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Freddie Schwier

Associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell

Financing Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals14

Valued Deals8

Total Value£ 27.70 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.46 B

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27 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC

12 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

33 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 9.18 B

Value

24 Sep 2018|United Kingdom|Gold Mining

Target: RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED

Bidder: BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

33 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 4.25 B

Value

12 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: APPLY FINANCIAL LIMITED

Bidder: RELX PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: EAT NATURAL

Bidder: FERRERO INTERNATIONAL SA

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

9 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 35 M

Value

01 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: BURTON'S BISCUIT CO

Bidder: FERRERO INTERNATIONAL SA

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

3 Target | 10 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: WREN STERLING

Bidder: LIGHTYEAR CAPITAL LLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: SKYSHOWTIME

Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Sep 2021|Ireland|Mobile

Target: DING

Bidder: POLLEN STREET CAPITAL LIMITED

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

11 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Jan 2022|Greece|FinTech

Target: VIVA WALLET

Bidder: JP MORGAN CHASE & CO

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

13 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 584 M

Value

31 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Engineering Consulting

Target: WOOD MACKENZIE LIMITED

Bidder: VERITAS CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 2.71 B

Value

10 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: TROVE RESEARCH

Bidder: MSCI INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2023|Germany|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: WINTERSHALL DEA (E&P BUSINESS)

Bidder: HARBOUR ENERGY

16 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 8 Vendor

116 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 77 Vendor

£ 8.82 B

Value

29 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Medical Equipment

Target: LUMIRADX LTD (POINT OF CARE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM)

Bidder: ROCHE HOLDINGS AG

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 273 M

Value

13 Aug 2025|Israel|FinTech

Target: SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

23 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 1.85 B

Value

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