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Lucy Legh

Lucy Legh

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Total Deals16

Valued Deals13

Total Value£ 10.01 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 770 M

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07 Feb 2025|United States|Life Insurance

Target: L&G (US TERM LIFE BUSINESS)

Bidder: MEIJI YASUDA LIFE INSURANCE CO

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 1.85 B

Value

27 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: GOOD ENERGY GROUP PLC

Bidder: ESYASOFT HOLDING LIMITED

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 67 M

Value

04 Oct 2024|United States|Luxury Items

Target: HODINKEE

Bidder: THE WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: MULBERRY

Bidder: FRASERS GROUP PLC

5 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

£ 52 M

Value

18 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: CALA GROUP

Bidder: PATRON CAPITAL ADVISERS LLP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 1.35 B

Value

17 Sep 2024|Italy|Casinos and Gambling

Target: SNAITECH

Bidder: FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 1.97 B

Value

08 May 2024|Italy|Luxury Items

Target: ROBERTO COIN

Bidder: THE WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 104 M

Value

19 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services

Target: GAS FAST LTD

Bidder: WICKES GROUP

2 Service Providers

4 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

13 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Clothing and Accessories

Target: FATFACE GROUP

Bidder: NEXT PLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

9 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 115 M

Value

04 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ERGOMED PLC

Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

16 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 703 M

Value

18 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: PLAYTECH PLC

Bidder: ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

15 Target | 74 Bidder

£ 2.10 B

Value

29 Sep 2021|Isle of Man|FinTech

Target: FINALTO

Bidder: GOPHER ASSET MANAGEMENT

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

104 Dealmakers

4 Target | 89 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 183 M

Value

26 May 2021|Isle of Man|FinTech

Target: FINALTO

Bidder: BARINBOIM GROUP

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 148 M

Value

09 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Brewers

Target: CURIOUS DRINKS

Bidder: RISK CAPITAL PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Household Equipment and Products

Target: WICKES GROUP

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

5 Target | 53 Vendor

£ 630 M

Value

12 Apr 2018|Italy|Casinos and Gambling

Target: SNAITECH

Bidder: PLAYTECH PLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 737 M

Value

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