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Kanesh BalasubramaniamPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Kanesh Balasubramaniam

Partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Lawyer

London, England, United Kingdom

Deal Bio

Total Deals66
Valued Deals41
Total Value£ 63.18 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 1.54 B

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22 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling
Ladbrokes Coral Group
Gvc Holdings

Target: LADBROKES CORAL GROUP PLC

Bidder: GVC HOLDINGS PLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

18 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 4.22 B

Value

14 Dec 2016|United Kingdom|Equipment Rental
Lavendon Group
Loxam

Target: LAVENDON GROUP PLC

Bidder: LOXAM SAS

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

11 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 617 M

Value

03 Feb 2017|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other
Audiotonix
Astorg Partners

Target: AUDIOTONIX LTD

Bidder: ASTORG PARTNERS SAS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Oct 2017|Netherlands|Soft Drinks
Refresco Group
Pai Partners

Target: REFRESCO GROUP NV

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 1.45 B

Value

28 Apr 2017|Switzerland|Specialty Retailers
Breitling
Cvc Capital Partners

Target: BREITLING SA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Sep 2018|Netherlands|Cable Television
United Group
Bc Partners

Target: UNITED GROUP BV

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 2.68 B

Value

10 Aug 2017|Germany|Pharmaceuticals
Stada Arzneimittel
Bain Capital

Target: STADA ARZNEIMITTEL AG

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

30 Service Providers

6 Target | 24 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

20 Target | 74 Bidder

£ 2.89 B

Value

09 Nov 2018|Australia|Specialty Retailers
Woolworths Group
Euro Garages

Target: WOOLWORTHS GROUP LTD

Bidder: EURO GARAGES LTD

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Jan 2019|United States|Medical Equipment
Orchid Orthopedic Solutions
Nordic Capital

Target: ORCHID ORTHOPEDIC SOLUTIONS

Bidder: NORDIC CAPITAL LTD

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Medical Services
Vetpartners
Bc Partners

Target: VETPARTNERS PTY LTD

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Satellite
Inmarsat
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board

Target: INMARSAT PLC

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

46 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 4.21 B

Value

25 May 2018|Germany|Property Services
Techem
Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec (cdpq)

Target: TECHEM GMBH

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

31 Service Providers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 8 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

4 Target | 48 Bidder | 70 Vendor

£ 4.03 B

Value

31 May 2019|Croatia|Telecommunications Services: Other
Tele2 (croatian Business)
United Group

Target: TELE2 AB (CROATIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: UNITED GROUP BV

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 194 M

Value

14 Jun 2019|Spain|General Mining
Neolith Group
INVESTINDUSTRIAL

Target: NEOLITH GROUP

Bidder: INVESTINDUSTRIAL

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 88 M

Value

19 Jun 2019|Norway|Electronic Equipment: Other
AUTOSTORE
Thl Partners

Target: AUTOSTORE

Bidder: THL PARTNERS

16 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 6 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

5 Target | 30 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 1.46 B

Value

02 Jul 2019|Netherlands|Pharmaceuticals
Synthon International
Bc Partners

Target: SYNTHON INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Mar 2017|Spain|Banks
ALLFUNDS
Hellman & Friedman

Target: ALLFUNDS

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 1.56 B

Value

12 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other
Advanced Computer Software Group
Bc Partners

Target: ADVANCED COMPUTER SOFTWARE GROUP LTD

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

14 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other
Sophos Group
Thoma Bravo

Target: SOPHOS GROUP

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

35 Target | 30 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.12 B

Value

07 Nov 2019|Bulgaria|Cable Television
VIVACOM
United Group

Target: VIVACOM

Bidder: UNITED GROUP BV

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

4 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 1.01 B

Value

23 Dec 2019|Germany|Outsourced HR and Staffing
P&i Personal & Informatik
Hg Capital

Target: P&I PERSONAL & INFORMATIK AG

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

4 Target | 41 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Jan 2020|France|Containers and Packaging
Albea (dispencing Business)
Silgan Holdings

