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Cover Image Laura Ackroyd
Laura AckroydHerbert Smith Freehills

Laura Ackroyd

Senior Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals11
Valued Deals9
Total Value£ 26.39 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 2.93 B

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25 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Radio and TV Broadcasters
Sky
Comcast Corporation

Target: SKY PLC

Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION

30 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

27 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 23.67 B

Value

21 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers
The World Marine & General Insurance Company
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings

Target: THE WORLD MARINE & GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY PLC

Bidder: RANDALL & QUILTER INVESTMENT HOLDINGS

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Food Products
General Mills (irish Dough Business)
CERELIA

Target: GENERAL MILLS (IRISH DOUGH BUSINESS)

Bidder: CERELIA

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Jun 2022|Italy|Education Services
Pearson (k12 Courseware Businesses Italy And Germany)
Sanoma Oyj

Target: PEARSON (K12 COURSEWARE BUSINESSES ITALY AND GERMANY)

Bidder: SANOMA OYJ

12 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 163 M

Value

20 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas
Tailwind Energy
Serica Energy

Target: TAILWIND ENERGY

Bidder: SERICA ENERGY

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 644 M

Value

06 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems
Capital Cash
Cash Converters International

Target: CAPITAL CASH

Bidder: CASH CONVERTERS INTERNATIONAL

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

£ 14 M

Value

31 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Mobile
CORNERSTONE
Glil Infrastructure

Target: CORNERSTONE

Bidder: GLIL INFRASTRUCTURE

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 360 M

Value

19 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)
WINCANTON
Gxo Logistics

Target: WINCANTON

Bidder: GXO LOGISTICS

21 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

110 Dealmakers

28 Target | 65 Bidder

£ 764 M

Value

16 Apr 2024|United States|Restaurants and Bars
Tgi Fridays
Hostmore

Target: TGI FRIDAYS

Bidder: HOSTMORE PLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

7 Target | 19 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 177 M

Value

14 May 2024|United Kingdom|Software
Iqgeo Group (ex-ubisense Group Plc)
Kkr & Co

Target: IQGEO GROUP PLC (EX-UBISENSE GROUP PLC)

Bidder: KKR & CO

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

12 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 316 M

Value

20 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|FinTech
Equals Group
RAILSR

Target: EQUALS GROUP

Bidder: RAILSR

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

39 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 283 M

Value

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