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Neil Sharpe

Counsel at Davis Polk & Wardwell

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Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 32.28 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.31 B

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30 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: UBM PLC

Bidder: INFORMA PLC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

71 Dealmakers

41 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 4.13 B

Value

18 Sep 2018|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: JARDINE LLOYD THOMPSON GROUP PLC

Bidder: MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

18 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 4.29 B

Value

11 Oct 2018|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC

Bidder: APPLE INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

48 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: OPHIR ENERGY PLC

Bidder: PT MEDCO ENERGI INTERNASIONAL TBK

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

27 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 408 M

Value

04 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: HYPERION INSURANCE GROUP

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

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

92 Dealmakers

1 Target | 90 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 319 M

Value

16 May 2019|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NESTLE SKIN HEALTH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

6 Target | 68 Bidder | 125 Vendor

£ 7.81 B

Value

06 Feb 2017|United Kingdom|Internet

Target: UK BROADBAND LIMITED

Bidder: CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LTD

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

41 Bidder

£ 300 M

Value

25 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: COBHAM PLC

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

33 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 4.14 B

Value

19 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: GREENE KING PLC

Bidder: CK ASSET HOLDINGS LTD

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

38 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 4.60 B

Value

04 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: EBURY

Bidder: BANCO SANTANDER SA

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

3 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 350 M

Value

19 Nov 2019|South Africa|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: INVESTEC ASSET MANAGEMENT

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

3 Target | 15 Vendor

£ 893 M

Value

29 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: BP (PETROCHEMICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: INEOS

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 4.05 B

Value

25 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: EVALUATE GROUP

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

51 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: TROVE RESEARCH

Bidder: MSCI INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Diversified Retailers

Target: V SPORTS SCS

Bidder: ATAIROS GROUP INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

26 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: OPSEC SECURITY GROUP PLC

Bidder: CRANE NXT

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 209 M

Value

03 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Aerospace

Target: AALTO HAPS

Bidder: NTT DOCOMO

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Trucking

Target: FOX BROTHERS HOLDINGS GROUP

Bidder: STELLEX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: DE LA RUE (AUTHENTICATION DIVISION)

Bidder: CRANE NXT

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 300 M

Value

21 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: CALASTONE

Bidder: SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 766 M

Value