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Julian Cunningham-Day

Partner at Linklaters

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Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 46.91 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.76 B

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01 Aug 2018|Ireland|Life Insurance

Target: AXA LIFE EUROPE DAC (AXA LIFE INVEST)

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 1.04 B

Value

30 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: COFFEE#1

Bidder: CAFFE NERO

8 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 May 2018|Netherlands|Rental Services: Consumer

Target: TIP TRAILER SERVICES

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

1 Target | 68 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jun 2018|Portugal|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: TOWERS OF PORTUGAL

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

27 Service Providers

19 Bidder | 8 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

34 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 435 M

Value

08 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Equipment

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

21 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AIDEN.AI

Bidder: X CORP (EX-TWITTER)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Dec 2019|Portugal|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: ALTICE PORTUGAL FTTH

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 8 Vendor

141 Dealmakers

104 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 1.90 B

Value

13 Dec 2019|Netherlands|Travel and Tourism

Target: TRAVIX

Bidder: TRIP COM INTERNATIONAL LTD

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

141 Dealmakers

1 Target | 132 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jul 2020|Greece|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: WIND HELLAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

79 Dealmakers

2 Target | 77 Bidder

£ 471 M

Value

26 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: CALASTONE

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

8 Target | 61 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Apr 2021|Poland|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: ORANGE & APG JV

Bidder: APG GROUP NV

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

54 Bidder

£ 524 M

Value

21 May 2021|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: ATLASEDGE DATA CENTERS

Bidder: LIBERTY GLOBAL INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

1 Target | 79 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Sep 2021|Saudi Arabia|Internet

Target: ZAIN SAUDI ARABIA

Bidder: PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND

5 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

20 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 466 M

Value

22 Oct 2021|Iceland|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: MILA

Bidder: ARDIAN

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 440 M

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING DIVISION)

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

13 Apr 2022|Ireland|Online and Social Platforms

Target: OPENBACK

Bidder: X CORP (EX-TWITTER)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: LIBERTY GLOBAL / TELEFONICA / INFRAVIA JV

Bidder: TELEFONICA SA

9 Service Providers

9 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

53 Bidder

£ 3.66 B

Value

25 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Electricity Distribution

Target: SSEN TRANSMISSION

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

1 Target | 46 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 1.47 B

Value

29 Nov 2022|Canada|Banks

Target: HSBC CANADA

Bidder: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 50 Vendor

£ 7.89 B

Value

03 Feb 2023|Italy|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: TELECOM ITALIA (NETCO)

Bidder: MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE OF ITALY

37 Service Providers

19 Bidder | 16 Vendor

141 Dealmakers

77 Bidder | 62 Vendor

£ 19.59 B

Value

11 Sep 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS

Bidder: AUSTRALIANSUPER

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

168 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder | 136 Vendor

£ 1.29 B

Value

04 Apr 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS (A PORTFOLIO OF EUROPEAN SITES)

Bidder: INFRANITY

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

200 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 195 Vendor

£ 2.21 B

Value

20 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: LAST MILE INFRASTRUCTURE

Bidder: MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

37 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Apr 2024|Argentina|Insurance Brokers

Target: HSBC (ARGENTINA BUSINESS)

Bidder: GRUPO FINANCIERO GALICIA

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 441 M

Value

18 Jun 2024|United Arab Emirates|Education Services

Target: GEMS EDUCATION

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

167 Dealmakers

32 Target | 127 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.58 B

Value

12 Sep 2024|Sweden|Software

Target: ERICSSON / TELECOM OPERATORS JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: ERICSSON AB

15 Service Providers

15 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

35 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: UNITED TRUST BANK

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Feb 2025|Belgium|Food Products

Target: THE SPICE FACTORY

Bidder: GIMV NV

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

1 Target | 39 Bidder

n/a

Value