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Meredith Jones

Senior Counsel at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals42
Valued Deals28
Total Value£27,163M
Avg. Deal Size£970M

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Netherlands
Leasing
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity
Leaseplan Corporation

target

Leaseplan Corporation

Tdr Capital

bidder

Tdr Capital

value n/a

14 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Private Equity
AcquisitionPrivateMinorityPrivate Equity
Bridgepoint Group

target

Bridgepoint Group

Dyal Capital Partners

bidder

Dyal Capital Partners

value n/a

12 dealmakers

Spain
Restaurants and Bars
Tender OfferPublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate Equity
Telepizza Group Sau

target

Telepizza Group Sau

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£370m

34 dealmakers

India
Consumer Lending
AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityCross Border
Aadhar Housing Finance

target

Aadhar Housing Finance

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

30 dealmakers

Italy
Business Process Outsourcing
AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateMinority
Kryalos Sgr

target

Kryalos Sgr

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

9 dealmakers

United Arab Emirates
Pipelines
Private EquityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityInfrastructureMinority
Adnoc Oil Pipelines

target

Adnoc Oil Pipelines

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£3,153m

24 dealmakers

United States
Cosmetics
PublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityMinority
Coty

target

Coty

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£604m

56 dealmakers

Spain
Telecommunications Equipment
AcquisitionPrivate EquityPublicMajorityPrivatisationCross Border
Masmovil Group

target

Masmovil Group

Cinven

bidder

Cinven

£2,874m

72 dealmakers

Spain
Education Services
Cross BorderPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionMajorityMbo
MASTERD

target

MASTERD

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£134m

30 dealmakers

PhilippinesPhilippines
Telecommunications Equipment
MinorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity
Pinnacle Towers

target

Pinnacle Towers

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

value n/a

27 dealmakers

Japan
Diversified Retailers
Cross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityPrivateAcquisition
SEIYU

target

SEIYU

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£1,211m

51 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Hotels and Motels
Private EquityCross BorderPrivateMajorityAcquisition
Bourne Leisure

target

Bourne Leisure

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£2,999m

67 dealmakers

India
IT Services: Other
Cross BorderMinorityPrivate EquityPublicAcquisition
MPHASIS

target

MPHASIS

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£792m

29 dealmakers

India
Specialty Retailers
AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMinorityPrivate Equity
Lenskart Solutions Private

target

Lenskart Solutions Private

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£67m

50 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Infrastructure Funds
PublicCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivatisation
John Laing Group

target

John Laing Group

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£2,000m

93 dealmakers

India
Cosmetics
AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajorityPrivate Equity
Vini Cosmetics

target

Vini Cosmetics

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£452m

33 dealmakers

Norway
Marine Transportation
PublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border
Ocean Yield

target

Ocean Yield

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£598m

21 dealmakers

Japan
Storage Terminals
Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomestic
Central Tank Terminal

target

Central Tank Terminal

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

value n/a

44 dealmakers

Germany
Real Estate Holding and Development
PrivateJoint VentureCross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Optimum / Blackstone Jv

target

Optimum / Blackstone Jv

Optimum Asset Management

bidder

Optimum Asset Management

£681m

17 dealmakers

United States
Personal Products
AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivateDomestic
Coty (professional And Retail Hair Business)

target

Coty (professional And Retail Hair Business)

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£317m

15 dealmakers

India
Asset Managers and Custodians
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderMajority
Ask Investment Managers

target

Ask Investment Managers

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

18 dealmakers

Japan
Real Estate Holding and Development
PrivateCross BorderPrivate EquityMajorityAcquisition
MC-UBSR

target

MC-UBSR

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£1,528m

42 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Oil Equipment and Services
AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPrivatisation
Contourglobal

target

Contourglobal

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£1,750m

61 dealmakers

Germany
IT Services: Other
MergerCross BorderMajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Gfk

target

Gfk

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£2,074m

106 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
AcquisitionMinorityDomesticPrivatePrivate Equity
Phenna Group

target

Phenna Group

Oakley Capital

bidder

Oakley Capital

£70m

52 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Construction Services
Private EquityMajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic
Construction Testing Solutions (cts)

target

Construction Testing Solutions (cts)

Oakley Capital

bidder

Oakley Capital

value n/a

34 dealmakers

India
Renewable Energy Equipment
MinorityCross BorderPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Hero Future Energies

target

Hero Future Energies

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£394m

36 dealmakers

United States
Digital Services
PrivateMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionDomestic
Ness Digital Engineering

target

Ness Digital Engineering

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

value n/a

41 dealmakers

India
Digital Services
PublicPrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionCross Border
R Systems

target

R Systems

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£311m

82 dealmakers

Poland
Diversified Retailers
PrivateCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority
Forum Gdansk Shopping Center

target

Forum Gdansk Shopping Center

Nepi Rockcastle

bidder

Nepi Rockcastle

£218m

23 dealmakers

Ireland
Real Estate Services
MajorityPrivate EquityReal EstateAcquisitionPrivateCross Border
Amp Capital (three Irish Assets)

target

Amp Capital (three Irish Assets)

John Laing Group

bidder

John Laing Group

£880m

27 dealmakers

Japan
Hotels and Motels
Real EstatePrivate EquityPrivateAcquisitionMajorityCross Border
Hyatt Regency Tokyo

target

Hyatt Regency Tokyo

Gaw Capital Partners

bidder

Gaw Capital Partners

value n/a

21 dealmakers

India
Renewable Energy Equipment
AcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticMajorityPrivate
Virescent Renewable Energy Trust (vret)

target

Virescent Renewable Energy Trust (vret)

India Grid Trust

bidder

India Grid Trust

£387m

21 dealmakers

India
Industrial Distribution
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
Leap India

target

Leap India

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

value n/a

32 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Diversified Industrials
AcquisitionDisposalMajorityPrivatePrivate EquityCross Border
A-gas (orb)

target

A-gas (orb)

Tpg Rise Climate

bidder

Tpg Rise Climate

value n/a

33 dealmakers

Singapore
Data Centers and Hosting
AcquisitionMinorityPrivate EquityCross BorderPrivate
Singtel (regional Data Centre Business)

target

Singtel (regional Data Centre Business)

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£645m

30 dealmakers

Spain
Hotels and Motels
AcquisitionMinorityCross BorderPrivate EquityPrivate
Hotel Investment Partners

target

Hotel Investment Partners

Gic Private

bidder

Gic Private

value n/a

30 dealmakers

Japan
Payments / Commerce
MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate
Sony Payment Services

target

Sony Payment Services

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£221m

26 dealmakers

India
Medical Supplies
PrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate Equity
Healthium Medtech

target

Healthium Medtech

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£669m

42 dealmakers

Japan
Pharmaceuticals
Cross BorderMajorityTender OfferPrivate EquityPrivatisationAcquisitionPublicMbo
I’rom Group

target

I’rom Group

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£95m

15 dealmakers

Japan
Digital Services
Tender OfferPrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPublic
Infocom Corporation

target

Infocom Corporation

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

17 dealmakers

Japan
Pharmaceuticals
PrivateCross BorderAcquisitionMajority
Alinamin Pharmaceutical

target

Alinamin Pharmaceutical

Mbk Partners

bidder

Mbk Partners

£1,659m

19 dealmakers

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