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Lynne Walkington

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Total Deals40

Valued Deals30

Total Value£ 73.42 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.45 B

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30 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: UBM PLC

Bidder: INFORMA PLC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

71 Dealmakers

41 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 4.13 B

Value

06 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Retail REITs

Target: INTU PROPERTIES PLC

Bidder: HAMMERSON PLC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

44 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 8.07 B

Value

27 Apr 2016|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: FRONERI

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

1 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 2.33 B

Value

01 Apr 2017|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: GLENCORE'S OIL PRODUCT STORAGE AND LOGISTICS BUSINESS

Bidder: HNA INNOVATION FINANCE

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 49 Vendor

£ 619 M

Value

11 May 2018|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: ZOOPLA PROPERTY GROUP PLC

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

24 Service Providers

8 Target | 13 Bidder | 3 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

17 Target | 38 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 2.52 B

Value

06 Apr 2016|Netherlands|Fruit and Grain Processing

Target: GLENCORE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.77 B

Value

02 Jul 2018|Italy|Pharmaceuticals

Target: RECORDATI SPA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 18 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

13 Target | 80 Bidder

£ 2.88 B

Value

28 Dec 2018|Germany|Machinery: Specialty

Target: WITTUR AG

Bidder: PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD (PSP INVESTMENTS)

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Oct 2017|Germany|Building Materials: Other

Target: CERAMTEC GMBH

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: CHARTER COURT FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP PLC

Bidder: ONESAVINGS BANK PLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

52 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.75 B

Value

12 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: WESTLEIGH HOMES

Bidder: COUNTRYSIDE PARTNERSHIPS PLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

4 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 135 M

Value

28 Jun 2018|Mexico|Diversified Financials

Target: HSBC (MERCHANT ACQUIRING BUSINESS)

Bidder: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 28 M

Value

16 May 2018|Saudi Arabia|Banks

Target: ALAWWAL BANK

Bidder: SAUDI BRITISH BANK

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

7 Target | 28 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 3.67 B

Value

31 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: HG STORAGE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Bidder: HNA GROUP CO LTD

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

36 Vendor

£ 662 M

Value

21 Jul 2017|United Kingdom|Alternative Electricity

Target: FIRST HYDRO

Bidder: BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

21 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Nov 2019|South Africa|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: INVESTEC ASSET MANAGEMENT

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

3 Target | 15 Vendor

£ 893 M

Value

21 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AIDEN.AI

Bidder: X CORP (EX-TWITTER)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Mar 2020|Ireland|Restaurants and Bars

Target: THE HERBERT GROUP (KFC FRANCHISE)

Bidder: EG GROUP LIMITED

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

27 Target | 16 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 132 M

Value

03 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: HEARTSTYLES

Bidder: YUM! BRANDS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Jan 2020|South Africa|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: WESTFALIA FRUIT INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: HARVARD MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

30 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Life Insurance

Target: ROTHESAY LIFE

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

15 Target | 22 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 5.75 B

Value

18 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Automobiles

Target: ARRIVAL LTD

Bidder: CIIG MERGER CORP

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

37 Target | 18 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

30 Jun 2020|Italy|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: MILANO SANTA GIULIA PROJECT

Bidder: LENDLEASE GROUP

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

34 Bidder

£ 2.26 B

Value

04 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: DOGGER BANK WIND FARM

Bidder: ENI SPA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 52 Vendor

£ 405 M

Value

15 Jul 2020|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: TRISTAN CAPITAL PARTNERS

Bidder: NEW YORK LIFE

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

103 Dealmakers

1 Target | 102 Bidder

£ 20 M

Value

04 Nov 2020|Greece|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: LAMDA HELLIX

Bidder: DIGITAL REALTY

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Jan 2021|United States|FinTech

Target: TASTYTRADE INC

Bidder: IG GROUP HOLDINGS PLC

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

3 Target | 53 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 732 M

Value

08 Mar 2021|Bermuda|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: JARDINE STRATEGIC

Bidder: JARDINE MATHESON

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

20 Bidder

£ 3.97 B

Value

08 Apr 2021|South Africa|General Mining

Target: THUNGELA RESOURCES LIMITED

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

1 Target | 60 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 May 2021|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: 3k UK SHARED-OWNERSHIP HOMES

Bidder: HEYLO HOUSING

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

13 Bidder

£ 362 M

Value

18 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: EKATERRA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

222 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 196 Vendor

£ 3.78 B

Value

03 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: PSP/CADILLAC FAIRVIEW/LONG HARBOUR JV

Bidder: CADILLAC FAIRVIEW

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

37 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: CANADA WATER MASTERPLAN

Bidder: AUSTRALIANSUPER

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

46 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 290 M

Value

27 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Gas Distribution

Target: NATIONAL GRID (GAS TRANSMISSION AND METERING BUSINESS)

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

15 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

191 Dealmakers

34 Bidder | 157 Vendor

£ 5.76 B

Value

04 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: SUN LIFE UK

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

113 Dealmakers

80 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 248 M

Value

29 Nov 2022|Canada|Banks

Target: HSBC CANADA

Bidder: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 50 Vendor

£ 7.89 B

Value

19 Jul 2023|United Kingdom|Gas Distribution

Target: NATIONAL GRID (GAS TRANSMISSION AND METERING BUSINESS)

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

199 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 184 Vendor

£ 1.92 B

Value

09 Apr 2024|Argentina|Insurance Brokers

Target: HSBC (ARGENTINA BUSINESS)

Bidder: GRUPO FINANCIERO GALICIA

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 441 M

Value

27 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: FACTENTRY

Bidder: SIX GROUP AG

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 May 2024|South Africa|Platinum and Precious Metals

Target: ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM LIMITED

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Vendor

151 Dealmakers

1 Target | 151 Vendor

£ 5.90 B

Value