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Martin McElwee

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 75.98 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.43 B

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25 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Brewers

Target: FULLER (BEER BUSINESS)

Bidder: ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 250 M

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

06 Aug 2019|Denmark|FinTech

Target: NETS (CORPORATE SERVICES BUSINESS)

Bidder: MASTERCARD INC

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 2.63 B

Value

17 Dec 2019|Germany|E-commerce

Target: AUTOSCOUT24

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

22 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 9 Vendor

79 Dealmakers

1 Target | 42 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 2.45 B

Value

09 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON

Bidder: AON PLC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

136 Dealmakers

53 Target | 83 Bidder

£ 27.14 B

Value

12 May 2021|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON (REINSURANCE, SPECIALTY AND RETAIL BROKERAGE OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 64 Vendor

£ 2.52 B

Value

03 May 2022|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: PREMIUM CREDIT LTD

Bidder: TOWERBROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

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

06 May 2022|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: WPD OFFSHORE GMBH

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

46 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: SUN LIFE UK

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

113 Dealmakers

80 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 248 M

Value

05 Dec 2022|Germany|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: DOGADO

Bidder: GROUP.ONE

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 50 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Feb 2023|Germany|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: BTV MULTIMEDIA GROUP

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Mar 2023|Belgium|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: AMADYS NV

Bidder: EURO TECHNO COM GROUP (ETC GROUP)

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Sep 2023|Ireland|Full Line Insurance

Target: CATALINA INSURANCE IRELAND

Bidder: RIVERSTONE INTERNATIONAL

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2024|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: JUNIPER NETWORKS INC

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

30 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 11.00 B

Value

04 Mar 2024|Luxembourg|Management Consulting

Target: ALTER DOMUS

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

27 Service Providers

11 Target | 6 Bidder | 10 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

24 Target | 20 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 2.10 B

Value

02 Feb 2024|Italy|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS (ITALY DIVISION)

Bidder: MATICMIND

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 36 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Specialty Chemicals

Target: FOSROC

Bidder: COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN SA

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

2 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 810 M

Value

06 Aug 2024|Sweden|Food Products

Target: VITAMIN WELL

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES GROUP

Bidder: LLOYD'S REGISTER

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 8 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 600 M

Value

04 Jul 2024|Germany|Specialty Retailers

Target: FRESSNAPF HOLDING

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: GRIFFITHS & ARMOUR

Bidder: AON PLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: GRANT THORNTON UK

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

6 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Footwear

Target: KURT GEIGER

Bidder: STEVE MADDEN

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 289 M

Value

19 Mar 2025|Germany|Full Line Insurance

Target: VIRIDIUM GROUP

Bidder: BLACKROCK

28 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 13 Vendor

170 Dealmakers

7 Target | 128 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 2.94 B

Value

30 May 2025|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: M&G PLC

Bidder: DAI-ICHI LIFE INSURANCE CO LTD

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

14 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 817 M

Value