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Esme Wong

‎Associate at White & Case

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 6.68 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 607 M

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09 Aug 2021|Australia|Life Insurance

Target: WESTPAC (LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS)

Bidder: TAL DAI-ICHI LIFE

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 476 M

Value

20 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Gaming

Target: DOVETAIL GAMES GROUP

Bidder: FOCUS ENTERTAINMENT

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

6 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Medical Services

Target: 4WAYS

Bidder: EQT INFRASTRUCTURE

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Jul 2023|United Kingdom|Software

Target: TRACTABLE

Bidder: SOFTBANK VISION FUND 2

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 49 M

Value

12 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Customer Relationship Management

Target: CONSILIUM STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: ICR INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2023|Germany|Diversified Materials

Target: CRH PLC (LIME OPERATIONS IN EUROPE)

Bidder: SIGMAROC PLC

16 Service Providers

12 Bidder | 4 Vendor

94 Dealmakers

72 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 877 M

Value

12 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Engineering Consulting

Target: CORRELL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Bidder: SPIE GROUP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

16 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Feb 2024|United States|Casinos and Gambling

Target: IGT (GLOBAL GAMING AND DIGITAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY PLC

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

5 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 3.16 B

Value

14 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: AUTOVIA

Bidder: CARWOW

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2024|Hungary|Food Products

Target: PARTNER IN PET FOOD

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Ports

Target: GLOBAL PORTS HOLDING

Bidder: DWS GROUP

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

16 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 98 M

Value

14 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: CARWOW

Bidder: BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

10 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 41 M

Value

02 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: DNEG

Bidder: UNITED AL SAQER GROUP (UASG)

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

16 Target | 27 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 158 M

Value

02 Aug 2024|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: ED&F MAN (FOUR BUSINESS UNITS)

Bidder: HARTREE PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

48 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jul 2024|United Arab Emirates|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: AHR GROUP

Bidder: TITAN WEALTH

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: THE SPECTATOR

Bidder: OLD QUEEN STREET VENTURES

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

29 Bidder

£ 100 M

Value

10 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: CCS MEDIA

Bidder: ADVANIA

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

7 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: D&G FINANCIAL PLANNING

Bidder: SODERBERG & PARTNERS

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: HOYL GROUP

Bidder: SODERBERG & PARTNERS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: INDEPENDENT WEALTH PLANNERS (IWP)

Bidder: TITAN WEALTH

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Feb 2025|Canada|Financial Data and Systems

Target: LIVINGSTON INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: PUROLATOR HOLDINGS

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

46 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 547 M

Value

18 Feb 2025|Brazil|Nonferrous Metals

Target: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC (NICKEL BUSINESS)

Bidder: MMG LTD

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 396 M

Value

19 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels

Target: OEG ENERGY GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

9 Target | 45 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 770 M

Value

07 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: MURPHY GROUP SCOTLAND LIMITED

Bidder: SODERBERG & PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: ACTIVE FINANCIAL PLANNERS LIMITED

Bidder: SÖDERBERG & PARTNERS HOLDING AB

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value