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Cover Image Michele Davis

Michele Davis

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals14

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 43.80 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.98 B

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25 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: SKY PLC

Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION

30 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

27 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 23.67 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

25 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: WEIR (FLOW CONTROL DIVISION)

Bidder: FIRST RESERVE CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

3 Target | 56 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 275 M

Value

03 May 2021|United States|Media Agencies

Target: VERIZON MEDIA

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 5 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

2 Target | 43 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 3.62 B

Value

19 May 2021|United Kingdom|Infrastructure Funds

Target: JOHN LAING GROUP PLC

Bidder: KKR & CO

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

38 Target | 66 Bidder

£ 2.00 B

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

13 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: NORTH STAR

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 26 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

9 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 416 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

23 Sep 2022|Belgium|Gas Distribution

Target: FLUXYS SA

Bidder: ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Electricity Distribution

Target: SSEN TRANSMISSION

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

1 Target | 46 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 1.47 B

Value

01 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Electricity Distribution

Target: SHELL ENERGY (UK AND GERMANY BUSINESS)

Bidder: OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD

Bidder: TOKYO GAS CO LTD

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

13 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 625 M

Value

31 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: ISOMORPHIC LABS

Bidder: ALPHABET INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 463 M

Value

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