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Michael Fanner

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Total Deals25

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 77.70 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.86 B

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08 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS PLC

Bidder: CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

7 Target | 20 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.13 B

Value

20 Aug 2018|United Arab Emirates|Payments / Commerce

Target: UAE EXCHANGE GROUP

Bidder: TRAVELEX GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 May 2017|Belgium|Storage Terminals

Target: LBC TANK TERMINALS

Bidder: ARDIAN SAS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: UNILEVER (SPREADS BUSINESS)

Bidder: KKR & CO

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

178 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 173 Vendor

£ 6.00 B

Value

06 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Clothing and Accessories

Target: BURBERRY PLC

Bidder: GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT SA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS PLC

Bidder: CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

10 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 776 M

Value

31 Oct 2017|United Kingdom|Airports

Target: BRISTOL AIRPORT

Bidder: TCORP

13 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 May 2017|United Kingdom|Water

Target: YORKSHIRE WATER

Bidder: TCORP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|Security Services

Target: G4S CASH SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD

Bidder: THE BRINK’S COMPANY

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

5 Target | 23 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 670 M

Value

16 Jan 2020|South Africa|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: WESTFALIA FRUIT INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: HARVARD MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

30 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: EKATERRA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

222 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 196 Vendor

£ 3.78 B

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 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: BIFFA GROUP

Bidder: ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

58 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 1.94 B

Value

15 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Education Services

Target: FUTURELEARN

Bidder: GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS BV

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2022|United States|Food Products

Target: MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL (GUM BUSINESS)

Bidder: PERFETTI VAN MELLE

8 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

17 Jan 2023|Philippines|Brewers

Target: DON PAPA RUM

Bidder: DIAGEO PLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 388 M

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

12 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: URBASER (UNITED KINGDOM BUSINESS)

Bidder: FCC SERVICIOS MEDIO AMBIENTE (FCC ENVIRO)

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

34 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 398 M

Value

26 Jan 2024|China|Vending and Catering Service

Target: COMPASS GROUP (CONTRACT CATERING BUSINESSES IN CHINA)

Bidder: SODEXO SA

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 23 M

Value

25 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|General Mining

Target: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

Bidder: BHP GROUP PLC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

136 Dealmakers

90 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 31.10 B

Value

12 Aug 2024|United Kingdom|Internet

Target: BT GROUP PLC

Bidder: BHARTI ENTERPRISES

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

2 Target | 69 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 3.13 B

Value

08 Apr 2025|South Africa|Platinum and Precious Metals

Target: VALTERRA PLATINUM

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Vendor

165 Dealmakers

6 Target | 160 Vendor

£ 5.90 B

Value

22 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Marine Transportation

Target: PD PORTS

Bidder: PONTEGADEA INVERSIONES SL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder | 38 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Sep 2025|Canada|Diversified Industrials

Target: TECK RESOURCES LTD

Bidder: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

21 Service Providers

11 Target | 10 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

46 Target | 65 Bidder

£ 13.66 B

Value

20 Nov 2025|United Kingdom|General Mining

Target: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

Bidder: BHP GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

14 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value