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Gwen Senlanne

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Paris

Deal Bio

Total Deals23

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 30.80 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.05 B

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05 Mar 2019|France|Education Services

Target: OMNES EDUCATION GROUP

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

22 Service Providers

3 Target | 14 Bidder | 5 Vendor

92 Dealmakers

6 Target | 49 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 687 M

Value

17 Feb 2020|Canada|Railroad Equipment

Target: BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION

Bidder: ALSTOM SA

40 Service Providers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 13 Vendor

143 Dealmakers

1 Target | 81 Bidder | 63 Vendor

£ 4.79 B

Value

30 Mar 2021|France|Medical Services

Target: CERBA HEALTHCARE SAS

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

24 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder | 11 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

3 Target | 34 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 3.86 B

Value

17 May 2021|United States|Software

Target: SUPPLYFRAME

Bidder: SIEMENS AG

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

10 Target | 45 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 496 M

Value

02 Jul 2021|France|Digital Services

Target: LABELIUM SAS

Bidder: CHARTERHOUSE CAPITAL PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

10 Target | 26 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 258 M

Value

28 Jul 2021|France|Rental Services: Consumer

Target: EUROPCAR MOBILITY GROUP

Bidder: VOLKSWAGEN AG

20 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

16 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 2.45 B

Value

12 Jul 2021|United States|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: DWFRITZ AUTOMATION

Bidder: SANDVIK AB

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

2 Target | 55 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Dec 2021|United States|Security Services

Target: STANLEY BLACK & DECKER (SECURITY BUSINESS)

Bidder: SECURITAS AB

13 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 77 Vendor

£ 2.42 B

Value

02 Jun 2022|Austria|Fertilizers

Target: BOREALIS (FERTILIZER, MELAMINE AND TECHNICAL NITROGEN BUSINESS)

Bidder: AGROFERT AS

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

43 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 690 M

Value

29 Jun 2022|Germany|Railroad Equipment

Target: VTG AG

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 10 Vendor

165 Dealmakers

15 Target | 69 Bidder | 81 Vendor

£ 4.39 B

Value

09 Dec 2022|Germany|E-commerce

Target: GORILLAS

Bidder: GETIR

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

31 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 978 M

Value

28 Dec 2022|France|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: SAUR SAS

Bidder: CVC DIF

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 22 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Jun 2023|France|Distillers and Vintners

Target: DUGAS SAS

Bidder: STOCK SPIRITS GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Nov 2023|France|Biotechnology

Target: CELLECTIS

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

4 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 201 M

Value

14 Mar 2024|France|Biotechnology

Target: AMOLYT PHARMA

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

23 Target | 35 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 820 M

Value

26 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Railroad Equipment

Target: HITACHI RAIL (RAIL SIGNALLING BUSINESSES IN GERMANY, THE UK AND FRANCE)

Bidder: MERMEC

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Sep 2024|France|Insurance Brokers

Target: FINAXY

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Mar 2025|France|Diversified Industrials

Target: ESTYA

Bidder: CHARTERHOUSE CAPITAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

7 Target | 19 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jul 2025|France|Digital Services

Target: ARTEFACT

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Sep 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: CYCLE APP INC

Bidder: ATLASSIAN CORPORATION PLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Oct 2025|Switzerland|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: ABB LTD (ROBOTICS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

113 Dealmakers

4 Target | 45 Bidder | 64 Vendor

£ 4.00 B

Value

04 Nov 2025|France|Biotechnology

Target: JUST EVOTEC BIOLOGICS TOULOUSE SITE

Bidder: SANDOZ AG

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 266 M

Value

17 Nov 2025|United Kingdom|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ENERGETICKY A PRUMYSLOVY HOLDING (POWER GENERATION ASSETS)

Bidder: TOTALENERGIES SE

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 4.50 B

Value