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Hugh Bannister

Senior Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals6

Valued Deals5

Total Value£ 3.40 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 680 M

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24 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: GENERAL MILLS (IRISH DOUGH BUSINESS)

Bidder: CERELIA GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 23 Vendor

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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

10 Apr 2023|United Arab Emirates|E-commerce

Target: CAREEM

Bidder: ETISALAT BY E& (EMIRATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 321 M

Value

15 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: INCHCAPE PLC (UK RETAIL OPERATIONS)

Bidder: GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

19 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 346 M

Value

13 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity

Target: NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY SYSTEM OPERATOR (ESO)

Bidder: DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND NET ZERO (DESNZ)

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 630 M

Value

21 Oct 2025|South Africa|Soft Drinks

Target: COCA-COLA BEVERAGES AFRICA (CCBA)

Bidder: COCA-COLA HBC AG

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

1 Target | 55 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 1.94 B

Value