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Francois-Charles Laprevote

Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Lawyer

Brussels

Deal Bio

Total Deals32

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 45.54 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.68 B

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12 Dec 2016|Italy|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: PIONEER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SGR

Bidder: CREDIT AGRICOLE SA

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

48 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Jan 2017|Italy|Luxury Items

Target: LUXOTTICA GROUP

Bidder: ESSILOR SA

22 Service Providers

10 Target | 12 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

18 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 20.06 B

Value

16 Jan 2017|France|Medical Equipment

Target: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL SOCIETE ANONYME

Bidder: DELFIN S.A.R.L.

1 Service Providers

1 Target

22 Dealmakers

22 Target

n/a

Value

24 Apr 2017|France|Commercial REITs

Target: EUROSIC SA

Bidder: GECINA SA

1 Service Providers

1 Target

12 Dealmakers

12 Target

n/a

Value

18 Sep 2018|France|Investment Banking

Target: SOFIDY SA

Bidder: TIKEHAU CAPITAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2018|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: CARGILL MALT CO

Bidder: BOORTMALT NV

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Feb 2019|France|Banks

Target: ONEY BANK

Bidder: GROUPE BPCE

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 15 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jun 2019|France|Engineering Consulting

Target: ALTRAN TECHNOLOGIES SA

Bidder: CAPGEMINI SE

21 Service Providers

5 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

23 Target | 33 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 4.31 B

Value

19 Dec 2019|Germany|Food Products

Target: HERTA

Bidder: CASA TARRADELLAS

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 531 M

Value

21 Jan 2020|Spain|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: SABADELL ASSET MANAGEMENT

Bidder: AMUNDI SA

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

3 Target | 25 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 366 M

Value

09 Jan 2020|Sweden|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: SAN SAC GROUP

Bidder: LATOUR CAPITAL

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 3 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

4 Target | 58 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Jun 2021|France|Banks

Target: HSBC (RETAIL BANKING IN FRANCE)

Bidder: CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

13 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

49 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Dec 2021|Belgium|Cable Television

Target: VOO

Bidder: ORANGE SA

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 1.16 B

Value

09 Aug 2022|United States|Marine Transportation

Target: ISLAND GLOBAL YACHTING

Bidder: MARINEMAX INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

29 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 479 M

Value

28 Jul 2022|France|Alternative Electricity

Target: ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE SA (EDF)

Bidder: FRENCH REPUBLIC

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 8.15 B

Value

08 Sep 2022|Germany|Medical Supplies

Target: MEDI-GLOBE CORPORATION

Bidder: DCC PLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

2 Target | 24 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 211 M

Value

11 Jul 2022|France|Semiconductors

Target: STMICROELECTRONICS / GLOBALFOUNDRIES VOINT VENTURE

Bidder: GLOBALFOUNDRIES

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

17 Bidder

£ 4 M

Value

16 Dec 2022|France|Health Care Services

Target: BIOTECH DENTAL

Bidder: HENRY SCHEIN INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

3 Target | 34 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Mar 2023|Germany|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TOTALENERGIES (EUROPEAN RETAIL ASSETS)

Bidder: ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC

9 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 2.73 B

Value

12 Jul 2023|France|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: CORA AND MATCH ASSETS IN FRANCE

Bidder: CARREFOUR SA

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 896 M

Value

04 Aug 2023|Belgium|Investment Banking

Target: BANK DEGROOF PETERCAM SA

Bidder: INDOSUEZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

164 Dealmakers

15 Target | 146 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.22 B

Value

15 Dec 2023|United Arab Emirates|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: FERTIGLOBE PLC

Bidder: ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC)

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 2.85 B

Value

19 Jan 2024|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: CYNOSURE LLC

Bidder: LUTRONIC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

58 Target | 31 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 May 2024|United States|Software

Target: SOFTWARE INTEGRITY GROUP

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

20 Service Providers

15 Bidder | 5 Vendor

134 Dealmakers

65 Bidder | 70 Vendor

£ 1.67 B

Value

16 Apr 2024|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: AMUNDI US

Bidder: VICTORY CAPITAL

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 46 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Jul 2024|France|Distillers and Vintners

Target: PERNOD RICARD (INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC WINE BRANDS)

Bidder: AUSTRALIAN WINE HOLDCO

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Jun 2024|France|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: CODIM 2

Bidder: GROUPE ROCCA

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Jul 2024|Cyprus|Full Line Insurance

Target: CNP CYPRUS INSURANCE HOLDINGS

Bidder: HELLENIC BANK

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 153 M

Value

28 Nov 2024|Netherlands|Life Insurance

Target: ACHMEA PENSION & LIFE INSURANCE

Bidder: ACHMEA BV

15 Service Providers

15 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

43 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Jan 2025|Ireland|Tires

Target: DUNLOP

Bidder: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES

6 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

43 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 559 M

Value

27 May 2025|Poland|Consumer Lending

Target: CITI HANDLOWY (CONSUMER BANKING BUSINESS)

Bidder: VELOBANK

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Jun 2025|France|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: COLRUYT GROUP (81 STORES OF FRENCH INTEGRATED RETAIL ACTIVIES)

Bidder: GROUPEMENT LES MOUSQUETAIRES

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 183 M

Value