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Lydia ChallenA&O Shearman

Lydia Challen

Partner at A&O Shearman

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals35
Valued Deals18
Total Value£ 15.63 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 869 M

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20 Mar 2015|United Kingdom|Banks
Tsb Banking Group
Banco Sabadell

Target: TSB BANKING GROUP PLC

Bidder: BANCO SABADELL SA

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

7 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.70 B

Value

01 Apr 2016|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing
Jbw & Case Dynamic
Outsourcing

Target: JBW & CASE DYNAMIC LIMITED

Bidder: OUTSOURCING INC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

19 Bidder

£ 21 M

Value

24 May 2016|United Kingdom|Radio and TV Broadcasters
Mp&silva Group
Beijing Baofeng Technology

Target: MP&SILVA GROUP

Bidder: BEIJING BAOFENG TECHNOLOGY

1 Service Providers

1 Target

40 Dealmakers

40 Target

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2016|United Kingdom|Private Equity
Altius Associates
Pavilion Financial Corporation

Target: ALTIUS ASSOCIATES LTD

Bidder: PAVILION FINANCIAL CORPORATION

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 May 2017|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials
Safetykleen Europe
Apax Partners

Target: SAFETYKLEEN EUROPE

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

16 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 6 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Single Strategy
Ta Associates

Target: SINGLE STRATEGY

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 600 M

Value

09 Apr 2015|United Kingdom|Oil Refining and Marketing
Milford Haven Oil
Puma Energy

Target: MILFORD HAVEN OIL

Bidder: PUMA ENERGY

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

25 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Sep 2017|Germany|Banks
Deutsche Bank (global Corporate Services Business)
Vistra Corp

Target: DEUTSCHE BANK (GLOBAL CORPORATE SERVICES BUSINESS)

Bidder: VISTRA CORP

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

85 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Oct 2017|Germany|Banks
Deutsche Bank (non-us Global Trust Solutions Business)
Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son

Target: DEUTSCHE BANK AG (NON-US GLOBAL TRUST SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: BANK OF NT BUTTERFIELD & SON

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

39 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Oct 2017|United States|Transaction Processing
Planet Payment
FINTRAX

Target: PLANET PAYMENT INC

Bidder: FINTRAX

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

31 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 May 2017|United States|Infrastructure Funds
Bank Of America Corp (international Trust And Wealth Structuring Business)
Jtc

Target: BANK OF AMERICA CORP (INTERNATIONAL TRUST AND WEALTH STRUCTURING BUSINESS)

Bidder: JTC PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

11 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 May 2017|Denmark|Integrated Oil and Gas
Dong E&p
INEOS

Target: DONG E&P A/S

Bidder: INEOS

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

48 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2017|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials
Friends Provident International
Rl360 Holding Company

Target: FRIENDS PROVIDENT INTERNATIONAL LTD

Bidder: RL360 HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 259 M

Value

20 Jun 2017|France|Biotechnology
Pcas
Eurazeo Capital

Target: PCAS SA

Bidder: EURAZEO CAPITAL

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

11 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Aug 2016|United Kingdom|Management Consulting
Allen Lane Consultancy
Outsourcing

Target: ALLEN LANE CONSULTANCY LTD

Bidder: OUTSOURCING INC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

25 Bidder

£ 28 M

Value

03 May 2016|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers
Blackrock (uk Defined Contribution Platform And Administration Business)
Aegon

Target: BLACKROCK (UK DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLATFORM AND ADMINISTRATION BUSINESS)

Bidder: AEGON NV

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

24 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Dec 2018|Spain|Education Services
Laureate Education (operations In Spain And Portugal)
Permira Advisers

Target: LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (OPERATIONS IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL)

Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 692 M

Value

10 Jul 2019|United Arab Emirates|Education Services
Gems Education
Cvc Capital Partners

Target: GEMS EDUCATION

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

11 Target | 11 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Quilter
Old Mutual (shareholders)

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

29 May 2020|United Kingdom|Entertainment
Williams Grand Prix Engineering
Dorilton Capital Management

Target: WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX ENGINEERING LIMITED

Bidder: DORILTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 136 M

Value

22 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Storage Terminals
Inter Pipeline (european Storage Business)
Clh Group

Target: INTER PIPELINE (EUROPEAN STORAGE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CLH GROUP

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

70 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 420 M

Value

06 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas
Premier Oil
Chrysaor E&p

Target: PREMIER OIL

Bidder: CHRYSAOR E&P

25 Service Providers

15 Target | 10 Bidder

160 Dealmakers

118 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 3.03 B

Value

09 Oct 2020|United States|Diversified Financials
Liquidnet Holdings
Tp Icap (ex-tullett Prebon Plc)

Target: LIQUIDNET HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: TP ICAP PLC (EX-TULLETT PREBON PLC)

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

116 Dealmakers

25 Target | 91 Bidder

£ 539 M

Value

09 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Food Products
Addo Food Group
Pai Partners

Target: ADDO FOOD GROUP

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

5 Target | 45 Bidder | 22 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Jul 2021|Ireland|Life Insurance
Ark Life Assurance Co
Irish Life Group

Target: ARK LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD

Bidder: IRISH LIFE GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 197 M

Value

16 Sep 2021|United Arab Emirates|Business Process Outsourcing
INFOFORT
Iron Mountain

Target: INFOFORT

Bidder: IRON MOUNTAIN

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

12 Bidder

£ 65 M

Value

24 Jan 2022|United States|Outsourced HR and Staffing
CORESTAFF
Swipejobs

Target: CORESTAFF

Bidder: SWIPEJOBS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 14 M

Value

29 Sep 2021|United Arab Emirates|Health Care Facilities
Salma Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company

Target: SALMA CHILDREN’S REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

Bidder: ABU DHABI HEALTH SERVICES COMPANY

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jun 2022|United Arab Emirates|Ports
Dp World (uae Assets)
Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec (cdpq)

Target: DP WORLD (UAE ASSETS)

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

13 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 10 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 4.00 B

Value

24 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals
Kyowa Kirin / Grunenthal Joint Venture
GRUNENTHAL

Target: KYOWA KIRIN / GRUNENTHAL JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: GRUNENTHAL

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

33 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Jan 2024|United States|Cosmetics
CHAPSTICK
Yellow Wood Partners

Target: CHAPSTICK

Bidder: YELLOW WOOD PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 337 M

Value

28 May 2024|United Kingdom|Food Products
PRINCES
Newlat Food

Target: PRINCES

Bidder: NEWLAT FOOD

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 700 M

Value

04 Aug 2024|Pakistan|Integrated Oil and Gas
Total Parco Pakistan
Gunvor Group

Target: TOTAL PARCO PAKISTAN

Bidder: GUNVOR GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Jun 2024|Turkey|Software
GLASSHOUSE
Etisalat By E& (emirates Telecommunications Corporation)

Target: GLASSHOUSE

Bidder: ETISALAT BY E& (EMIRATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Health Care Services
Optima Health Group
Institutional Investors

Target: OPTIMA HEALTH GROUP

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Vendor

£ 111 M

Value

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