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Cover Image Nicholas J. Shaw

Nicholas J. Shaw

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals14

Valued Deals12

Total Value£65,393M

Avg. Deal Size£5,449M

Market Context

Awards

2020 Top Private Equity Lawyers in EMEA

Expertise (14)

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Diversified Industrials

PublicAcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate Equity

Gkn

target

Gkn

Melrose Industries

bidder

Melrose Industries

£8,090m

107 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Specialty Retailers

Darty

target

Darty

Fnac Darty

bidder

Fnac Darty

£1,047m

33 dealmakers

Restaurants and Bars

Tender OfferPublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate Equity

Telepizza Group Sau

target

Telepizza Group Sau

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£370m

34 dealmakers

PrivateAcquisition

Freescale Semiconductor

target

Freescale Semiconductor

Nxp Semiconductors

bidder

Nxp Semiconductors

value n/a

6 dealmakers

Commercial REITs

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajority

Dream Global Reit

target

Dream Global Reit

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£3,758m

78 dealmakers

Digital Services

MergerMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateCross BorderReverse TakeoverDe-SPAC

Global Blue

target

Global Blue

Ant Financial Services Group Co

bidder

Ant Financial Services Group Co

£2,000m

112 dealmakers

PublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityMinority

Coty

target

Coty

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£604m

56 dealmakers

Telecommunications Equipment

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPublicMajorityPrivatisationCross Border

Masmovil Group

target

Masmovil Group

Cinven

bidder

Cinven

£2,874m

72 dealmakers

Security Services

MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity

G4s

target

G4s

Allied Universal

bidder

Allied Universal

£3,820m

142 dealmakers

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPublicPrivate EquityPrivatisation

Atlantia

target

Atlantia

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£39,690m

117 dealmakers

Oil Equipment and Services

AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPrivatisation

Contourglobal

target

Contourglobal

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£1,750m

61 dealmakers

Machinery: Industrial

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublicDemerger

Gkn Automotive

target

Gkn Automotive

Institutional Investors

bidder

Institutional Investors

value n/a

49 dealmakers

Environmental / Waste Management

MajorityPublicCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisition

Quantafuel Asa

target

Quantafuel Asa

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£90m

13 dealmakers

Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity

Believe Digital

target

Believe Digital

Eqt Partners

bidder

Eqt Partners

£1,298m

57 dealmakers

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