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Cover Image James Howe

James Howe

James Howe

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals36

Valued Deals19

Total Value£ 21.45 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.13 B

Market Context

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15 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: PIRUM SYSTEMS LIMITED

Bidder: BOWMARK CAPITAL

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Nov 2019|United States|Media Agencies

Target: BRUIN CAPITAL LLC

Bidder: TJC (THE JORDAN COMPANY)

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 464 M

Value

21 Mar 2019|Malaysia|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: MURPHY SARAWAK OIL

Bidder: PTTEP UK HOLDING LIMITED

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 1.63 B

Value

18 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Aerospace

Target: DONCASTERS GROUP (AEROSPACE FORMING AND FABRICATING BUSINESS)

Bidder: RADIUS AEROSPACE

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Oct 2019|Spain|Private Equity

Target: MIURA PRIVATE EQUITY SA (FRUTAS FUND)

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 302 M

Value

16 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: TRM PARTNERS

Bidder: BRUIN CAPITAL LLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2021|Netherlands|Software

Target: EXACT GROUP

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: BOUGHT BY MANY

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

4 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 257 M

Value

03 Jun 2021|France|Software

Target: CEGID GROUP

Bidder: KKR & CO

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: ODDSCHECKER GLOBAL MEDIA

Bidder: BRUIN CAPITAL LLC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 155 M

Value

07 Sep 2021|Netherlands|Mobile

Target: T-MOBILE NETHERLANDS

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

2 Target | 51 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 4.37 B

Value

18 Oct 2021|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: EUROCLEAR PLC

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 598 M

Value

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