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Mahesh Varia

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Total Deals15

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 14.72 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.23 B

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02 Jul 2018|Germany|IT Services: Other

Target: SUSE LINUX GMBH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

29 Service Providers

2 Target | 15 Bidder | 12 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder | 41 Vendor

£ 1.94 B

Value

07 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: HARVEY NASH GROUP PLC

Bidder: DBAY ADVISORS LIMITED

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

12 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 88 M

Value

13 Mar 2019|Isle of Man|Landline

Target: MANX TELECOM PLC

Bidder: BASALT INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LLP

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

18 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 255 M

Value

25 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: INMARSAT PLC

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

46 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 4.21 B

Value

17 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS

Bidder: JUPITER FUND MANAGEMENT PLC

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

7 Target | 33 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 419 M

Value

25 Jun 2020|United States|Software

Target: EGGPLANT

Bidder: KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

5 Target | 8 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 266 M

Value

15 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: XCEPTOR

Bidder: ASTORG PARTNERS SAS

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Customer Relationship Management

Target: FLASHTALKING

Bidder: MEDIAOCEAN LLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

13 Target | 13 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 361 M

Value

28 Jul 2022|France|Property Services

Target: LA FINANCIERE ATALIAN

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Venture Capital

Target: FORWARD PARTNERS

Bidder: MOLTEN VENTURES PLC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

14 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 41 M

Value

23 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: NASHTECH

Bidder: PAG ASIA CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 35 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 May 2025|United Kingdom|Software

Target: FD TECHNOLOGIES PLC

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

24 Target | 21 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 541 M

Value

12 May 2025|United Kingdom|Telecommunications

Target: DAISY GROUP PLC

Bidder: VIRGIN MEDIA O2

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

100 Dealmakers

11 Target | 89 Bidder

£ 835 M

Value

23 Jun 2025|Canada|FinTech

Target: CONQUEST PLANNING

Bidder: GS GROWTH EQUITY

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

3 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 59 M

Value

03 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Life Insurance

Target: PENSION INSURANCE CORPORATION GROUP

Bidder: ATHORA HOLDING LTD

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

102 Dealmakers

13 Target | 63 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 5.70 B

Value

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