Target: ALBEA (DISPENCING BUSINESS)

Bidder: SILGAN HOLDINGS INC

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

60 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 689 M

Value

21 Aug 2020|Norway|Software
Visma As
Hg Capital

Target: VISMA AS

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

36 Service Providers

8 Target | 26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

125 Dealmakers

6 Target | 81 Bidder | 53 Vendor

£ 1.16 B

Value

16 Sep 2020|Japan|Medical Equipment
Takeda (tachosil)
Gtcr

Target: TAKEDA (TACHOSIL)

Bidder: GTCR LLC

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 66 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

24 Sep 2020|Finland|Containers and Packaging
Ahlstrom Oyj
Bain Capital

Target: AHLSTROM OYJ

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

22 Service Providers

4 Target | 18 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

24 Target | 61 Bidder

£ 1.92 B

Value

13 Nov 2020|Netherlands|Media Agencies
Keesing Media Group
Bc Partners

Target: KEESING MEDIA GROUP BV

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 269 M

Value

25 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Gaming
JAGEX
The Carlyle Group

Target: JAGEX

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

3 Target | 13 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Feb 2021|Germany|Footwear
Birkenstock & Co
L Catterton

Target: BIRKENSTOCK GMBH & CO

Bidder: L CATTERTON

20 Service Providers

9 Target | 11 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

35 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 3.48 B

Value

16 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers
Davies Group
Bc Partners

Target: DAVIES GROUP LTD

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

13 Target | 51 Bidder | 20 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Apr 2021|Norway|Electronic Equipment: Other
AUTOSTORE
Softbank Group Corp

Target: AUTOSTORE

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

8 Target | 18 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 2.02 B

Value

28 Sep 2020|Netherlands|Telecommunications Equipment
Eurofiber Nederland
PGGM

Target: EUROFIBER NEDERLAND BV

Bidder: PGGM

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Education Services
Icp Education
Oakley Capital

Target: ICP EDUCATION

Bidder: OAKLEY CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 27 M

Value

23 Jun 2021|Italy|Textile Products
PASUBIO
Pai Partners

Target: PASUBIO

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

22 Service Providers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 8 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 512 M

Value

13 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Digital Services
VALTECH
VERLINVEST

Target: VALTECH

Bidder: VERLINVEST

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

8 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jul 2021|United States|Waste and Disposal Services
COVANTA
Eqt Partners

Target: COVANTA

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

31 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 3.83 B

Value

19 Jul 2021|Greece|Pharmaceuticals
PHARMATHEN
Partners Group

Target: PHARMATHEN

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

2 Target | 62 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 1.37 B

Value

17 Aug 2021|Germany|Building Materials: Other
Ceramtec
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (cpp Investments)

Target: CERAMTEC GMBH

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.61 B

Value

16 Aug 2021|Greece|Telecommunications infrastructure
Wind Hellas Telecommunications
United Group

Target: WIND HELLAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: UNITED GROUP BV

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

9 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Sep 2021|Norway|Software
Visma As
Aeternum Capital

Target: VISMA AS

Bidder: AETERNUM CAPITAL

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

9 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 185 M

Value

13 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Facilities
Elysium Healthcare
Ramsay Health Care

Target: ELYSIUM HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Bidder: RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 775 M

Value

22 Nov 2021|United States|Management Consulting
Sionic Advisors
Davies Group

Target: SIONIC ADVISORS

Bidder: DAVIES GROUP LTD

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Feb 2022|Italy|Entertainment
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio
Stephen Pagliuca

Target: ATALANTA BERGAMASCA CALCIO

Bidder: STEPHEN PAGLIUCA

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

5 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 May 2022|United Kingdom|Education Services
Inspired Education Group
STONEPEAK

Target: INSPIRED EDUCATION GROUP

Bidder: STONEPEAK

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

4 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 839 M

Value

28 May 2022|Belgium|Management Consulting
House Of Hr
Bain Capital

Target: HOUSE OF HR

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

24 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 2.55 B

Value

08 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Software
The Access Group
Hg Capital

