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Cover Image Edward Cole

Edward Cole

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

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Total Deals13

Valued Deals8

Total Value£ 29.10 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.64 B

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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

26 Nov 2019|Germany|Vending and Catering Service

Target: LSG LUFTHANSA SERVICE HOLDING AG (EUROPE)

Bidder: GATEGROUP HOLDING AG

2 Service Providers

19 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

12 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: APPLY FINANCIAL LIMITED

Bidder: RELX PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 May 2021|United States|Software

Target: SUPPLYFRAME

Bidder: SIEMENS AG

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

10 Target | 45 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 496 M

Value

11 Jan 2022|Spain|Building Materials: Other

Target: URSA

Bidder: ETEX

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 607 M

Value

10 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

9 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 416 M

Value

10 May 2022|Brazil|Financial Data and Systems

Target: QUOD

Bidder: LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

3 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 71 M

Value

02 Mar 2023|Canada|Semiconductors

Target: GAN SYSTEMS

Bidder: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 689 M

Value

09 May 2023|United States|Home Improvement Retailers

Target: MATTRESS FIRM

Bidder: TEMPUR SEALY

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

49 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 4.02 B

Value

15 May 2023|Netherlands|Information / Data Services

Target: METRIXLAB

Bidder: TOLUNA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 42 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Jul 2023|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: CRESTBRIDGE

Bidder: GEN II FUND SERVICES

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Electricity Distribution

Target: SHELL ENERGY (UK AND GERMANY BUSINESS)

Bidder: OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD

Bidder: TOKYO GAS CO LTD

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

13 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 625 M

Value

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