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Cover Image Mark Kingstone

Mark Kingstone

Partner at Linklaters

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Total Deals11

Valued Deals8

Total Value£ 18.85 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.36 B

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30 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: J SAINSBURY PLC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

2 Target | 66 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 7.30 B

Value

27 Apr 2017|China|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: SHANGHAI SECCO PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD

Bidder: SINOPEC SHANGHAI GAOQIAO PETROCHEMICAL CO LTD

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 1.31 B

Value

30 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: COFFEE#1

Bidder: CAFFE NERO

8 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Gas Distribution

Target: CADENT GAS LIMITED

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

4 Target | 15 Vendor

£ 1.97 B

Value

26 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Machinery: Industrial

Target: FW ENERGIE BV

Bidder: SUMITOMO CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 43 Vendor

£ 133 M

Value

21 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Luxury Items

Target: DE BEERS DIAMOND JEWELLERS LIMITED

Bidder: DE BEERS GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 27 M

Value

15 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: UNILEVER (SPREADS BUSINESS)

Bidder: KKR & CO

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

178 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 173 Vendor

£ 6.00 B

Value

25 Jun 2019|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: BELL ID

Bidder: VISA INC

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jun 2016|Singapore|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: MVIEW II

Bidder: QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

19 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.72 B

Value

08 Jan 2020|United Kingdom|Fertilizers

Target: SIRIUS MINERALS PLC

Bidder: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

15 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 386 M

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

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