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Helena DerbyshireSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Helena Derbyshire

Of Counsel at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

London, England, United Kingdom

Deal Bio

Total Deals30
Valued Deals18
Total Value£ 34.04 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 1.89 B

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23 Feb 2018|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance
Standard Life Assurance
Phoenix Group Holdings

Target: STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE LIMITED

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP HOLDINGS

18 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

105 Dealmakers

5 Target | 51 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 3.20 B

Value

13 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Cosmetics
ELEMIS
L'occitane International

Target: ELEMIS

Bidder: L'OCCITANE INTERNATIONAL

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

3 Target | 31 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 700 M

Value

17 Apr 2019|United Kingdom|Outsourced HR and Staffing
Aon (talent-related Businesses)
Spencer Stuart

Target: AON (TALENT-RELATED BUSINESSES)

Bidder: SPENCER STUART

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 May 2019|United Kingdom|Food Products
EAT
Pret A Manger

Target: EAT

Bidder: PRET A MANGER

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 60 M

Value

27 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Payments / Commerce
Transaction Services Group
Advent International Corporation

Target: TRANSACTION SERVICES GROUP LTD

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

19 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

19 Target | 12 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Oct 2019|United States|Printing and Copying Services
Rr Donnelley & Sons Company (gds Bussiness)
Paragon Group Uk

Target: RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY (GDS BUSSINESS)

Bidder: PARAGON GROUP UK LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Dec 2019|United Kingdom|Life Insurance
Reassure Group
Phoenix Group Holdings

Target: REASSURE GROUP PLC

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP HOLDINGS

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

3 Target | 35 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 3.20 B

Value

18 Dec 2019|United Kingdom|Infrastructure Funds
Infrared Capital Partners
Sun Life Financial

Target: INFRARED CAPITAL PARTNERS

Bidder: SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

26 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 300 M

Value

28 Jan 2020|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Pollution Control
Waterlogic
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation

Target: WATERLOGIC PLC

Bidder: BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 29 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Gaming
Codemasters Group Holdings
Electronic Arts

Target: CODEMASTERS GROUP HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

22 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 906 M

Value

29 Jan 2021|Norway|Auto Parts
Freyr As
Alussa Energy Acquisition Corp

Target: FREYR AS

Bidder: ALUSSA ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP

22 Service Providers

4 Target | 18 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

4 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 1.02 B

Value

24 Feb 2021|India|Renewable Energy Equipment
Renew Power Private
Rmg Acquisition Corp Ii

Target: RENEW POWER PRIVATE LTD

Bidder: RMG ACQUISITION CORP II

27 Service Providers

9 Target | 7 Bidder | 11 Vendor

111 Dealmakers

53 Target | 38 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 5.68 B

Value

14 Jun 2018|Monaco|Marine Transportation
SILVERSEA
Royal Caribbean Cruises

Target: SILVERSEA

Bidder: ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 748 M

Value

27 Apr 2021|Kuwait|Freight Forwarding
Agility (global Integrated Logistics Business)
Dsv Panalpina

Target: AGILITY (GLOBAL INTEGRATED LOGISTICS BUSINESS)

Bidder: DSV PANALPINA A/S

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

4 Target | 25 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 3.02 B

Value

23 Jun 2021|United States|Gaming
PLAYDEMIC
Electronic Arts

Target: PLAYDEMIC

Bidder: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.01 B

Value

30 Nov 2021|Denmark|Electronic Components and Equipment
Eet Group
Pamplona Capital Management

Target: EET GROUP

Bidder: PAMPLONA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers
Selfridges Group
The Central Group

Target: SELFRIDGES GROUP

Bidder: THE CENTRAL GROUP

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

13 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 4.00 B

Value

24 Jan 2022|United States|Diversified Financials
Adtalem Global Education (financial Services Segment)
Colibri Group

Target: ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION (FINANCIAL SERVICES SEGMENT)

Bidder: COLIBRI GROUP

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 740 M

Value

04 Jul 2022|Germany|Property and Casualty Insurance
Agila Tierversicherung
Pinnacle Pet Group

Target: AGILA TIERVERSICHERUNG AG

Bidder: PINNACLE PET GROUP

5 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jul 2022|Netherlands|Full Line Insurance
VETERFINA
Pinnacle Pet Group

Target: VETERFINA

Bidder: PINNACLE PET GROUP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Building Materials: Other
Ilke Homes
Fortress Investment Group

Target: ILKE HOMES

Bidder: FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 100 M

Value

09 Feb 2023|Belgium|Software
DRINK-IT
Aptean

Target: DRINK-IT

Bidder: APTEAN INC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers
Direct Line Insurance Group (brokered Commercial Lines Operations)
Intact Financial

Target: DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC (BROKERED COMMERCIAL LINES OPERATIONS)

Bidder: INTACT FINANCIAL

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 550 M

Value

16 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)
Dx Group
Hig Capital

Target: DX GROUP PLC

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

9 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 314 M

Value

22 Nov 2023|Norway|E-commerce
Adevinta Asa
General Atlantic

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

06 Dec 2023|Ireland|Restaurants and Bars
Eg Group (218 Kfc Restaurants)
Yum! Brands

Target: EG GROUP (218 KFC RESTAURANTS)

Bidder: YUM! BRANDS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

60 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance
Intact Financial (uk Direct Personal Lines Operations)
Admiral Group

Target: INTACT FINANCIAL (UK DIRECT PERSONAL LINES OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ADMIRAL GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 115 M

Value

15 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Diversified Retailers
V Sports Scs
Atairos Group

Target: V SPORTS SCS

Bidder: ATAIROS GROUP INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

26 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Jul 2024|United States|Travel and Tourism
The Travel Corporation
Apollo Global Management

Target: THE TRAVEL CORPORATION

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

12 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Aug 2024|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Ssg Insight Technologies
Aptean

Target: SSG INSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: APTEAN INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

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