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23 Dec 2016|Netherlands|Full Line Insurance
Delta Lloyd
Nn Group

Target: DELTA LLOYD NV

Bidder: NN GROUP NV

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Jun 2019|Russian Federation|Integrated Oil and Gas
Arctic Lng-2
CNOOC

Target: ARCTIC LNG-2

Bidder: CNOOC

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

37 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.42 B

Value

29 Jun 2018|Switzerland|Medical Equipment
Alcon
Institutional Investors

Target: ALCON INC

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Vendor

92 Dealmakers

3 Target | 89 Vendor

£ 20.63 B

Value

03 Sep 2019|United Kingdom|Automobiles
Cnh (on-highway Business)
Institutional Investors

Target: CNH (ON-HIGHWAY BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

9 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

25 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Jun 2021|United States|Entertainment
Universal Music Group
Pershing Square Tontine

Target: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Bidder: PERSHING SQUARE TONTINE

18 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

34 Target | 35 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 1.98 B

Value

29 Jun 2022|Germany|Railroad Equipment
Vtg
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (adia)

Target: VTG AG

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 10 Vendor

165 Dealmakers

15 Target | 69 Bidder | 81 Vendor

£ 4.39 B

Value

02 Aug 2022|Netherlands|IT Services: Other
Sentia Group (business In Netherlands, Belgium And Bulgaria)
Accenture

Target: SENTIA GROUP (BUSINESS IN NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM AND BULGARIA)

Bidder: ACCENTURE PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jul 2022|Egypt|Food Products
Auf Group
Agthia Group

Target: AUF GROUP

Bidder: AGTHIA GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 126 M

Value

18 Jan 2023|Netherlands|Information / Data Services
MELTWATER
Marlin Equity Partners

Target: MELTWATER

Bidder: MARLIN EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

9 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 479 M

Value

16 Aug 2023|Germany|Machinery: Specialty
FLEXIM
Emerson Electric Co

Target: FLEXIM

Bidder: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

51 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Jan 2024|Portugal|Commercial Vehicles and Parts
Brisa Group
Swiss Life Asset Managers

Target: BRISA GROUP

Bidder: SWISS LIFE ASSET MANAGERS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2024|Egypt|FinTech
MNT-HALAN
International Finance Corporation

Target: MNT-HALAN

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 121 M

Value

01 Oct 2024|Germany|Property Services
Techem
Tpg Rise Climate

Target: TECHEM GMBH

Bidder: TPG RISE CLIMATE

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 9 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

3 Target | 45 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 5.58 B

Value

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