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Lionel Shawe

Partner at White & Case

Lawyer

Johannesburg

Deal Bio

Total Deals9

Valued Deals4

Total Value£ 5.04 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.26 B

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16 Apr 2015|United Kingdom|Recreational Services

Target: VIRGIN ACTIVE LTD

Bidder: BRAIT SE

1 Service Providers

1 Target

17 Dealmakers

17 Target

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Value

27 May 2016|South Africa|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: EATON TOWERS LIMITED (SOUTH AFRICAN SUBSIDIARY)

Bidder: AMERICAN TOWER CORP

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

7 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Sep 2016|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: GBK RESTAURANTS LTD

Bidder: FAMOUS BRANDS LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

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Value

15 May 2015|United Kingdom|Apparel Retailers

Target: NEW LOOK RETAIL GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: BRAIT SE

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 780 M

Value

20 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: QUILTER PLC

Bidder: OLD MUTUAL (SHAREHOLDERS)

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

126 Dealmakers

110 Target | 4 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 2.77 B

Value

05 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: HASTINGS GROUP PLC

Bidder: RAND MERCHANT INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

20 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.17 B

Value

29 Aug 2022|South Africa|Diversified Retailers

Target: MASSMART

Bidder: WALMART INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 321 M

Value

13 Aug 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: SYSPRO

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

41 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2024|South Africa|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: PAN AFRICAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND (RANGE OF ENERGY, DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TRANSPORT ASSETS)

Bidder: ZUNGU INVESTMENTS

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

20 Bidder

n/a

Value

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