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John PryorDLA Piper

John Pryor

Partner at DLA Piper

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Deal Bio

Total Deals11
Valued Deals7
Total Value£ 3.35 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 479 M

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19 Apr 2017|United Kingdom|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
Exova Group
Bridgepoint Group

Target: EXOVA GROUP PLC

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 771 M

Value

11 May 2017|United Kingdom|Household Equipment and Products
Hillarys Blinds
Hunter Douglas

Target: HILLARYS BLINDS LTD

Bidder: HUNTER DOUGLAS NV

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

14 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Health Care Services
Baywater Healthcare
BASTIDE

Target: BAYWATER HEALTHCARE LTD

Bidder: BASTIDE

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

5 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Oct 2017|Netherlands|Business Process Outsourcing
Tmf Group
Cvc Capital Partners

Target: TMF GROUP BV

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.55 B

Value

30 Oct 2017|United Kingdom|Software
Id Business Solutions
Danaher Corporation

Target: ID BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Bidder: DANAHER CORPORATION

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

£ 90 M

Value

20 Nov 2017|Canada|Restaurants and Bars
Bento Sushi
Yo! Sushi

Target: BENTO SUSHI

Bidder: YO! SUSHI

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 58 M

Value

05 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Food Products
Nature Delivered (graze)
UNILEVER

Target: NATURE DELIVERED LTD (GRAZE)

Bidder: UNILEVER

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

9 Target | 33 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 450 M

Value

20 Dec 2019|Netherlands|Digital Services
Dept Agency
The Carlyle Group

Target: DEPT AGENCY

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

9 Target | 31 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Publishing
Hindawi
John Wiley & Sons

Target: HINDAWI LIMITED

Bidder: JOHN WILEY & SONS INC

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

12 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 218 M

Value

30 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Management Consulting
Analysys Mason
Bridgepoint Development Capital

Target: ANALYSYS MASON LIMITED

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 210 M

Value

10 Aug 2023|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting
SEDEX
Lloyds Development Capital (ldc)

Target: SEDEX

Bidder: LLOYDS DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL LIMITED (LDC)

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

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