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Edward GriffithsDLA Piper

Edward Griffiths

Partner at DLA Piper

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals14
Valued Deals6
Total Value£ 13.60 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 2.27 B

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04 Aug 2017|United Kingdom|FinTech
Paysafe Group
Blackstone Group

Target: PAYSAFE GROUP PLC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

26 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 3.12 B

Value

19 Apr 2017|United Kingdom|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
Exova Group
Bridgepoint Group

Target: EXOVA GROUP PLC

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 771 M

Value

11 May 2017|United Kingdom|Household Equipment and Products
Hillarys Blinds
Hunter Douglas

Target: HILLARYS BLINDS LTD

Bidder: HUNTER DOUGLAS NV

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

14 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Software
ERECRUIT
Hockliffe

Target: ERECRUIT

Bidder: HOCKLIFFE LTD

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Drug Retailers
Holland & Barrett Retail
Mikhail Fridman

Target: HOLLAND & BARRETT RETAIL LTD

Bidder: MIKHAIL FRIDMAN

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

4 Target | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Jul 2017|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems
Third Bridge Group
Ik Partners

Target: THIRD BRIDGE GROUP LTD

Bidder: IK PARTNERS

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

9 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Aug 2017|United States|IT Services: Other
Zift Solutions
Relayware

Target: ZIFT SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: RELAYWARE INC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Oct 2017|Netherlands|Business Process Outsourcing
Tmf Group
Cvc Capital Partners

Target: TMF GROUP BV

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.55 B

Value

20 Nov 2017|Canada|Restaurants and Bars
Bento Sushi
Yo! Sushi

Target: BENTO SUSHI

Bidder: YO! SUSHI

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 58 M

Value

06 Feb 2018|United States|Management Consulting
Ceb Talent Assessment
Exponent Private Equity

Target: CEB TALENT ASSESSMENT

Bidder: EXPONENT PRIVATE EQUITY

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

6 Target | 1 Vendor

£ 287 M

Value

14 Jun 2017|United States|Software
Erecruit Holdings
Bond International Software Group

Target: ERECRUIT HOLDINGS LLC

Bidder: BOND INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE GROUP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

15 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 May 2019|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals
Nestle Skin Health
Eqt Partners

Target: NESTLE SKIN HEALTH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

6 Target | 68 Bidder | 125 Vendor

£ 7.81 B

Value

17 Jul 2020|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Equipment
Comtec Cable Accessories
Euro Techno Com Group (etc Group)

Target: COMTEC CABLE ACCESSORIES

Bidder: EURO TECHNO COM GROUP (ETC GROUP)

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental Consulting
Slr Consulting
Ares Management

Target: SLR CONSULTING

Bidder: ARES MANAGEMENT

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

9 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

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