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Jaap Geleijns

Counsel at Linklaters

Lawyer

Amsterdam

Deal Bio

Total Deals30

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 19.70 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.23 B

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30 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|Iron and Steel

Target: TATA STEEL GROUP

Bidder: THYSSENKRUPP AG

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

95 Dealmakers

54 Target | 42 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 May 2018|Netherlands|Rental Services: Consumer

Target: TIP TRAILER SERVICES

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

1 Target | 68 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: UNILEVER (SPREADS BUSINESS)

Bidder: KKR & CO

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

178 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 173 Vendor

£ 6.00 B

Value

16 May 2018|Saudi Arabia|Banks

Target: ALAWWAL BANK

Bidder: SAUDI BRITISH BANK

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

7 Target | 28 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 3.67 B

Value

28 Oct 2019|Netherlands|Funeral Parlors and Cemetery

Target: YARDEN

Bidder: DELA COOPERATIE

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

6 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Jan 2020|Portugal|Fruit and Grain Processing

Target: FRULACT

Bidder: ARDIAN

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

86 Dealmakers

2 Target | 81 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 128 M

Value

23 Dec 2019|France|Ports

Target: CMA CGM (10 PORT TERMINALS)

Bidder: TERMINAL LINK

7 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 78 Vendor

£ 733 M

Value

05 Oct 2020|Netherlands|Construction Services

Target: DUTCH CABIN GROUP

Bidder: ADAPTEO

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 65 M

Value

26 Jan 2021|Netherlands|Digital Services

Target: REVUE

Bidder: X CORP (EX-TWITTER)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC

Bidder: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

135 Dealmakers

122 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 4.29 B

Value

01 Mar 2021|Finland|Electricity Distribution

Target: CARUNA OY

Bidder: KKR & CO

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

1 Target | 50 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Mar 2021|Denmark|Specialty Retailers

Target: STAPLES SOLUTIONS (EUROPEAN BUSINESS UNITS)

Bidder: LYRECO

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

176 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 175 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 May 2021|Germany|Energy / Utility Services

Target: ELG HANIEL

Bidder: APERAM

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

162 Dealmakers

3 Target | 61 Bidder | 99 Vendor

£ 309 M

Value

13 Jan 2021|Luxembourg|Railroads

Target: ALPHA TRAINS

Bidder: APG ASSET MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

3 Target | 69 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Mar 2021|Netherlands|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: DPA GROUP

Bidder: GILDE EQUITY MANAGEMENT BV

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 68 M

Value

27 Jul 2021|Belgium|Brewers

Target: KONINGS

Bidder: BNP PARIBAS FORTIS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

5 Target | 39 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Jul 2021|Netherlands|E-commerce

Target: CARNEXT

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

90 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Aug 2021|Netherlands|Biotechnology

Target: BATAVIA BIOSCIENCES

Bidder: CJ CHEILJEDANG

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

2 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 165 M

Value

29 Apr 2022|Mexico|Auto Parts

Target: VARROC (AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING SYSTEMS BUSINESS)

Bidder: PLASTIC OMNIUM SA

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

95 Dealmakers

84 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 504 M

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING DIVISION)

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

20 Jul 2022|France|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: LINXIS GROUP

Bidder: HILLENBRAND INC

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

1 Target | 86 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 486 M

Value

05 Oct 2022|Netherlands|Medical Equipment

Target: POLYGANICS

Bidder: COLLAGEN MATRIX

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

13 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Sep 2022|Netherlands|Medical Equipment

Target: HOFMEESTER

Bidder: UNIDENT AB

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

39 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: DISTRELEC

Bidder: RS GROUP

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

137 Dealmakers

6 Target | 44 Bidder | 109 Vendor

£ 323 M

Value

13 Jun 2023|Netherlands|Semiconductors

Target: ROODMICROTEC

Bidder: MICROTEST

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

3 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 24 M

Value

16 Oct 2023|Netherlands|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: SOLAR CONCEPT

Bidder: ESSENT

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

3 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Feb 2024|Netherlands|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: NEDIS

Bidder: COMMAXX GROUP

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 70 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jul 2024|Germany|Plastics

Target: WEENER PLASTIK GMBH

Bidder: SILGAN HOLDINGS INC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

13 Target | 61 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 705 M

Value

20 Jan 2025|Netherlands|Management Consulting

Target: DK ACCOUNTANTS & ADVISEURS

Bidder: ANACAP FINANCIAL PARTNERS LLP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: RENEWI PLC

Bidder: MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

13 Target | 73 Bidder

£ 707 M

Value