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John Connell

Partner at Hogan Lovells

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals16

Valued Deals8

Total Value£ 7.42 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 928 M

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04 Aug 2017|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: PAYSAFE GROUP PLC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

26 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 3.12 B

Value

23 Mar 2015|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: SKRILL GROUP

Bidder: OPTIMAL PAYMENTS PLC

1 Service Providers

16 Dealmakers

£ 804 M

Value

20 Apr 2015|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: IGLO FOODS GROUP LTD

Bidder: NOMAD HOLDINGS LTD

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

£ 1.87 B

Value

22 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: MARKERSTUDY GROUP

Bidder: QATAR INSURANCE COMPANY

1 Service Providers

2 Dealmakers

£ 115 M

Value

29 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Travel and Tourism

Target: PROMETHEON HOLDINGS (UK) LTD

Bidder: ARES SSG

1 Service Providers

4 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

08 Oct 2018|United Kingdom|Consumer Lending

Target: OPTIMUM CREDIT

Bidder: PEPPER GROUP LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|Railroad Equipment

Target: MACQUARIE EUROPE RAIL (ROLLING STOCK LEASING BUSINESS)

Bidder: AKIEM HOLDING

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

1 Target | 39 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Online and Social Platforms

Target: STARLING BANK

Bidder: RPMI RAILPEN

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

6 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 272 M

Value

15 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: PUNCH PUBS & CO

Bidder: FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Mar 2022|Germany|Software

Target: XEMPUS AG

Bidder: CINCO CAPITAL

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

3 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 53 M

Value

15 Sep 2023|France|Health Care Services

Target: ATLANTA GROUP

Bidder: MARKERSTUDY GROUP

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

100 Dealmakers

2 Target | 90 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2023|United States|Management Consulting

Target: MARSH & MCLENNAN (US HEALTH AND BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION BUSINESS AND UK PENSION ADMINISTRATION BUSINESS)

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 36 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jun 2023|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: MERCER (US AND UK ADMINISTRATION BUSINESSES)

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

1 Service Providers

15 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

21 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Consumer Services: Other

Target: SUPERSTRUCT ENTERTAINMENT

Bidder: KKR & CO

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

6 Target | 21 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 1.08 B

Value

02 Jun 2025|United States|Internet

Target: NEPTUNE NETWORKS

Bidder: TP ICAP PLC (EX-TULLETT PREBON PLC)

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

22 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jul 2025|Ireland|Software

Target: DCC (INFO TECH BUSINESS)

Bidder: AURELIUS GROUP

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 100 M

Value

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