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Jean-Francois Merdrignac

‎Counsel at Linklaters

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Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 24.14 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.72 B

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28 Feb 2018|France|Hotels and Motels

Target: ESSENDI (FORMERLY ACCORINVEST SAS)

Bidder: COLONY CAPITAL INC

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 8 Vendor

116 Dealmakers

3 Target | 99 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 3.18 B

Value

16 Jan 2020|Portugal|Fruit and Grain Processing

Target: FRULACT

Bidder: ARDIAN SAS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

86 Dealmakers

2 Target | 81 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 128 M

Value

20 Jan 2020|France|Apparel Retailers

Target: ZADIG & VOLTAIRE

Bidder: PENINSULA CAPITAL LTD

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 23 Vendor

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Value

30 Aug 2020|France|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: SUEZ GROUP

Bidder: VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT SA

41 Service Providers

11 Target | 21 Bidder | 9 Vendor

101 Dealmakers

24 Target | 67 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 19.26 B

Value

24 Feb 2021|Denmark|Consumer Electronics

Target: NIL TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: JOLT CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 22 M

Value

22 Jun 2021|France|Medical Services

Target: VOLUNTIS

Bidder: APTARGROUP INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

2 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 43 M

Value

29 Jun 2021|France|Biotechnology

Target: XENOTHERA

Bidder: ANAXAGO CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

48 Bidder

£ 17 M

Value

30 Jun 2021|Belgium|Luxury Items

Target: MAISON DELVAUX

Bidder: RICHEMONT

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

3 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Aug 2021|France|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: RES GROUP (RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS)

Bidder: HANWHA SOLUTIONS

8 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 36 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Dec 2021|Hong Kong|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: QIMA

Bidder: LA CAISSE (EX CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC)

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

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

28 Apr 2022|Pakistan|Pharmaceuticals

Target: SANOFI PAKISTAN

Bidder: IGI INVESTMENTS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Vendor

£ 20 M

Value

01 Aug 2022|France|Railroad Equipment

Target: AKIEM HOLDING

Bidder: LA CAISSE (EX CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC)

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Dec 2022|France|Auto Services

Target: WATERA

Bidder: CREDIT AGRICOLE SA

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2023|Poland|Real Estate Services

Target: NEXITY (POLISH BUSINESS)

Bidder: DEVELIA

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

34 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 86 M

Value

15 Jan 2024|France|Defense

Target: ARQUUS

Bidder: JOHN COCKERILL SA

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 52 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 257 M

Value

13 Mar 2024|France|Storage Terminals

Target: RUBIS TERMINAL

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 51 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

04 Apr 2024|France|Software

Target: OCEA SMART BUILDING

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Sep 2024|France|Life Insurance

Target: ALAN

Bidder: COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

2 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 145 M

Value

03 Apr 2025|Belgium|Storage Terminals

Target: ITC RUBIS

Bidder: MITSUI & CO LTD

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 112 M

Value

17 Jul 2025|France|Toll Roads

Target: AXXÈS

Bidder: VINCI AUTOROUTES

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Aug 2025|Singapore|Digital Services

Target: CLOUD4C

Bidder: CAPGEMINI SE

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Nov 2025|Portugal|Fruit and Grain Processing

Target: FRULACT

Bidder: NEXTURE

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

103 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 85 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Nov 2025|France|Semiconductors

Target: ZADIENT TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: EUROPEAN INNOVATION COUNCIL FUND (EIC FUND)

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 30 M

Value