Target: THE ACCESS GROUP

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

19 Target | 29 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Jun 2022|France|Health Care Services
HAVEA
Bc Partners

Target: HAVEA

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 5 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

2 Target | 35 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 May 2022|Brazil|Education Services
Escola Eleva Global Schools
Inspired Education Holdings

Target: ESCOLA ELEVA GLOBAL SCHOOLS

Bidder: INSPIRED EDUCATION HOLDINGS LTD

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 331 M

Value

26 Jul 2022|Italy|Paper
Fedrigoni Group
Bc Partners

Target: FEDRIGONI GROUP

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

25 Service Providers

4 Target | 14 Bidder | 7 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

4 Target | 34 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 1.27 B

Value

30 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
Phenna Group
Oakley Capital

Target: PHENNA GROUP

Bidder: OAKLEY CAPITAL

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

4 Target | 42 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 70 M

Value

30 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
Construction Testing Solutions (cts)
Oakley Capital

Target: CONSTRUCTION TESTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED (CTS)

Bidder: OAKLEY CAPITAL

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2022|Netherlands|Digital Services
BYNDER
Thl Partners

Target: BYNDER

Bidder: THL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

15 Target | 18 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Feb 2023|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Titan Wealth
Parthenon Capital Partners

Target: TITAN WEALTH

Bidder: PARTHENON CAPITAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Jul 2023|Italy|Machinery: Specialty
Ima Industria Macchine Automatiche
Bdt & Msd Partners

Target: IMA INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE SPA

Bidder: BDT & MSD PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

23 Target | 10 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 2.41 B

Value

13 Nov 2023|Denmark|Restaurants and Bars
Joe & The Juice Holding
General Atlantic

Target: JOE & THE JUICE HOLDING

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 May 2024|Germany|Machinery: Specialty
INNOMOTICS
Kps Capital Partners

Target: INNOMOTICS

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

19 Service Providers

2 Target | 15 Bidder | 2 Vendor

115 Dealmakers

39 Target | 48 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 3.00 B

Value

07 Aug 2024|United States|Financial Data and Systems
COMPOSECURE
Resolute Holdings

Target: COMPOSECURE

Bidder: RESOLUTE HOLDINGS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

6 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 292 M

Value

07 Aug 2024|Italy|Semiconductors
Somacis Graphic Group
Bain Capital

Target: SOMACIS GRAPHIC GROUP

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2024|Finland|Software
Accountor Software
Kkr & Co

Target: ACCOUNTOR SOFTWARE

Bidder: KKR & CO

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Sep 2024|France|Software
ESKER
Bridgepoint Group

Target: ESKER

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

13 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 1.37 B

Value

27 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Outsourced HR and Staffing
Learning Technologies Group
General Atlantic

Target: LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

19 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 800 M

Value

16 Oct 2024|United States|Software
KYRIBA
Bridgepoint Group

Target: KYRIBA

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

4 Target | 35 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Nov 2024|Canada|Gold Mining
Newmont Corporation (éléonore Operation)
Dhilmar

Target: NEWMONT CORPORATION (ÉLÉONORE OPERATION)

Bidder: DHILMAR LTD

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 634 M

Value

02 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Chemicals: Diversified
Alta Performance Materials (formerly Ineos Composites Business)
Kps Capital Partners

Target: ALTA PERFORMANCE MATERIALS (FORMERLY INEOS COMPOSITES BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

1 Target | 53 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 1.41 B

Value

26 Mar 2025|Italy|IT Services: Other
NAMIRIAL
Bain Capital

Target: NAMIRIAL

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

17 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 9 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Mar 2025|Germany|Outsourced HR and Staffing
P&i Personal & Informatik
Hg Capital

Target: P&I PERSONAL & INFORMATIK AG

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2025|United Kingdom|Diversified Retailers
Motor Fuel Group
Apollo Global Management

Target: MOTOR FUEL GROUP

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 500 M

Value

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