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Cover Image Lionel Dechmann

Lionel Dechmann

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Financing Lawyer

Paris

Deal Bio

Total Deals12

Valued Deals8

Total Value£ 10.94 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.37 B

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03 Oct 2018|Belgium|Pharmaceuticals

Target: INULA GROUP

Bidder: ARDIAN

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

2 Target | 24 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2018|France|Security Services

Target: TECHNOLOGY & STRATEGY GROUP

Bidder: ARDIAN

16 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 6 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

3 Target | 20 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Mar 2019|France|Software

Target: EFRONT SA

Bidder: BLACKROCK

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 1.13 B

Value

08 Oct 2019|France|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: STACI SAS

Bidder: ARDIAN

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

4 Target | 15 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 541 M

Value

20 Jan 2020|France|Apparel Retailers

Target: ZADIG & VOLTAIRE

Bidder: PENINSULA CAPITAL LTD

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jan 2020|France|Satellite

Target: COLLECTE LOCALISATION SATELLITES

Bidder: FRÈRE-BOURGEOIS

25 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 13 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

15 Target | 20 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 223 M

Value

27 May 2020|France|Insurance Brokers

Target: FINANCIERE CEP

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

22 Service Providers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

8 Target | 41 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 1.16 B

Value

30 Oct 2020|France|FinTech

Target: MARKET PAY

Bidder: ANACAP FINANCIAL PARTNERS LLP

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 270 M

Value

03 Dec 2020|France|Railroad Equipment

Target: CONSOLIS RAIL

Bidder: TOWERBROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 180 M

Value

12 Jul 2023|France|Software

Target: OXYA

Bidder: MONTEFIORE INVESTMENT SAS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

3 Target | 25 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 May 2024|France|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: GROUPE CRYSTAL

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVES

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

4 Target | 25 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 771 M

Value

21 Oct 2024|France|Pharmaceuticals

Target: OPELLA

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

119 Dealmakers

2 Target | 57 Bidder | 60 Vendor

£ 6.66 B

Value

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