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Cover Image Jacques Naquet-Radiguet

Jacques Naquet-Radiguet

Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell

Lawyer

Paris

Deal Bio

Total Deals17

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 16.77 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.40 B

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14 Aug 2019|France|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: SOLVAY'S POLYAMIDE BUSINESS

Bidder: BASF SE

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

1 Target | 54 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.42 B

Value

29 Jul 2015|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC

Bidder: SOLVAY SA

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 4.11 B

Value

08 Feb 2016|Senegal|Mobile

Target: TIGO BUSINESS OF MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.

Bidder: ORANGE SA

1 Service Providers

1 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

09 May 2016|France|Publishing

Target: STICKYADS.TV SA

Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

£ 71 M

Value

19 May 2016|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Bidder: TECHNIP S.A.

1 Service Providers

5 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

03 Mar 2017|Ghana|Internet

Target: AIRTEL GHANA LTD

Bidder: MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

6 Target | 1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Mar 2017|United States|Machinery: Industrial

Target: GE WATER & PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: SUEZ GROUP

13 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 2.78 B

Value

02 Jun 2017|France|Luxury Items

Target: BACCARAT SA

Bidder: FORTUNE FOUNTAIN CAPITAL

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

1 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Vendor

£ 155 M

Value

09 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Cosmetics

Target: THE BODY SHOP INTERNATIONAL PLC

Bidder: NATURA COSMETICOS SA

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 880 M

Value

25 Sep 2017|United Kingdom|Commercial Vehicles and Parts

Target: ALLIANCE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

Bidder: GENUINE PARTS COMPANY

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 1.68 B

Value

19 Dec 2017|Senegal|Mobile

Target: TIGO BUSINESS OF MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.

Bidder: BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

14 Aug 2019|Belgium|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: SOLVAY (POLYAMIDE ASSETS)

Bidder: DOMO CHEMICALS

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 274 M

Value

26 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: TECHNIPFMC (SPINCO)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

3 Target | 39 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Dec 2019|United States|Entertainment

Target: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Bidder: TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

25 Service Providers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 9 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

3 Target | 33 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 2.58 B

Value

18 Dec 2020|United States|Entertainment

Target: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Bidder: TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

3 Target | 10 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 2.22 B

Value

15 Sep 2021|United States|General Mining

Target: RHYOLITE RIDGE LITHIUM-BORON PROJECT

Bidder: SIBANYE-STILLWATER

8 Service Providers

37 Dealmakers

£ 354 M

Value

06 Sep 2022|France|Gaming

Target: GUILLEMOT BROTHERS

Bidder: TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 254 M

Value

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