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Fiona M. Maclean

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 38.79 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.94 B

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15 Oct 2019|Ukraine|Pharmaceuticals

Target: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED (DRUG PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: ACINO INTERNATIONAL AG

11 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

19 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 159 M

Value

04 Feb 2021|United States|Education Services

Target: ROSETTA STONE (LANGUAGES DIVISION)

Bidder: IXL LEARNING

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

66 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: XIRGO TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

5 Target | 25 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 288 M

Value

03 Mar 2021|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: AUTH0 INC

Bidder: OKTA INC

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

4 Target | 43 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 4.66 B

Value

23 Feb 2021|United States|Software

Target: AIM2 LIMITED

Bidder: SPARKCOGNITION INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 May 2021|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON (REINSURANCE, SPECIALTY AND RETAIL BROKERAGE OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 64 Vendor

£ 2.52 B

Value

09 Jun 2021|Spain|Auto Services

Target: WALLBOX SL

Bidder: CATHAY INNOVATION

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

32 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.06 B

Value

13 Sep 2021|United States|Software

Target: MAILCHIMP

Bidder: INTUIT INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

9 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 8.68 B

Value

15 Feb 2022|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: MONEYGRAM

Bidder: MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS LLC

20 Service Providers

5 Target | 15 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

39 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 1.33 B

Value

25 Mar 2022|Belgium|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: TELENET GROUP (MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER BUSINESS)

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

12 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

54 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 621 M

Value

13 Apr 2022|United States|Recreational Products

Target: D&D BEYOND

Bidder: HASBRO INC

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 112 M

Value

06 Jul 2023|United States|Transaction Processing

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

29 Service Providers

2 Target | 20 Bidder | 7 Vendor

151 Dealmakers

5 Target | 40 Bidder | 106 Vendor

£ 9.21 B

Value

16 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: ABRDN (PRIVATE EQUITY SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: PATRIA INVESTMENTS

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 100 M

Value

07 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: ONFIDO

Bidder: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

41 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Mar 2024|Switzerland|Software

Target: BETA CAE SYSTEMS

Bidder: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 977 M

Value

08 Oct 2024|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: GCP INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: ARES MANAGEMENT

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

132 Dealmakers

13 Target | 116 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 2.83 B

Value

29 Oct 2024|United States|Aerospace

Target: SKF (NON-CORE AEROSPACE OPERATION)

Bidder: CARCO PRECISION RUBBER PRODUCTS GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

47 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 169 M

Value

16 Dec 2024|Netherlands|Pharmaceuticals

Target: SYNTHON INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder | 5 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

2 Target | 29 Bidder | 58 Vendor

£ 1.66 B

Value

04 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Auto Technology

Target: RAVELIN

Bidder: WORLDPAY INC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Feb 2025|Switzerland|Digital Services

Target: GLOBAL BLUE SA

Bidder: SHIFT4 PAYMENTS

16 Service Providers

11 Target | 5 Bidder

146 Dealmakers

37 Target | 109 Bidder

£ 1.98 B

Value

01 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Security Equipment

Target: KEE SAFETY GROUP

Bidder: 65 EQUITY PARTNERS

27 Service Providers

11 Target | 16 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

49 Target | 45 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Apr 2025|Germany|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (EIGHT DATA CENTRES IN EUROPE)

Bidder: NORTHC

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 May 2025|United States|Gaming

Target: APPLOVIN (MOBILE GAMES STUDIO PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: TRIPLEDOT

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

47 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 599 M

Value

14 May 2025|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: ORIGIN

Bidder: FELIX CAPITAL

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 15 M

Value

22 May 2025|Poland|Electrical Components

Target: JOHNSON MATTHEY BATTERY SYSTEMS

Bidder: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC

10 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

45 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 1.80 B

Value

03 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: TREEFERA OPERATIONS LIMITED

Bidder: NOTION CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

3 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 22 M

Value