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Gregory Crookes

Partner at Clifford Chance

Lawyer

Amsterdam

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 32.93 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.06 B

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23 Jun 2019|China|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: CARREFOUR'S CHINA BUSINESS UNIT

Bidder: SUNING.COM CO LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 548 M

Value

07 Oct 2019|Netherlands|Diversified Financials

Target: VERMAAT GROEP BV

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Nov 2019|Netherlands|Food Products

Target: Koninklijke CSK Food Enrichment

Bidder: ROYAL DSM

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 May 2019|India|Specialty Chemicals

Target: SRF (SPECIALTY MATERIALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: ROYAL DSM

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 32 M

Value

18 Jun 2020|Netherlands|Hotels and Motels

Target: ROOMPOT SERVICE BV

Bidder: KKR & CO

17 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

103 Dealmakers

5 Target | 45 Bidder | 53 Vendor

£ 900 M

Value

21 Jan 2021|Netherlands|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: T-MOBILE INFRA BV

Bidder: CELLNEX NETHERLANDS BV

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

17 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 222 M

Value

22 Mar 2021|Netherlands|Software

Target: UNIT4 NV

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

23 Service Providers

4 Target | 15 Bidder | 4 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

15 Target | 34 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.44 B

Value

15 Jun 2021|Netherlands|Education Services

Target: GOODHABITZ BV

Bidder: PROSUS NV

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

44 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 181 M

Value

07 Sep 2021|Netherlands|Mobile

Target: T-MOBILE NETHERLANDS

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

2 Target | 51 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 4.37 B

Value

26 Jul 2021|Netherlands|Health Care Services

Target: EQUIPE ZORGBEDRIJVEN

Bidder: NORDIC CAPITAL LTD

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

2 Target | 27 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Aug 2021|Netherlands|Computer Hardware

Target: DECENTRIC EUROPE NV

Bidder: NORTHERN DATA AG

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 308 M

Value

07 Dec 2021|Netherlands|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: HEATHLAND BV

Bidder: TRINSEO

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

2 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Apr 2022|Netherlands|Diversified Materials

Target: ROYAL DSM (PROTECTIVE MATERIALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: AVIENT CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 1.19 B

Value

31 May 2022|Netherlands|Production Technology Equipment

Target: ROYAL DSM (ENGINEERING MATERIALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: LANXESS AG

15 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

52 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 3.15 B

Value

31 May 2022|Switzerland|Cosmetics

Target: DSM-FIRMENICH

Bidder: FIRMENICH SA

22 Service Providers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

5 Target | 69 Bidder

£ 16.39 B

Value

07 Jun 2022|Italy|Education Services

Target: PEARSON (K12 COURSEWARE BUSINESSES ITALY AND GERMANY)

Bidder: SANOMA OYJ

12 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 163 M

Value

30 Jul 2022|Netherlands|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: ALKION TERMINALS

Bidder: KOOLE TERMINALS BV

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 419 M

Value

18 Oct 2022|Brazil|Food Products

Target: GELNEX

Bidder: DARLING INGREDIENTS INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

21 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 1.06 B

Value

06 Feb 2023|Luxembourg|General Mining

Target: TRAXYS GROUP

Bidder: LOM FINANCIAL GROUP

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

9 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Apr 2023|Netherlands|FinTech

Target: IDEAL

Bidder: EUROPEAN PAYMENTS INITIATIVE

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

22 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Apr 2024|Netherlands|Apparel Retailers

Target: NEXEYE

Bidder: KKR & CO

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

2 Target | 24 Bidder | 35 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Jul 2024|Netherlands|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: DSM-FIRMENICH (MARINE LIPIDS BUSINESS)

Bidder: KD PHARMA GROUP

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 47 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Feb 2025|Netherlands|Biotechnology

Target: FEED ENZYME ALLIANCE

Bidder: NOVONESIS

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 1.25 B

Value

22 Jul 2025|Netherlands|Vending and Catering Service

Target: VERMAAT GROEP BV

Bidder: COMPASS GROUP PLC

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

116 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder | 99 Vendor

£ 1.30 B

Value

21 Jan 2025|Netherlands|Facilities Technology

Target: SENSORFACT BV

Bidder: ABB LTD

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

14 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value