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May Smith

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals57

Valued Deals33

Total Value£ 85.95 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.60 B

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26 Jul 2018|United States|Oil Refining and Marketing

Target: PETROHAWK ENERGY CORPORATION

Bidder: BP PLC

13 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 7.98 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

16 May 2018|Saudi Arabia|Banks

Target: ALAWWAL BANK

Bidder: SAUDI BRITISH BANK

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

7 Target | 28 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 3.67 B

Value

07 May 2018|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: STARBUCKS (CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS AND FOODSERVICE BUSINESS)

Bidder: NESTLE

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 5.45 B

Value

14 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Clothing and Accessories

Target: GYMSHARK LTD

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

23 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 210 M

Value

21 Aug 2020|Norway|Software

Target: VISMA AS

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

36 Service Providers

8 Target | 26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

125 Dealmakers

6 Target | 81 Bidder | 53 Vendor

£ 1.16 B

Value

12 Oct 2020|Belgium|Mobile

Target: VOXBONE

Bidder: BANDWIDTH

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

27 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 404 M

Value

21 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Apparel Retailers

Target: EVANS (BRAND, COMMERCE AND WHOLESALE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CITY CHIC COLLECTIVE

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 23 M

Value

01 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Apparel Retailers

Target: ARCADIA (BRANDS)

Bidder: ASOS

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 265 M

Value

03 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Water

Target: BRISTOL WATER PLC

Bidder: PENNON GROUP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 814 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

16 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: MEDIVET

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

37 Target | 21 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Clothing and Accessories

Target: DOROTHY PERKINS

Bidder: BOOHOO GROUP PLC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

20 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 25 M

Value

08 Dec 2021|United States|Security Services

Target: STANLEY BLACK & DECKER (SECURITY BUSINESS)

Bidder: SECURITAS AB

13 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 77 Vendor

£ 2.42 B

Value

22 Feb 2022|Singapore|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: PRINCETON DIGITAL GROUP (PDG)

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

3 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 367 M

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

18 May 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: MODULR

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

4 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 83 M

Value

09 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Health Care Facilities

Target: MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL PLC

Bidder: REMGRO LIMITED

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

152 Dealmakers

38 Target | 114 Bidder

£ 3.70 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

03 May 2022|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: 1000HEADS GROUP

Bidder: LABELIUM SAS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

2 Target | 38 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: SPECTRUM MEDICAL GROUP

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

16 Target | 38 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Aug 2022|Italy|Health Care Services

Target: BOMI ITALIA

Bidder: UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

2 Target | 32 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 413 M

Value

21 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AVEVA GROUP

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

49 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.03 B

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

12 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Building Materials: Other

Target: COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN SA (DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS IN THE UK)

Bidder: STARK GROUP

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 740 M

Value

24 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: KYOWA KIRIN / GRUNENTHAL JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: GRUNENTHAL

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

33 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: TIBERIUM

Bidder: OPEN SYSTEMS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Feb 2023|Switzerland|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: ABB LTD

Bidder: BEYONDNETZERO

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

8 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 285 M

Value

07 Mar 2023|India|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 223 M

Value

16 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services

Target: BRUNTWOOD SCITECH

Bidder: GREATER MANCHESTER PENSION FUND (GMPF)

16 Service Providers

9 Target | 7 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

20 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 500 M

Value

07 Apr 2023|Italy|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: NVA

Bidder: ICON INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LLP

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Dec 2023|China|Biotechnology

Target: GRACELL BIOTECHNOLOGIES INC

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

18 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 971 M

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

22 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: ARGUS MEDIA LTD

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

16 Target | 25 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Feb 2024|United States|Investment Banking

Target: PARTNERS CAPITAL LLP

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

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

26 Feb 2024|Nigeria|Entertainment

Target: MAVIN GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Bidder: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

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

11 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL LLP

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

2 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 May 2024|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels

Target: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY COUNCIL

Bidder: REED EXHIBITIONS LIMITED

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Jun 2024|Spain|Real Estate Services

Target: IDEALISTA SA

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 11 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

9 Target | 37 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 1.72 B

Value

28 Jun 2024|Hungary|Food Products

Target: PARTNER IN PET FOOD

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

9 Target | 23 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Aug 2024|Sweden|Food Products

Target: VITAMIN WELL

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 6 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

21 Oct 2024|France|Pharmaceuticals

Target: OPELLA (EX-SANOFI CONSUMER HEALTHCARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC (CD&R)

21 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 9 Vendor

163 Dealmakers

4 Target | 80 Bidder | 76 Vendor

£ 6.66 B

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

38 Dealmakers

5 Target | 18 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 289 M

Value

23 Jan 2025|Netherlands|Insurance Brokers

Target: ECCLESIA HOLDING GMBH (ASSETS IN BELGIUM AND THE NETHERLANDS)

Bidder: SPECIALIST RISK GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: MARSHMALLOW

Bidder: PORTAGE VENTURES

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 68 M

Value

15 May 2025|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: CONVERGENCE

Bidder: SALESFORCE INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 43 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: ROBEY WARSHAW LLP

Bidder: EVERCORE INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

18 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 146 M

Value

01 Aug 2025|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: SMART COMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Jul 2025|Malta|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ADALVO

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 45 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Oct 2025|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: ACCELEX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Bidder: CARTA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Dec 2025|Cayman Islands|Management Consulting

Target: WALKERS (WPS BUSINESS)

Bidder: WALKERS

7 Service Providers

7 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

20 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Jul 2025|Colombia|Nonferrous Metals

Target: CERRO MATOSO SA

Bidder: VARGON ALLOYS AB

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 73 M

Value

24 Dec 2025|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CASTROL LTD

Bidder: STONEPEAK

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

1 Target | 36 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 4.47 B

Value