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Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals13

Total Value£ 35.92 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.76 B

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27 Jul 2020|United Kingdom|Oil Refining and Marketing

Target: TOTAL DOWNSTREAM UK

Bidder: THE PRAX GROUP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 42 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Nov 2020|Denmark|Payments / Commerce

Target: NETS A/S

Bidder: NEXI SPA

44 Service Providers

9 Target | 32 Bidder | 3 Vendor

220 Dealmakers

37 Target | 178 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 6.97 B

Value

04 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: DOGGER BANK WIND FARM

Bidder: ENI SPA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 52 Vendor

£ 405 M

Value

12 Apr 2021|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: BMO FINANCIAL GROUP (EMEA ASSET MANAGEMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

141 Dealmakers

101 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 615 M

Value

26 May 2021|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: VECTURA GROUP PLC

Bidder: PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL

22 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

24 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 1.02 B

Value

21 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Knowledge Process Outsourcing

Target: AXELOS LIMITED

Bidder: PEOPLECERT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 380 M

Value

12 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: ULTUMUS

Bidder: SIX GROUP AG

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 43 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Oct 2021|Germany|Machinery: Industrial

Target: NEXWAFE GMBH

Bidder: SAUDI ARAMCO ENERGY VENTURES

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 42 M

Value

27 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Gas Distribution

Target: NATIONAL GRID (GAS TRANSMISSION AND METERING BUSINESS)

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

15 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

191 Dealmakers

34 Bidder | 157 Vendor

£ 5.76 B

Value

07 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels

Target: CF PATHWAYS

Bidder: ARA PARTNERS GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

2 Target | 54 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Mar 2023|South Africa|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: SHOWMAX GROUP

Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

54 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Travel and Tourism

Target: MR & MRS SMITH

Bidder: HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

4 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 53 M

Value

21 Apr 2023|Germany|Food Products

Target: NESTLE/ PAI PARTNERS JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

76 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: THREE UK

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

222 Dealmakers

3 Target | 221 Bidder

£ 15.00 B

Value

19 Jul 2023|United Kingdom|Gas Distribution

Target: NATIONAL GRID (GAS TRANSMISSION AND METERING BUSINESS)

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

199 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 184 Vendor

£ 1.92 B

Value

05 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: COMMIFY

Bidder: ECI PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

79 Dealmakers

53 Target | 21 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 256 M

Value

11 Sep 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS

Bidder: AUSTRALIANSUPER

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

168 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder | 136 Vendor

£ 1.29 B

Value

04 Apr 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS (A PORTFOLIO OF EUROPEAN SITES)

Bidder: INFRANITY

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

200 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 195 Vendor

£ 2.21 B

Value

14 May 2025|United Kingdom|Delivery Services

Target: EVRI

Bidder: DHL UK

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

16 Target | 40 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: MACE CONSULT

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVES

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

115 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 111 Vendor

n/a

Value