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Gareth KristensenCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Gareth Kristensen

Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals36
Valued Deals18
Total Value£19,089M
Avg. Deal Size£1,061M

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GermanyGermany
Software
Joint VenturePrivateMerger
Ventech Systems

target

Ventech Systems

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

bidder

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

value n/a

15 dealmakers

GermanyGermany
Online and Social Platforms
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity
Soundcloud

target

Soundcloud

Temasek Holdings

bidder

Temasek Holdings

value n/a

59 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Publishing
Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Times Higher Education

target

Times Higher Education

Inflexion Private Equity

bidder

Inflexion Private Equity

value n/a

23 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Distillers and Vintners
AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivatePrivate EquityMajorityCross Border
Loch Lomond Group

target

Loch Lomond Group

Hillhouse Capital Group

bidder

Hillhouse Capital Group

£400m

25 dealmakers

Saudi Arabia
Fertilizers
PrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
Adnoc & Oci Fertilizer Joint Venture

target

Adnoc & Oci Fertilizer Joint Venture

Oci Global

bidder

Oci Global

value n/a

21 dealmakers

Niger
Mobile
AcquisitionMajorityPrivate
Orange Niger

target

Orange Niger

Zamani Com

bidder

Zamani Com

value n/a

11 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Specialty Retailers
Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity
DREAMS

target

DREAMS

Tempur Sealy

bidder

Tempur Sealy

£335m

55 dealmakers

France
Banks
Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMajority
Hsbc (retail Banking In France)

target

Hsbc (retail Banking In France)

Cerberus Capital Management

bidder

Cerberus Capital Management

value n/a

53 dealmakers

Netherlands
Alternative Fuels
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityCross Border
Ansaldo Thomassen

target

Ansaldo Thomassen

Hanwha Group

bidder

Hanwha Group

value n/a

35 dealmakers

Italy
Payments / Commerce
PrivateMajorityAcquisitionCross Border
Axepta Italy

target

Axepta Italy

Worldline

bidder

Worldline

£150m

17 dealmakers

India
Automobiles
AcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderPrivateMinority
Tata Motors (passenger Electric Vehicle Business)

target

Tata Motors (passenger Electric Vehicle Business)

Tpg Capital

bidder

Tpg Capital

£735m

34 dealmakers

India
Data Centers and Hosting
MinorityPrivateDomesticPrivate EquityAcquisition
Fractal Analytics

target

Fractal Analytics

Tpg Capital Asia

bidder

Tpg Capital Asia

£266m

65 dealmakers

France
Payments / Commerce
Cross BorderPrivate EquityMajorityPrivateAcquisition
Worldline (terminals, Solutions & Services Business Line)

target

Worldline (terminals, Solutions & Services Business Line)

Apollo Global Management

bidder

Apollo Global Management

£2,168m

61 dealmakers

United Arab Emirates
Payments / Commerce
AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateMajorityCross Border
MAGNATI

target

MAGNATI

Brookfield Business Partners

bidder

Brookfield Business Partners

£514m

31 dealmakers

Belgium
Pharmaceuticals
AcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPrivateCross Border
Syndesi Therapeutics

target

Syndesi Therapeutics

Abbvie

bidder

Abbvie

£746m

22 dealmakers

Israel
Electrical Components
MajorityPrivateAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate Equity
ATTENTI

target

ATTENTI

Allied Universal

bidder

Allied Universal

£184m

47 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Media Agencies
Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivate
Somo Global

target

Somo Global

CI&T

bidder

CI&T

£49m

33 dealmakers

France
Software
Venture CapitalPrivate EquityMinorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate
CONTENTSQUARE

target

CONTENTSQUARE

Liontree Partners

bidder

Liontree Partners

£333m

41 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Waste and Disposal Services
Private EquityCross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajority
Suez Recycling And Recovery Uk Group

target

Suez Recycling And Recovery Uk Group

Suez Group

bidder

Suez Group

£2,000m

46 dealmakers

Mexico
Machinery: Specialty
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomestic
Low Voltage Nema Motor Business

target

Low Voltage Nema Motor Business

Abb

bidder

Abb

value n/a

44 dealmakers

India
Specialty Chemicals
MinorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivatePrivate Equity
Upl

target

Upl

Tpg Capital

bidder

Tpg Capital

£445m

52 dealmakers

Netherlands
Electrical Components
AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateMajorityCross Border
Cable Connectivity Group

target

Cable Connectivity Group

Infinite Electronics

bidder

Infinite Electronics

value n/a

84 dealmakers

France
Health Care Services
AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority
Biotech Dental

target

Biotech Dental

Henry Schein

bidder

Henry Schein

value n/a

37 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Electrical Components
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderMajority
BULGIN

target

BULGIN

Infinite Electronics

bidder

Infinite Electronics

value n/a

43 dealmakers

Germany
Integrated Oil and Gas
PrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMajority
Totalenergies (european Retail Assets)

target

Totalenergies (european Retail Assets)

Alimentation Couche-tard

bidder

Alimentation Couche-tard

£2,725m

58 dealmakers

France
Food Retailers and Wholesalers
DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajority
Cora And Match Assets In France

target

Cora And Match Assets In France

Carrefour

bidder

Carrefour

£896m

15 dealmakers

Sweden
Electronic Components and Equipment
PrivateCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
GUTOR

target

GUTOR

Latour Capital

bidder

Latour Capital

value n/a

45 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Media Agencies
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate
JELLYFISH

target

JELLYFISH

The Brandtech Group

bidder

The Brandtech Group

value n/a

50 dealmakers

Germany
Software
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
PIKETEC

target

PIKETEC

Synopsys

bidder

Synopsys

value n/a

29 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Cosmetics
MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivatePrivate Equity
The Body Shop International

target

The Body Shop International

Aurelius Group

bidder

Aurelius Group

£207m

30 dealmakers

GermanyUnited States
Specialty Retailers
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
Tsg Consumer Partners

target

Tsg Consumer Partners

DECATHLON

bidder

DECATHLON

value n/a

56 dealmakers

Russian Federation
Brewers
Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate
Inbev Efes

target

Inbev Efes

Anadolu Efes

bidder

Anadolu Efes

value n/a

26 dealmakers

Chile
Fruit and Grain Processing
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
VERFRUT

target

VERFRUT

UNIFRUTTI

bidder

UNIFRUTTI

value n/a

44 dealmakers

India
Entertainment
Joint VentureDomesticMergerPrivate
Reliance Industries / Viacom18 / Disney Joint Venture

target

Reliance Industries / Viacom18 / Disney Joint Venture

Bodhi Tree Systems

bidder

Bodhi Tree Systems

£6,701m

103 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Food Retailers and Wholesalers
PrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionDomesticMajority
Asda Group

target

Asda Group

Tdr Capital

bidder

Tdr Capital

value n/a

31 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Oil Equipment and Services
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate
Eg Group (uk Forecourt Business)

target

Eg Group (uk Forecourt Business)

Zuber Issa

bidder

Zuber Issa

£228m

28 dealmakers

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