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Jean LovettLinklaters

Jean Lovett

Partner at Linklaters

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals36
Valued Deals28
Total Value£ 77.29 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 2.76 B

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30 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Media Agencies
Ubm
Informa

Target: UBM PLC

Bidder: INFORMA PLC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

71 Dealmakers

41 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 4.13 B

Value

06 Nov 2017|United Kingdom|Banks
Aldermore Group
Firstrand

Target: ALDERMORE GROUP PLC

Bidder: FIRSTRAND LIMITED

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

21 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 1.08 B

Value

30 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers
Asda Group
J Sainsbury

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: J SAINSBURY PLC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

2 Target | 66 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 7.30 B

Value

11 Oct 2018|United Kingdom|Semiconductors
Dialog Semiconductor
Apple

Target: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC

Bidder: APPLE INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

48 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas
Ophir Energy
Pt Medco Energi Internasional

Target: OPHIR ENERGY PLC

Bidder: PT MEDCO ENERGI INTERNASIONAL TBK

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

27 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 408 M

Value

21 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Luxury Items
De Beers Diamond Jewellers
De Beers Group

Target: DE BEERS DIAMOND JEWELLERS LIMITED

Bidder: DE BEERS GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 27 M

Value

25 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Defense
Cobham
Advent International Corporation

Target: COBHAM PLC

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

33 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 4.14 B

Value

29 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|E-commerce
Just Eat
TAKEAWAY.COM.NV

Target: JUST EAT PLC

Bidder: TAKEAWAY.COM.NV

27 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

150 Dealmakers

61 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 6.30 B

Value

10 May 2017|Greece|Banks
Alpha Bank / Centerbridge Joint Venture
Alpha Bank

Target: ALPHA BANK / CENTERBRIDGE JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: ALPHA BANK SA

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

40 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars
Greene King
Ck Asset Holdings

Target: GREENE KING PLC

Bidder: CK ASSET HOLDINGS LTD

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

38 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 4.60 B

Value

08 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Equipment
Arqiva (telecoms Division)
Cellnex Telecom

Target: ARQIVA (TELECOMS DIVISION)

Bidder: CELLNEX TELECOM SA

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

112 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 96 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

08 Jan 2020|United Kingdom|Fertilizers
Sirius Minerals
Anglo American

Target: SIRIUS MINERALS PLC

Bidder: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

15 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 386 M

Value

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