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Filippo de Falco

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 11.19 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 933 M

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04 Jun 2018|Spain|Containers and Packaging

Target: PAPELES Y CARTONES DE EUROPA SA (EUROPAC)

Bidder: DS SMITH PLC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

11 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 1.66 B

Value

30 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|Iron and Steel

Target: TATA STEEL GROUP

Bidder: THYSSENKRUPP AG

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

95 Dealmakers

54 Target | 42 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Knowledge Process Outsourcing

Target: MY HOME MOVE LTD

Bidder: PALAMON CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

5 Target | 24 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Apr 2019|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: DENTAL CARE GROUP

Bidder: G SQUARE HEALTHCARE PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

17 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Alternative Electricity

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (NUCLEAR BUSINESS)

Bidder: JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 250 M

Value

18 Feb 2019|Ireland|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: BEAUPARC UTILITY GROUP

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: GLOBAL RISK PARTNERS LTD

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

16 Service Providers

9 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

36 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Dec 2019|United Kingdom|Customer Relationship Management

Target: HH GLOBAL

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 100 M

Value

06 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: CSM INGREDIENTS

Bidder: INVESTINDUSTRIAL

19 Service Providers

11 Bidder | 8 Vendor

92 Dealmakers

66 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 736 M

Value

14 Feb 2022|Brazil|FinTech

Target: NEON PAGAMENTOS

Bidder: BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA (BBVA)

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 221 M

Value

18 Feb 2022|Italy|Food Products

Target: HI-FOOD

Bidder: CSM INGREDIENTS

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

4 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: CURRENCIES DIRECT

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

15 Target | 22 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 140 M

Value

11 Mar 2022|Italy|Software

Target: RGI

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 25 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 May 2022|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: DD GROUP

Bidder: SUN EUROPEAN PARTNERS LLP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 May 2022|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: FIRSTGROUP

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

8 Service Providers

7 Target | 1 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

15 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 1.20 B

Value

24 Aug 2022|Italy|Clothing and Accessories

Target: YOOX NET-A-PORTER SPA (YNAP)

Bidder: FARFETCH LTD

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: AMEY

Bidder: ONE EQUITY PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 400 M

Value

01 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: DELIVERY ASSOCIATES

Bidder: TRILL IMPACT

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: SILICON VALLEY BANK UK

Bidder: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: THE GOAT AGENCY

Bidder: WPP PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Sep 2023|France|Health Care Services

Target: ATLANTA GROUP

Bidder: MARKERSTUDY GROUP

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

100 Dealmakers

2 Target | 90 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: CHAMBERS & PARTNERS

Bidder: ABRY PARTNERS LLC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 400 M

Value

05 May 2023|Spain|Media Agencies

Target: PEAK

Bidder: LALIGA

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

12 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: THE GRC GROUP

Bidder: INFLEXION PRIVATE EQUITY

14 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 430 M

Value

10 Jan 2024|Poland|Insurance Brokers

Target: MJM HOLDINGS

Bidder: CORSAIR CAPITAL LLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Jul 2024|Germany|Health Care Facilities

Target: TIERARZT PLUS PARTNER

Bidder: INFLEXION PRIVATE EQUITY

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 36 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: LOUNGERS PLC

Bidder: FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

16 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 354 M

Value

03 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Life Insurance

Target: PENSION INSURANCE CORPORATION GROUP

Bidder: ATHORA HOLDING LTD

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

6 Target | 4 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 5.70 B

Value