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Cover Image Mark Bardell
Mark BardellHerbert Smith Freehills

Mark Bardell

Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals35
Valued Deals26
Total Value£ 58.90 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 2.27 B

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20 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|FinTech
Fidessa Group
Ion Investment Group

Target: FIDESSA GROUP PLC

Bidder: ION INVESTMENT GROUP LTD

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

16 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 1.44 B

Value

12 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Textile Rental / Washroom Services
Berendsen
Elis

Target: BERENDSEN PLC

Bidder: ELIS SA

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

20 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 2.61 B

Value

17 Jun 2016|United Kingdom|Water
Hydro International
Hanover Investors Management

Target: HYDRO INTERNATIONAL PLC

Bidder: HANOVER INVESTORS MANAGEMENT LLP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 22 M

Value

18 Jan 2016|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers
Homebase
Bunnings (uk & I) Holdings

Target: HOMEBASE LTD

Bidder: BUNNINGS (UK & I) HOLDINGS LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

£ 340 M

Value

04 Apr 2016|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling
Openbet Group
Nyx Gaming Group

Target: OPENBET GROUP

Bidder: NYX GAMING GROUP LTD

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

£ 270 M

Value

16 Nov 2016|United Kingdom|Aerospace
Gardner Aerospace Holdings
Shaanxi Ligeance Mineral Resources Co

Target: GARDNER AEROSPACE HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: SHAANXI LIGEANCE MINERAL RESOURCES CO LTD

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

£ 326 M

Value

25 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Radio and TV Broadcasters
Sky
Comcast Corporation

Target: SKY PLC

Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION

30 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

27 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 23.67 B

Value

03 Feb 2017|United States|Software
Trello
Atlassian Corporation

Target: TRELLO INC

Bidder: ATLASSIAN CORPORATION PLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 329 M

Value

01 Aug 2016|Sierra Leone|General Mining
Sierra Rutile
Iluka Resources

Target: SIERRA RUTILE LTD

Bidder: ILUKA RESOURCES LIMITED

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Target

£ 217 M

Value

31 May 2017|United States|Private Equity
The Prospect Japan Fund
Prospect Co

Target: THE PROSPECT JAPAN FUND LTD

Bidder: PROSPECT CO LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

6 Target

£ 34 M

Value

21 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling
Sky Betting And Gaming
The Stars Group

Target: SKY BETTING AND GAMING

Bidder: THE STARS GROUP INC

26 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 10 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 3.35 B

Value

15 May 2018|United Kingdom|Airlines
Virgin Atlantic
Air France-klm

Target: VIRGIN ATLANTIC LTD

Bidder: AIR FRANCE-KLM SA

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

16 Target

£ 220 M

Value

25 May 2018|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers
Homebase
Hilco Global

Target: HOMEBASE LTD

Bidder: HILCO GLOBAL

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

4 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers
Chargemaster
Bp

Target: CHARGEMASTER PLC

Bidder: BP PLC

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Aug 2018|United States|Containers and Packaging
Bemis Company
AMCOR

Target: BEMIS COMPANY INC

Bidder: AMCOR

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

38 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 5.18 B

Value

24 Jul 2018|United Kingdom|Aerospace
Northern Aerospace
Gardner Aerospace Holdings

Target: NORTHERN AEROSPACE LIMITED

Bidder: GARDNER AEROSPACE HOLDINGS LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

6 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Aug 2018|United States|Software
Opsgenie
Atlassian Corporation

Target: OPSGENIE INC

Bidder: ATLASSIAN CORPORATION PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

4 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 228 M

Value

11 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Airlines
Flybe Group
Virgin Atlantic

Target: FLYBE GROUP

Bidder: VIRGIN ATLANTIC LTD

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

4 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 84 M

Value

19 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Recreational Services
Team Sky
INEOS

Target: TEAM SKY

Bidder: INEOS

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Jan 2019|Russian Federation|Aluminium
En+ Group
Institutional Investors

Target: EN+ GROUP

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.22 B

Value

04 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|Aerospace
Ge (aviation’s Hamble Business Unit)
AERNNOVA

Target: GE (AVIATION’S HAMBLE BUSINESS UNIT)

Bidder: AERNNOVA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

17 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Jul 2020|Russian Federation|Gold Mining
Highland Gold Mining
Fortiana Holdings

Target: HIGHLAND GOLD MINING LIMITED

Bidder: FORTIANA HOLDINGS LIMITED

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

10 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 1.09 B

Value

12 May 2020|United States|Software
Halp
Atlassian Corporation

Target: HALP INC

Bidder: ATLASSIAN CORPORATION PLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Gold Mining
Trans-siberian Gold
Horvik

Target: TRANS-SIBERIAN GOLD PLC

Bidder: HORVIK LTD

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

13 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 102 M

Value

25 Feb 2021|United States|Digital Services
CHARTIO
Atlassian Corporation

Target: CHARTIO

Bidder: ATLASSIAN CORPORATION PLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Mar 2022|United States|Information / Data Services
Nielsen Holdings
Evergreen Coast Capital

Target: NIELSEN HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: EVERGREEN COAST CAPITAL

35 Service Providers

11 Target | 24 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

37 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 12.26 B

Value

15 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Mobile
Bt Group
Altice

Target: BT GROUP PLC

Bidder: ALTICE NV

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas
Tailwind Energy
Serica Energy

Target: TAILWIND ENERGY

Bidder: SERICA ENERGY

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 644 M

Value

02 Mar 2023|Portugal|Alternative Electricity
Edp - Energias De Portugal
Gic Private

Target: EDP - ENERGIAS DE PORTUGAL SA

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 805 M

Value

16 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals
Allergy Therapeutics
Zq Capital

Target: ALLERGY THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: ZQ CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

9 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 47 M

Value

19 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)
WINCANTON
Gxo Logistics

Target: WINCANTON

Bidder: GXO LOGISTICS

21 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

110 Dealmakers

28 Target | 65 Bidder

£ 764 M

Value

14 May 2024|United Kingdom|Software
Iqgeo Group (ex-ubisense Group Plc)
Kkr & Co

Target: IQGEO GROUP PLC (EX-UBISENSE GROUP PLC)

Bidder: KKR & CO

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

12 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 316 M

Value

07 Jun 2024|Italy|Consumer Lending
GARDANT
DOVALUE

Target: GARDANT

Bidder: DOVALUE

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 195 M

Value

12 Aug 2024|United Kingdom|Internet
Bt Group
Bharti Enterprises

Target: BT GROUP PLC

Bidder: BHARTI ENTERPRISES

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

12 Target | 69 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 3.13 B

Value

24 Jun 2024|Netherlands|Integrated Oil and Gas
Prime Oil & Gas
Africa Oil Corp

Target: PRIME OIL & GAS

Bidder: AFRICA OIL CORP

13 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

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