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James Mathieson

Associate at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals19

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 16.59 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.51 B

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19 Apr 2022|Netherlands|Medical Services

Target: AFFIDEA

Bidder: GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT SA

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

4 Target | 20 Bidder | 47 Vendor

£ 828 M

Value

07 Sep 2022|United States|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: REPSOL UPSTREAM

Bidder: EIG GLOBAL ENERGY PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

38 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 4.16 B

Value

03 Oct 2022|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: VIASAT INC (LINK 16 TACTICAL DATA LINKS BUSINESS)

Bidder: L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

19 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 1.75 B

Value

06 Mar 2023|United States|Transportation Services

Target: PRIMEFLIGHT AVIATION SERVICES INC

Bidder: THE STERLING GROUP

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

34 Target | 38 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jul 2023|France|Software

Target: ONCE FOR ALL

Bidder: GTCR LLC

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

22 Target | 29 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Aug 2023|Denmark|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: URBASER (NORDIC BUSINESS)

Bidder: CUBE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS SA

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 334 M

Value

05 Mar 2024|Switzerland|Software

Target: BETA CAE SYSTEMS

Bidder: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 977 M

Value

14 Mar 2024|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ENCAVIS ASSET MANAGEMENT AG

Bidder: KKR & CO

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

21 Target | 63 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 3.91 B

Value

25 Nov 2024|United States|Software

Target: BRIGHTCOVE INC

Bidder: BENDING SPOONS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

101 Dealmakers

48 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 185 M

Value

04 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Auto Technology

Target: RAVELIN

Bidder: WORLDPAY INC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Feb 2025|Switzerland|Digital Services

Target: GLOBAL BLUE SA

Bidder: SHIFT4 PAYMENTS

16 Service Providers

11 Target | 5 Bidder

146 Dealmakers

37 Target | 110 Bidder

£ 1.98 B

Value

21 Feb 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: BLUEBIRD BIO

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

35 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 75 M

Value

10 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Engineering Consulting

Target: GLOBAL MARINE GROUP

Bidder: KEPPEL CORP LTD

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Security Equipment

Target: KEE SAFETY GROUP

Bidder: 65 EQUITY PARTNERS

27 Service Providers

11 Target | 16 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

49 Target | 45 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 May 2025|Netherlands|Diversified Financials

Target: DERIBIT

Bidder: COINBASE

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

7 Target | 48 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 2.17 B

Value

08 Jun 2025|Philippines|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: PINNACLE TOWERS

Bidder: BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

19 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Jun 2025|United States|Management Consulting

Target: STROZ FRIEDBERG LLC

Bidder: LEVELBLUE

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 40 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: EQUITIX LTD

Bidder: HUNTER POINT CAPITAL

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

1 Target | 46 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 209 M

Value

27 Jun 2025|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: SS8 NETWORKS

Bidder: MILL POINT CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

25 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value