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Nafees Saeed

Partner at Weil Gotshal and Manges

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London

Deal Bio

Total Deals34

Valued Deals21

Total Value£ 103.36 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.92 B

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01 Feb 2021|Ireland|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS

Bidder: EATON CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 2.06 B

Value

17 Feb 2021|United States|Biotechnology

Target: COGNATE BIOSERVICES

Bidder: CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

3 Target | 32 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 628 M

Value

25 Feb 2021|Finland|Real Estate Services

Target: PARMACO OY

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Apr 2021|United States|Software

Target: NUMERATOR

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

6 Target | 49 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.09 B

Value

07 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Aerospace

Target: COBHAM (SLIP RINGS AND ROTATING SYSTEMS BUSINESS)

Bidder: NAXICAP PARTNERS SA

11 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 26 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: ARCH SCIENCES

Bidder: ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY LTD

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Sep 2021|Sweden|Biotechnology

Target: SWEDISH ORPHAN BIOVITRUM AB (SOBI)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

8 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 5.81 B

Value

16 Jun 2021|China|Machinery: Industrial

Target: SUIZHONG MINGHUI INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: SUN CAPITAL PARTNERS INC

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

11 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Jan 2022|United States|Gaming

Target: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

26 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 50.26 B

Value

03 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Car Parks

Target: ROADCHEF

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

4 Target | 24 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 902 M

Value

29 Mar 2022|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: NIELSEN HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: EVERGREEN COAST CAPITAL

35 Service Providers

11 Target | 24 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

37 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 12.26 B

Value

11 Apr 2022|Italy|Food Products

Target: IRCA GROUP

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 835 M

Value

30 May 2022|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: STUDENT ROOST

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 39 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 3.31 B

Value

09 Jun 2022|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: TIGERRISK PARTNERS

Bidder: HOWDEN GROUP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

4 Target | 33 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Mar 2022|Sweden|FinTech

Target: MEDIUS

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jan 2023|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: KERRY GROUP PLC (SWEET INGREDIENTS PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: IRCA GROUP

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

57 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 441 M

Value

16 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: HYVE GROUP

Bidder: PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

72 Dealmakers

21 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 524 M

Value

10 May 2023|United States|Building Roofing/Wallboard and Plumbing

Target: CELEROS FLOW TECHNOLOGY (FILTRATION DIVISION)

Bidder: PX3 PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

43 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2023|Norway|E-commerce

Target: ADEVINTA ASA

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

29 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder | 9 Vendor

131 Dealmakers

23 Target | 70 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 11.57 B

Value

11 Feb 2024|Italy|Oil Refining and Marketing

Target: SARAS

Bidder: VITOL GROUP

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 508 M

Value

17 Apr 2024|Netherlands|Environmental Consulting

Target: GRESB

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

2 Target | 48 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 59 M

Value

23 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: AUDIOTONIX LTD

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

131 Dealmakers

6 Target | 40 Bidder | 85 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

30 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Environmental Consulting

Target: ADLER & ALLAN

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVES

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Jun 2024|United States|Defense

Target: CAES

Bidder: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 1.49 B

Value

24 Jun 2024|Germany|IT Services: Other

Target: AAREON AG

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

21 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 13 Vendor

148 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder | 113 Vendor

£ 3.30 B

Value

08 Jul 2024|United States|Defense

Target: ULTRA MARITIME (SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT & POWER BUSINESS)

Bidder: ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 429 M

Value

13 Aug 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: SYSPRO

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

41 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: NEXSYS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 36 M

Value

14 Apr 2025|Denmark|Defense

Target: COBHAM SATCOM (THRANE & THRANE)

Bidder: SOLIX GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Apr 2025|Netherlands|Containers and Packaging

Target: SCHOELLER ALLIBERT

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 61 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 May 2025|United Kingdom|Software

Target: WIRELESS LOGIC GROUP

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Jun 2025|Belgium|Textile Products

Target: SPORTS & LEISURE GROUP

Bidder: TENCATE GRASS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

17 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Electrical Components

Target: SPECTRIS PLC

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

17 Service Providers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

29 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 4.70 B

Value

16 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: ULTRA PCS (PRECISION CONTROL SYSTEMS)

Bidder: EATON CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 42 Vendor

£ 1.14 B

Value