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Isaac Zailer

Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills

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Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 38.96 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.16 B

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01 Mar 2016|United Kingdom|Water

Target: WATER PLUS

Bidder: SEVERN TRENT PLC

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

14 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2016|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: MEGABUS EUROPE

Bidder: FLIX SE

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Jul 2017|United States|Water

Target: SEVERN TRENT (NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: PUBLIC PENSIONS CAPITAL ENTERPRISES LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

4 Target | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Jan 2016|Sierra Leone|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: BHARTI AIRTEL (BURKINA FASO & SIERRA LEONE OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ORANGE SA

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

12 Vendor

£ 621 M

Value

01 Aug 2016|Sierra Leone|General Mining

Target: SIERRA RUTILE LTD

Bidder: ILUKA RESOURCES LIMITED

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Target

£ 217 M

Value

23 Feb 2018|United Kingdom|Iron and Steel

Target: EURONIMBA LTD

Bidder: HPX NIMBA HOLDINGS INC

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

15 Target

n/a

Value

25 May 2018|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: HOMEBASE LTD

Bidder: HILCO GLOBAL

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

4 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Nov 2018|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: ARRIS INTERNATIONAL PLC

Bidder: COMMSCOPE HOLDING CO INC

22 Service Providers

5 Target | 17 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

23 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 5.63 B

Value

21 Dec 2018|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: PALMER CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED

Bidder: FIERA CAPITAL CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 24 M

Value

16 Dec 2019|Canada|Entertainment

Target: CINEPLEX

Bidder: CINEWORLD GROUP PLC

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

10 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 1.57 B

Value

03 Jul 2020|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

13 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 840 M

Value

05 Jun 2020|Australia|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: 19 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE SCIENCES COMPANIES

Bidder: ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 223 M

Value

05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

32 Service Providers

9 Target | 23 Bidder

184 Dealmakers

51 Target | 139 Bidder

£ 7.20 B

Value

24 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: ENNISMORE

Bidder: ACCOR SA

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

42 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 743 M

Value

15 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

22 Target | 15 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 294 M

Value

04 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: KPMG (UK RESTRUCTURING BUSINESS)

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 46 Vendor

£ 400 M

Value

18 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity

Target: WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION

Bidder: NATIONAL GRID

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

106 Dealmakers

2 Target | 54 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 14.40 B

Value

18 Mar 2021|United States|Conventional Electricity

Target: NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC

Bidder: PPL CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 54 Vendor

£ 2.74 B

Value

18 Oct 2021|Czechia|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: CETIN GROUP

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

2 Target | 29 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Engineering Consulting

Target: HOARE LEA

Bidder: TETRA TECH INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: CLEARBANK LTD

Bidder: APAX DIGITAL FUNDS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

12 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 175 M

Value

21 Jan 2022|Brazil|Alternative Fuels

Target: CONTOURGLOBAL (BRAZILIAN HYDROPOWER BUSINESS)

Bidder: PATRIA INVESTMENTS

11 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 229 M

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

26 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: EUTELSAT GROUP

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

30 Target | 30 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 2.83 B

Value

13 May 2022|Brazil|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: SEACREST PETROLEO

Bidder: MERCURIA ENERGY GROUP LTD

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TAILWIND ENERGY

Bidder: SERICA ENERGY

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 644 M

Value