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Neil Nicholson

Partner at Dentons

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 2.92 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 208 M

Market Context

Awards

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13 Sep 2018|South Africa|Food Products

Target: ASPEN PHARMACARE HOLDINGS LTD (INFANT-FORMULA BUSINESS)

Bidder: GROUPE LACTALIS SA

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Sep 2018|South Africa|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ASPEN PHARMACARE HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: GROUPE LACTALIS SA

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

£ 659 M

Value

01 May 2019|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: MOBIUS LIFE LIMITED

Bidder: PHOENIX EQUITY PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Software

Target: ECLIPSE LEGAL SYSTEMS

Bidder: THE ACCESS GROUP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 56 M

Value

22 May 2019|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: INFORMA (AGRIBUSINESS INTELLIGENCE UNIT)

Bidder: IHS MARKIT

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: VOLGA GAS PLC

Bidder: GEM CAPITAL

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

10 Target | 10 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 19 M

Value

12 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Textile Products

Target: HEIQ MATERIALS

Bidder: AUCTUS GROWTH PLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 120 M

Value

15 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: NOVIA FINANCIAL

Bidder: ANACAP FINANCIAL PARTNERS LLP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 23 M

Value

28 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: TRUSTMARQUE

Bidder: ONE EQUITY PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 118 M

Value

27 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Aerospace

Target: FALKO REGIONAL AIRCRAFT

Bidder: CHORUS AVIATION

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

3 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 654 M

Value

25 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: THE SPICE TAILOR

Bidder: PREMIER FOODS PLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

8 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 72 M

Value

10 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Knowledge Process Outsourcing

Target: CAPITA TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

Bidder: TELEPERFORMANCE SE

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: TARSUS GROUP PLC

Bidder: INFORMA PLC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 837 M

Value

20 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Engineering Consulting

Target: TEKMAR GROUP

Bidder: SCF PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: VELOCITY BLACK

Bidder: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

11 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Aug 2023|United Kingdom|Travel and Tourism

Target: AGIITO

Bidder: CLARITY TRAVEL LTD

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 36 M

Value

08 Aug 2023|United Kingdom|Knowledge Process Outsourcing

Target: LSX LTD

Bidder: INFORMA PLC

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Jul 2023|Singapore|Information / Data Services

Target: CANALYS

Bidder: INFORMA PLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Jul 2023|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: CAPITA (ENFORCEMENT BUSINESSEES)

Bidder: CAPRICORN CAPITAL PARTNERS HK LIMITED

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

2 Dealmakers

2 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Aug 2023|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: PAGEONE COMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: ERISBEG

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: FUEL10K

Bidder: PREMIER FOODS PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

3 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 34 M

Value

04 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: FERA SCIENCE LIMITED

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

8 Target | 23 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 60 M

Value

09 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: CAPITA (CAPITA ONE BUSINESS)

Bidder: ORCHARD INFORMATION SYSTEMS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 180 M

Value

26 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: JUXT

Bidder: GRID DYNAMICS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: BRAD-CHEM

Bidder: UNIVAR SOLUTIONS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Software

Target: GLASSWALL

Bidder: PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH (PSG)

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

10 Target | 35 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 May 2025|United States|Recreational Products

Target: DESIGN GROUP AMERICAS

Bidder: HILCO CAPITAL

4 Service Providers

4 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

11 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Aug 2025|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: MERCHANT GOURMET

Bidder: PREMIER FOODS PLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 48 M

Value