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Gary Brown

Global Co-Chair of M&A Practice at Morrison Foerster

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Deal Bio

Total Deals15

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 65.38 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.94 B

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18 Jul 2016|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: ARM HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

26 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 23.67 B

Value

08 Jan 2019|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: WEWORK COMPANIES INC

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jun 2019|Bulgaria|Conventional Electricity

Target: CEZ GROUP (BULGARIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: EUROHOLD BULGARIA

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 299 M

Value

13 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: ARM HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: NVIDIA CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

10 Target | 39 Bidder | 42 Vendor

£ 30.13 B

Value

15 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

22 Target | 15 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 294 M

Value

19 May 2021|India|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: SB ENERGY

Bidder: ADANI GREEN ENERGY LTD

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 2.47 B

Value

08 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: CAMBRIDGE QUANTUM COMPUTING

Bidder: HONEYWELL QUANTUM SOLUTIONS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: GOUSTO

Bidder: SOFTBANK VISION FUND 2

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 110 M

Value

19 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: PRIMARYBID

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 142 M

Value

26 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: EUTELSAT GROUP

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

30 Target | 30 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 2.83 B

Value

19 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: PELION

Bidder: SCOTTISH EQUITY PARTNERS LLP (SEP)

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: GRAPHCORE

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

32 Target | 16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Nov 2024|United States|Auto Technology

Target: OPENAI

Bidder: SOFTBANK VISION FUND 2

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 1.24 B

Value

23 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: CRYSTAL PALACE

Bidder: WOODY JOHNSON

1 Service Providers

1 Dealmakers

£ 190 M

Value

08 Oct 2025|Switzerland|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: ABB LTD (ROBOTICS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 4.00 B

Value

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