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Neal West

Managing Director at Barclays

Financial Advisor

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals17

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 89.47 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.26 B

Market Context

Awards

2019 Top Investment Bankers in EMEA

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24 Aug 2017|United Kingdom|Brewers

Target: REVOLUTION BARS GROUP PLC

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

10 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 105 M

Value

22 Oct 2015|United Kingdom|Alternative Electricity

Target: INFINIS ENERGY PLC

Bidder: TERRA FIRMA CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 346 M

Value

03 Jul 2019|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: SYNTHOMER PLC

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

7 Target | 66 Bidder

£ 652 M

Value

18 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: EI GROUP PLC

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

12 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 2.97 B

Value

01 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

70 Target | 93 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 22.18 B

Value

11 Sep 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

Bidder: HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING LTD (HKEX)

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

22 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 31.60 B

Value

05 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: HASTINGS GROUP PLC

Bidder: RAND MERCHANT INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

20 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.17 B

Value

22 Sep 2020|United States|Electrical Components

Target: WINDY CITY WIRE

Bidder: DIPLOMA PLC

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

4 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 357 M

Value

21 Jan 2021|United States|FinTech

Target: TASTYTRADE INC

Bidder: IG GROUP HOLDINGS PLC

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

3 Target | 53 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 732 M

Value

18 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity

Target: WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION

Bidder: NATIONAL GRID

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

106 Dealmakers

2 Target | 54 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 14.40 B

Value

18 Mar 2021|United States|Conventional Electricity

Target: NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC

Bidder: PPL CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 54 Vendor

£ 2.74 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

28 Oct 2021|United States|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY (ADHESIVES RESINS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SYNTHOMER PLC

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

19 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 727 M

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

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

29 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Auto Parts

Target: DOWLAIS GROUP

Bidder: AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

39 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 1.16 B

Value

28 Feb 2025|Australia|Software

Target: MICROMINE

Bidder: WEIR GROUP PLC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 657 M

Value