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Karim Mattar

Director at Rothschild & Co

Financial Advisor

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 19.24 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.37 B

Market Context

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20 Nov 2015|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: DARTY PLC

Bidder: FNAC DARTY

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

9 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 1.05 B

Value

16 Jan 2015|United Kingdom|Apparel Retailers

Target: PHASE EIGHT

Bidder: THE FOSCHINI GROUP

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

3 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: WATERSTONES

Bidder: ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: CONVIVIALITY PLC (RETAIL DIVISION)

Bidder: BESTWAY WHOLESALE LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Oct 2018|Netherlands|Apparel Retailers

Target: HEMA BV

Bidder: RAMPHASTOS INVESTMENTS NV

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Oct 2019|China|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: METRO CHINA

Bidder: WUMEI TECHNOLOGY GROUP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.35 B

Value

11 Dec 2019|United States|Food Products

Target: NESTLE (US ICE CREAM BUSINESS)

Bidder: FRONERI INTERNATIONAL LTD

15 Service Providers

12 Bidder | 3 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 3.04 B

Value

02 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: ZUBER ISSA

23 Service Providers

2 Target | 15 Bidder | 4 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 56 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

21 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: COSTCUTTER

Bidder: BESTWAY WHOLESALE LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 May 2021|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: DREAMS

Bidder: TEMPUR SEALY

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

9 Target | 25 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 335 M

Value

01 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: MCKESSON UK

Bidder: AURELIUS GROUP

13 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 61 Vendor

£ 477 M

Value

09 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: PARK LEISURE 2000 LTD

Bidder: SUN COMMUNITIES

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 182 M

Value

31 May 2022|Belgium|Specialty Retailers

Target: TOM & CO

Bidder: VERLINVEST

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

5 Target | 36 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Jun 2022|Belgium|Diversified Retailers

Target: MAKRO CASH & CARRY BELGIUM

Bidder: BRONZE PROPERTIES

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jun 2022|Kenya|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: NAIVAS GROUP

Bidder: IBL GROUP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Mar 2023|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: EG GROUP (415 SINGLE-TENANT CONVENIENCE STORE PROPERTIES)

Bidder: REALTY INCOME CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 8 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 1.25 B

Value

17 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: LEXON UK HOLDINGS

Bidder: WELL PHARMACY

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 May 2023|Ireland|Specialty Retailers

Target: EG GROUP (UK AND IRELAND OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

19 Service Providers

16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

48 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 2.07 B

Value

11 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Diversified Retailers

Target: POUNDSTRETCHER

Bidder: FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Apr 2024|United States|Clothing and Accessories

Target: HIBBETT INC

Bidder: JD SPORTS FASHION PLC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

25 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 889 M

Value

07 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: EG GROUP (UK FORECOURT BUSINESS)

Bidder: ZUBER ISSA

8 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 228 M

Value

02 Oct 2025|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: FRONERI INTERNATIONAL LTD

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

8 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 3.14 B

Value

10 Dec 2025|Germany|Apparel Retailers

Target: NKD GROUP GMBH

Bidder: MR PRICE GROUP LTD

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 436 M

Value

12 Feb 2026|Romania|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: CARREFOUR ROMANIA

Bidder: PAVAL HOLDING

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 716 M

Value