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Cover Image Martin Hutchings

Martin Hutchings

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals15

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 110.35 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 9.20 B

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18 Jul 2016|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: ARM HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

26 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 23.67 B

Value

31 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Plastics

Target: RPC GROUP PLC

Bidder: BERRY GLOBAL INC

47 Service Providers

12 Target | 18 Bidder

104 Dealmakers

35 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 4.83 B

Value

19 Jul 2019|Australia|Brewers

Target: CARLTON & UNITED BREWERIES

Bidder: ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 9.05 B

Value

01 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

70 Target | 93 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 22.18 B

Value

02 Oct 2019|Canada|Gaming

Target: THE STARS GROUP INC

Bidder: FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT

25 Service Providers

10 Target | 15 Bidder

103 Dealmakers

37 Target | 68 Bidder

£ 8.35 B

Value

04 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Building: Climate Control

Target: WOLSELEY UK

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

2 Target | 25 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 308 M

Value

23 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: GLAXOSMITHKLINE (CONSUMER HEALTHCARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

32 Target | 52 Vendor

£ 30.50 B

Value

22 Nov 2021|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP

Bidder: ERICSSON AB

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

35 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 4.61 B

Value

20 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: ONEOCEAN

Bidder: LLOYD'S REGISTER

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

7 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: ELEVEN SPORTS (SPORTS MEDIA BUSINESSES)

Bidder: DAZN GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

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

Target: WINCANTON

Bidder: GXO LOGISTICS

21 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

110 Dealmakers

28 Target | 65 Bidder

£ 764 M

Value

05 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

Bidder: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC

22 Service Providers

6 Target | 16 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

35 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 1.16 B

Value

24 Jun 2024|Switzerland|Containers and Packaging

Target: EVIOSYS

Bidder: SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

35 Target | 70 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 3.08 B

Value

18 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: SUB(X)

Bidder: ZUORA INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Aug 2024|United States|Tobacco

Target: VECTOR GROUP

Bidder: JAPAN TOBACCO INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

39 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 1.84 B

Value

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