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Leon Daoud

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals19

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 39.17 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.45 B

Market Context

Awards

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19 Dec 2018|France|Pharmaceuticals

Target: UNION DE PHARMACOLOGIE SCIENTIFIQUE APPLIQUEE

Bidder: TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL

8 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 1.26 B

Value

25 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Satellite

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

28 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Recreational Services

Target: MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

31 Service Providers

8 Target | 23 Bidder

81 Dealmakers

27 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 4.77 B

Value

19 Sep 2019|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: SMITH & WILLIAMSON LLC

Bidder: TILNEY

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

32 Target | 42 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 625 M

Value

29 Apr 2020|France|Biotechnology

Target: POLYPLUS TRANSFECTION SA

Bidder: ARCHIMED

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

7 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 479 M

Value

08 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Security Services

Target: G4S PLC

Bidder: ALLIED UNIVERSAL

30 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

142 Dealmakers

57 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 3.82 B

Value

14 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Education Services

Target: EDUCATION SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 400 M

Value

30 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: ACADIA HEALTHCARE (UK OPERATIONS)

Bidder: WATERLAND PRIVATE EQUITY

11 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 1.08 B

Value

16 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: ULTRA ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS PLC (COBHAM ULTRA GROUP)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

28 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 2.57 B

Value

08 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: INMARSAT PLC

Bidder: VIASAT INC

14 Service Providers

9 Target | 5 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

38 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 5.41 B

Value

16 Dec 2021|Netherlands|Biotechnology

Target: VIROCLINICS-DDL

Bidder: CERBA HEALTHCARE SAS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 12 Vendor

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Value

11 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: FNZ LTD

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

10 Target | 24 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 1.03 B

Value

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