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Nabeel Yousef

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Washington

Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 27.85 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.86 B

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03 Jul 2018|Italy|Landline

Target: WIND TREE

Bidder: CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LTD

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 2.17 B

Value

07 Jun 2019|Russian Federation|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ARCTIC LNG-2

Bidder: CNOOC

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

37 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.42 B

Value

21 Jan 2020|United Kingdom|Iron and Steel

Target: STEMCOR HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: CEDAR HOLDINGS GROUP CO LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Jun 2020|United States|Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)

Target: SPARTRONICS

Bidder: ONE EQUITY PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

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

20 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: ITRS GROUP

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

3 Target | 24 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Feb 2021|Netherlands|Digital Services

Target: EXPEREO INTERNATIONAL BV

Bidder: VITRUVIAN PARTNERS LLP

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

4 Target | 35 Bidder | 18 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Aug 2021|Germany|E-commerce

Target: ZOOPLUS

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

13 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 2.88 B

Value

12 Jul 2021|United States|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: DWFRITZ AUTOMATION

Bidder: SANDVIK AB

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

2 Target | 55 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2021|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP

Bidder: ERICSSON AB

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

35 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 4.61 B

Value

14 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: STAGECOACH GROUP PLC

Bidder: DWS INFRASTRUCTURE

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

34 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 595 M

Value

08 Mar 2022|United States|Software

Target: MANDIANT

Bidder: GOOGLE LLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

6 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 4.10 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

29 Jun 2022|Germany|Railroad Equipment

Target: VTG AG

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 10 Vendor

165 Dealmakers

15 Target | 69 Bidder | 81 Vendor

£ 4.39 B

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

07 Feb 2022|Nigeria|Health Care Facilities

Target: RELIANCE HEALTH

Bidder: M3 INC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 29 M

Value

25 Jul 2022|United States|Diversified Materials

Target: ZYMERGEN

Bidder: GINKGO BIOWORKS INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

34 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 249 M

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

06 Oct 2022|United States|Airlines

Target: SKY FUND I IRISH

Bidder: DUBAI AEROSPACE ENTERPRISE

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Nov 2022|Germany|Software

Target: EXYTE

Bidder: BDT CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

30 Target | 30 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Aug 2023|China|Consumer Electronics

Target: AAC TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: PREMIUM SOUND SOLUTIONS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

44 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Feb 2024|Germany|Biotechnology

Target: MORPHOSYS AG

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

115 Dealmakers

43 Target | 74 Bidder

£ 2.31 B

Value

22 Nov 2024|Japan|Biotechnology

Target: KYOWA HAKKO BIO (AMINO ACIDS AND HMO BUSINESSES)

Bidder: MEIHUA HOLDING GROUP

6 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 54 M

Value

17 Aug 2025|Switzerland|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: U-BLOX HOLDING AG

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

8 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 959 M

Value

04 Sep 2025|United States|Internet

Target: THE BROWSER COMPANY

Bidder: ATLASSIAN CORPORATION PLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 454 M

Value

03 Sep 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: CYCLE APP INC

Bidder: ATLASSIAN CORPORATION PLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder

n/a

Value