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Joachim De Vos

Joachim De Vos

Principal Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Brussels

Deal Bio

Total Deals12
Valued Deals9
Total Value£ 13.54 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 1.50 B

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20 Feb 2019|New Zealand|Food Products
Chocolatier Godiva (apac Operations)
Mbk Partners

Target: CHOCOLATIER GODIVA (APAC OPERATIONS)

Bidder: MBK PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 790 M

Value

25 Jul 2019|Belgium|Specialty Retailers
International Duty Free
Lagardere Sca

Target: INTERNATIONAL DUTY FREE

Bidder: LAGARDERE SCA

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 224 M

Value

18 Mar 2021|Belgium|Electronic Equipment: Control and Filter
Desotec International
Blackstone Group

Target: DESOTEC INTERNATIONAL NV

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 684 M

Value

31 May 2021|Belgium|Electronic Equipment: Other
Cryogenic Equipment And Services
Dsi Freezing Solutions

Target: CRYOGENIC EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES

Bidder: DSI FREEZING SOLUTIONS

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

4 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Sep 2022|Belgium|Gas Distribution
Fluxys
Energy Infrastructure Partners

Target: FLUXYS SA

Bidder: ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Oct 2022|Belgium|Biotechnology
UNIVERCELLS
SFPI-FPIM

Target: UNIVERCELLS

Bidder: SFPI-FPIM

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 38 M

Value

21 Mar 2023|Belgium|Landline
Telenet Group Holding
Liberty Global

Target: TELENET GROUP HOLDING NV

Bidder: LIBERTY GLOBAL INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

10 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 844 M

Value

17 Oct 2023|Belgium|Real Estate Holding and Development
Intervest Offices & Warehouses
Tpg Real Estate

Target: INTERVEST OFFICES & WAREHOUSES

Bidder: TPG REAL ESTATE

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 556 M

Value

11 Dec 2023|Belgium|Chemicals: Diversified
SYENSQO
Institutional Investors

Target: SYENSQO

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

9 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

48 Vendor

£ 8.18 B

Value

18 Apr 2024|Belgium|Management Consulting
World Of Talents
Cvc Capital Partners

Target: WORLD OF TALENTS

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

2 Target | 36 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Aug 2024|China|Pharmaceuticals
Ucb Pharma (chinese Neurology And Allergy Business)
Mubadala Investment Company

Target: UCB PHARMA SA (CHINESE NEUROLOGY AND ALLERGY BUSINESS)

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

10 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 534 M

Value

09 Sep 2024|Belgium|Auto Parts
D'ieteren Group
Nayarit Participations

Target: D'IETEREN GROUP

Bidder: NAYARIT PARTICIPATIONS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

8 Target | 46 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 1.69 B

Value

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