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Edward Aldred

Partner at Linklaters

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals13
Valued Deals10
Total Value£18,952M
Avg. Deal Size£1,895M

Awards

H1 2019 Top Financing Lawyers in EMEA

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom
FinTech
PublicMboSchemeCross BorderPrivate Equity
Paysafe Group

target

Paysafe Group

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£3,120m

39 dealmakers

United States
Business Process Outsourcing
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity
Openlink Financial

target

Openlink Financial

Ion Investment Group

bidder

Ion Investment Group

value n/a

25 dealmakers

France
Full Line Insurance
PublicMajorityDisposalPrivate EquityPrivatisationAcquisition
April

target

April

Cvc Capital Partners

bidder

Cvc Capital Partners

£764m

61 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Education Services
PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority
Cognita Schools

target

Cognita Schools

Jacobs Holdings

bidder

Jacobs Holdings

£1,990m

49 dealmakers

Spain
Catering
PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority
Areas

target

Areas

Pai Partners

bidder

Pai Partners

£1,379m

143 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Financial Data and Systems
Private EquityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajority
ACURIS

target

ACURIS

Ion Investment Group

bidder

Ion Investment Group

£1,153m

31 dealmakers

Germany
Pharmaceuticals
PrivateCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
NEURAXPHARM

target

NEURAXPHARM

Permira Advisers

bidder

Permira Advisers

£1,468m

130 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Digital Services
Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority
CALASTONE

target

CALASTONE

The Carlyle Group

bidder

The Carlyle Group

value n/a

78 dealmakers

France
Food Products
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomesticPrivate Equity
Euro Ethnic Foods

target

Euro Ethnic Foods

Pai Partners

bidder

Pai Partners

£536m

23 dealmakers

JerseyUnited Kingdom
Media Agencies
Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity
Insite Poster Group

target

Insite Poster Group

Digital Colony

bidder

Digital Colony

value n/a

56 dealmakers

Iceland
Telecommunications Equipment
MajorityPrivateCross BorderDisposalPrivate EquityAcquisition
MILA

target

MILA

ARDIAN

bidder

ARDIAN

£440m

31 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Specialty Retailers
MajorityPrivateAcquisitionCross BorderJoint Venture
Selfridges Group

target

Selfridges Group

The Central Group

bidder

The Central Group

£4,000m

42 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Property Services
AcquisitionMajorityPublicCross BorderPrivate Equity
Homeserve

target

Homeserve

Brookfield Asset Management

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

£4,100m

91 dealmakers

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