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Giles PrattFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Giles Pratt

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals56
Valued Deals27
Total Value£ 64.42 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 2.39 B

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31 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Plastics
Rpc Group
Berry Global

Target: RPC GROUP PLC

Bidder: BERRY GLOBAL INC

47 Service Providers

12 Target | 18 Bidder

104 Dealmakers

35 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 4.83 B

Value

19 Jul 2019|Australia|Brewers
Carlton & United Breweries
Asahi Group Holdings

Target: CARLTON & UNITED BREWERIES

Bidder: ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 9.05 B

Value

01 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems
Refinitiv Holdings
London Stock Exchange Group

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

70 Target | 93 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 22.18 B

Value

22 Aug 2019|Canada|Entertainment
Entertainment One
Hasbro

Target: ENTERTAINMENT ONE LTD

Bidder: HASBRO INC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

129 Dealmakers

30 Target | 99 Bidder

£ 2.90 B

Value

21 Jan 2020|United Kingdom|Iron and Steel
Stemcor Holdings
Cedar Holdings Group Co

Target: STEMCOR HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: CEDAR HOLDINGS GROUP CO LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Feb 2020|France|Digital Services
EI-TECHNOLOGIES
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

Target: EI-TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 38 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Mar 2020|Malaysia|Food Retailers and Wholesalers
Tesco (thailand And Malaysia Business)
Charoen Pokphand Group

Target: TESCO (THAILAND AND MALAYSIA BUSINESS)

Bidder: CHAROEN POKPHAND GROUP

21 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 11 Vendor

105 Dealmakers

73 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 8.20 B

Value

12 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|FinTech
Apply Financial
Relx

Target: APPLY FINANCIAL LIMITED

Bidder: RELX PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Clothing and Accessories
Gymshark
General Atlantic

Target: GYMSHARK LTD

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

23 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 210 M

Value

09 Oct 2020|Italy|Diversified Financials
London Stock Exchange Group Holdings Italia
Euronext

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP HOLDINGS ITALIA SPA

Bidder: EURONEXT NV

34 Service Providers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 10 Vendor

117 Dealmakers

2 Target | 53 Bidder | 62 Vendor

£ 3.93 B

Value

05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Payments / Commerce
HANDEPAY
PAYPOINT

Target: HANDEPAY

Bidder: PAYPOINT

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 70 M

Value

29 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Digital Services
Penguin Portals Group
RVU

Target: PENGUIN PORTALS GROUP

Bidder: RVU

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

1 Target | 40 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 508 M

Value

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