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Julian Long

Partner at Freshfields

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 206.51 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 10.33 B

Market Context

Awards

2022 Top M&A Lawyers in the UK

2022 Top Private Equity Lawyers in EMEA

2020 Top M&A Lawyers in the UK

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06 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

Bidder: STANDARD LIFE PLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

9 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 3.78 B

Value

25 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: SKY PLC

Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION

30 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

27 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 23.67 B

Value

09 May 2018|Romania|Cable Television

Target: LIBERTY GLOBAL (GERMAN, CZECH, HUNGARIAN & ROMANIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

18 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

53 Bidder | 55 Vendor

£ 16.10 B

Value

27 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC

12 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

33 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 9.18 B

Value

26 Jul 2018|United States|Oil Refining and Marketing

Target: PETROHAWK ENERGY CORPORATION

Bidder: BP PLC

13 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 7.98 B

Value

07 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: ARSENAL HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: STANLEY KROENKE

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Target

£ 621 M

Value

28 Mar 2019|Japan|Pharmaceuticals

Target: DAIICHI SANKYO (TRASTUZUMAB DERUXTECAN)

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 5.26 B

Value

29 Jun 2018|Switzerland|Medical Equipment

Target: ALCON INC

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Vendor

93 Dealmakers

3 Target | 90 Vendor

£ 20.63 B

Value

09 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC (WTW)

Bidder: AON PLC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

136 Dealmakers

53 Target | 83 Bidder

£ 27.14 B

Value

12 Dec 2020|United States|Biotechnology

Target: ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

37 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 29.44 B

Value

12 May 2021|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON (REINSURANCE, SPECIALTY AND RETAIL BROKERAGE OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 64 Vendor

£ 2.52 B

Value

23 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: GLAXOSMITHKLINE (CONSUMER HEALTHCARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

32 Target | 52 Vendor

£ 30.50 B

Value

14 Dec 2021|United States|Pest Control

Target: TERMINIX GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

34 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 5.06 B

Value

11 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: PEARSON PLC

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

8 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

14 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 6.47 B

Value

21 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AVEVA GROUP

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

49 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.03 B

Value

19 Mar 2023|Switzerland|Investment Banking

Target: CREDIT SUISSE AG

Bidder: UBS AG

23 Service Providers

12 Target | 11 Bidder

160 Dealmakers

75 Target | 85 Bidder

£ 2.66 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

21 Oct 2024|France|Pharmaceuticals

Target: OPELLA (EX-SANOFI CONSUMER HEALTHCARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC (CD&R)

22 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 10 Vendor

165 Dealmakers

4 Target | 80 Bidder | 78 Vendor

£ 6.66 B

Value

30 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: ROBEY WARSHAW LLP

Bidder: EVERCORE INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

18 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 146 M

Value

24 Dec 2025|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CASTROL LTD

Bidder: STONEPEAK

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

142 Dealmakers

1 Target | 100 Bidder | 41 Vendor

£ 4.47 B

Value