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George Casey

Partner at Linklaters

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals21

Total Value£ 95.01 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.52 B

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09 May 2018|Romania|Cable Television

Target: LIBERTY GLOBAL (GERMAN, CZECH, HUNGARIAN & ROMANIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

18 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

53 Bidder | 55 Vendor

£ 16.10 B

Value

03 Dec 2018|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: TESARO INC

Bidder: GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

30 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 3.37 B

Value

27 Feb 2019|Switzerland|Cable Television

Target: UPC SWITZERLAND LLC

Bidder: SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AG

21 Service Providers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 7 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

3 Target | 40 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 4.74 B

Value

11 Aug 2020|Switzerland|Mobile

Target: SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AG

Bidder: LIBERTY GLOBAL INC

21 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

19 Target | 43 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 5.69 B

Value

20 Jul 2020|Japan|Diversified Materials

Target: POLYPLASTICS

Bidder: DAICEL

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Jul 2018|Germany|Specialty Chemicals

Target: DUPONT INC (SEVEN STYROFOAM PLANTS)

Bidder: RAVAGO SA

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Feb 2021|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: EMERALD KALAMA CHEMICAL

Bidder: LANXESS AG

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

35 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 775 M

Value

23 Aug 2021|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (MICROBIAL CONTROL BUSINESS UNIT)

Bidder: LANXESS AG

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

50 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 953 M

Value

18 Feb 2022|United States|Plastics

Target: DUPONT (MOBILITY AND MATERIALS UNIT)

Bidder: CELANESE CORP

15 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

64 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 8.09 B

Value

23 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: F-STAR

Bidder: INVOX PHARMA

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 131 M

Value

02 Aug 2022|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: OZARK MATERIALS

Bidder: INGEVITY CORP

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 266 M

Value

01 Nov 2022|United Arab Emirates|Food Products

Target: CHEF MIDDLE EAST

Bidder: THE CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Mar 2023|Belgium|Landline

Target: TELENET GROUP HOLDING NV

Bidder: LIBERTY GLOBAL INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

10 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 844 M

Value

01 May 2023|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: HARDIE’S FRESH FOODS

Bidder: THE CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Jun 2023|Germany|Food Products

Target: NUTRINOVA

Bidder: MITSUI & CO

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 388 M

Value

04 Oct 2023|United States|Electronic Equipment: Control and Filter

Target: FW MURPHY PRODUCTION CONTROLS

Bidder: DOVER CORPORATION

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

£ 438 M

Value

25 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|General Mining

Target: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

Bidder: BHP GROUP PLC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

134 Dealmakers

88 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 31.10 B

Value

25 Jun 2024|United States|Automobiles

Target: RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE / VOLKSWAGEN JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: VOLKSWAGEN AG

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

124 Dealmakers

124 Bidder

£ 4.53 B

Value

09 Oct 2024|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: ARCADIUM LITHIUM

Bidder: RIO TINTO

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

35 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 5.12 B

Value

17 Oct 2024|United States|Iron and Steel

Target: UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS INC

Bidder: APERAM

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

33 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 413 M

Value

09 Dec 2024|United States|Pipelines

Target: DOW (US GULF COAST INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS)

Bidder: MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 1.88 B

Value

08 Apr 2025|South Africa|Platinum and Precious Metals

Target: VALTERRA PLATINUM

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Vendor

165 Dealmakers

6 Target | 160 Vendor

£ 5.90 B

Value

17 Feb 2025|Brazil|Paints and Coatings

Target: BASF (BRAZILIAN ARCHITECTURAL PAINTS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 913 M

Value

09 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: ALPHAWAVE IP

Bidder: QUALCOMM INC

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

57 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.77 B

Value

20 Oct 2025|Germany|Building Materials: Other

Target: XELLA INTERNATIONAL GMBH

Bidder: HOLCIM GROUP

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

1 Target | 47 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 1.60 B

Value