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Mark Taylor

Counsel at Weil Gotshal and Manges

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals29

Valued Deals13

Total Value£ 12.57 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 967 M

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11 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: POWERSCOURT

Bidder: MORROW SODALI

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Nov 2023|United States|Education Services

Target: WILEY UNIVERSITY SERVICES

Bidder: ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 122 M

Value

16 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: MYPOS

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 436 M

Value

09 Jan 2024|United States|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: WILEY EDGE

Bidder: INSPIRIT CAPITAL

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jan 2024|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: CYNOSURE LLC

Bidder: LUTRONIC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

58 Target | 31 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: SMARTSPACE SOFTWARE PLC

Bidder: PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH (PSG)

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

6 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 28 M

Value

02 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Consumer Services: Other

Target: MOTORSPORT IMAGES

Bidder: GETTY IMAGES

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Airports

Target: EDINBURGH AIRPORT

Bidder: VINCI AIRPORTS SAS

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

4 Target | 1 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 1.27 B

Value

17 Apr 2024|Netherlands|Environmental Consulting

Target: GRESB

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

2 Target | 48 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 59 M

Value

23 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: AUDIOTONIX LTD

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

131 Dealmakers

6 Target | 40 Bidder | 85 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

30 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Environmental Consulting

Target: ADLER & ALLAN LTD

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVES

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Jul 2024|United States|Defense

Target: ULTRA MARITIME (SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT & POWER BUSINESS)

Bidder: ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 429 M

Value

13 Aug 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: SYSPRO

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

41 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 May 2024|United Kingdom|Medical Equipment

Target: APARITO

Bidder: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Aug 2024|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: EPFR

Bidder: ISI EMERGING MARKETS GROUP LTD

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

31 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Education Services

Target: L´ECOLE DES PETITS

Bidder: GLOBEDUCATE

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: NEXSYS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 36 M

Value

07 Feb 2025|Canada|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: CONVERGE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

3 Target | 75 Bidder

£ 731 M

Value

24 Mar 2025|Australia|Risk and Compliance

Target: PROTECHT GROUP

Bidder: PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH (PSG)

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

10 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 216 M

Value

14 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: ESURE GROUP PLC

Bidder: AGEAS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL NV

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

1 Target | 39 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 1.29 B

Value

30 Apr 2025|Netherlands|Containers and Packaging

Target: SCHOELLER ALLIBERT

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

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

94 Dealmakers

4 Target | 29 Bidder | 61 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 May 2025|United Kingdom|Software

Target: WIRELESS LOGIC GROUP

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Electrical Components

Target: SPECTRIS PLC

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

119 Dealmakers

29 Target | 90 Bidder

£ 4.80 B

Value

16 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: ULTRA PCS (PRECISION CONTROL SYSTEMS)

Bidder: EATON CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 42 Vendor

£ 1.14 B

Value

21 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Machinery: Industrial

Target: ERIKS UK & IRELAND

Bidder: RUBIX GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 36 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 May 2025|United Kingdom|Specialty Contracting

Target: VENTRO GROUP

Bidder: KLAR PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Jul 2025|United States|Entertainment

Target: ENDEAVOR STREAMING

Bidder: DELTATRE

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

4 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Aug 2025|Netherlands|Digital Services

Target: HSO SOFTWARE

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

16 Target | 60 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jun 2025|United States|Cosmetics

Target: COLOR WOW

Bidder: L'OREAL SA

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

1 Target | 60 Bidder

n/a

Value