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Jenny Leahy

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 51.31 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.85 B

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31 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Plastics

Target: RPC GROUP PLC

Bidder: BERRY GLOBAL INC

47 Service Providers

12 Target | 18 Bidder

104 Dealmakers

35 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 4.83 B

Value

01 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

70 Target | 93 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 22.18 B

Value

04 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Cosmetics

Target: CHARLOTTE TILBURY LTD

Bidder: BDT CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

30 Target | 26 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Oct 2020|Italy|Diversified Financials

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP HOLDINGS ITALIA SPA

Bidder: EURONEXT NV

34 Service Providers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 10 Vendor

117 Dealmakers

2 Target | 53 Bidder | 62 Vendor

£ 3.93 B

Value

08 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: CAMBRIDGE QUANTUM COMPUTING

Bidder: HONEYWELL QUANTUM SOLUTIONS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Apr 2022|France|Recreational Products

Target: THE LIGUE DE FOOTBALL PROFESSIONNEL

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 1.25 B

Value

07 Apr 2022|Bermuda|Marine Transportation

Target: FRONTLINE LTD

Bidder: EURONAV NV

13 Service Providers

10 Target | 3 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

19 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 3.21 B

Value

16 Feb 2022|Latvia|Casinos and Gambling

Target: FURORS

Bidder: OPTIBET

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Aug 2022|Croatia|Entertainment

Target: SUPERSPORT

Bidder: EMMA CAPITAL

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 776 M

Value

03 Oct 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: LOGICBIO THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

23 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 60 M

Value

19 Dec 2022|United States|Software

Target: ACADIA

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

2 Target | 56 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Jun 2023|Poland|Casinos and Gambling

Target: STS HOLDING SA

Bidder: ENTAIN

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

8 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 690 M

Value

23 Oct 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: TELAVANT HOLDINGS

Bidder: ROCHE HOLDINGS AG

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 5.96 B

Value

01 Nov 2023|France|Biotechnology

Target: CELLECTIS

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

4 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 201 M

Value

12 Dec 2023|United States|Medical Services

Target: ICOSAVAX INC

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

6 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 876 M

Value

18 Dec 2023|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: ZEUS COMPANY

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

34 Target | 33 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Feb 2024|Germany|Biotechnology

Target: MORPHOSYS AG

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

116 Dealmakers

44 Target | 74 Bidder

£ 2.31 B

Value

14 Mar 2024|France|Biotechnology

Target: AMOLYT PHARMA

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

23 Target | 35 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 820 M

Value

19 Mar 2024|Canada|Biotechnology

Target: FUSION PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

35 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.57 B

Value

10 Jan 2024|Germany|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: ROCKET ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS GMBH

Bidder: VERISK ANALYTICS INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Apr 2024|United States|Biotechnology

Target: ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC

Bidder: MERZ THERAPEUTICS

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

3 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 147 M

Value

23 Jun 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: SOMALOGIC

Bidder: ILLUMINA INC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 315 M

Value

23 Oct 2025|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: LSEG (POST TRADE SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INC

15 Service Providers

13 Bidder | 2 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 170 M

Value

03 Dec 2025|United Kingdom|Security Services

Target: SMITHS DETECTION

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value