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Helen Lethaby

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals22

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 66.04 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.40 B

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22 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: DAIRY CREST GROUP PLC

Bidder: SAPUTO INC

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

17 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 975 M

Value

19 Jul 2019|Australia|Brewers

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

19 Sep 2019|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: SMITH & WILLIAMSON LLC

Bidder: TILNEY

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

32 Target | 42 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 625 M

Value

04 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Cosmetics

Target: CHARLOTTE TILBURY LTD

Bidder: BDT CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

30 Target | 26 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Water

Target: BRISTOL WATER PLC

Bidder: PENNON GROUP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 814 M

Value

09 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: WILLIAM HILL (NON-US ASSETS)

Bidder: 888 HOLDINGS PLC

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

2 Target | 55 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 2.05 B

Value

06 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: BENEVOLENTAI

Bidder: TEMASEK HOLDINGS LIMITED

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

71 Dealmakers

40 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.28 B

Value

29 Apr 2022|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: CHELSEA FC

Bidder: TODD BOEHLY

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

1 Target | 48 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.25 B

Value

13 Sep 2022|United States|Media Agencies

Target: MIQ COMPANY

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

5 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Dec 2022|Tanzania|General Mining

Target: LIFEZONE METALS

Bidder: GOGREEN INVESTMENTS

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

14 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 807 M

Value

27 Apr 2023|Brazil|Aluminium

Target: MINERACÃO RIO DO NORTE

Bidder: GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL PLC

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 619 M

Value

01 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: FASTMARKETS

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2023|Norway|E-commerce

Target: ADEVINTA ASA

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

29 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder | 9 Vendor

131 Dealmakers

23 Target | 70 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 11.57 B

Value

01 Apr 2024|Spain|Entertainment

Target: MOTOGP (DORNA SPORTS)

Bidder: LIBERTY MEDIA

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

18 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 3.17 B

Value

06 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: NEXANTECA

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Security Equipment

Target: KEE SAFETY GROUP

Bidder: 65 EQUITY PARTNERS

27 Service Providers

11 Target | 16 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

46 Target | 45 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Apr 2025|United States|Consumer Lending

Target: GLOBAL PAYMENTS (ISSUER SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 10.19 B

Value

17 Apr 2025|United States|Transaction Processing

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC

21 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 15 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 49 Vendor

£ 18.30 B

Value

29 Apr 2025|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (COLOCATION DATA CENTER BUSINESS)

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 May 2025|United Kingdom|Software

Target: FD TECHNOLOGIES PLC

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

18 Target | 13 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 541 M

Value

15 May 2025|Germany|Software

Target: HORNETSECURITY

Bidder: PROOFPOINT INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

16 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 May 2025|Poland|Electrical Components

Target: JOHNSON MATTHEY BATTERY SYSTEMS

Bidder: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC

10 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

33 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.80 B

Value