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Nicholas Plant

Partner at Dentons

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals23

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 7.19 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 654 M

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06 Nov 2017|United Kingdom|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: EUNETWORKS HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: STONEPEAK

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 199 M

Value

15 Oct 2018|Denmark|Leasing

Target: NORDIC AVIATION CAPITAL A/S

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

6 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Cosmetics

Target: LASERCARE CLINICS (HARROGATE) LTD

Bidder: TRISPAN LLP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Feb 2019|Georgia|Casinos and Gambling

Target: ADJARABET

Bidder: PADDY POWER PLC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

6 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 101 M

Value

04 Apr 2019|United States|Digital Services

Target: IBM CORPORATION (MARKETING PLATFORM AND COMMERCE SOFTWARE)

Bidder: CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS LP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 May 2019|United Kingdom|Cosmetics

Target: THIS WORKS

Bidder: CANOPY GROWTH CORP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 43 M

Value

26 Aug 2019|United States|Software

Target: PITNEY BOWES (SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS LP

14 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 569 M

Value

27 Apr 2020|United Kingdom|Tobacco

Target: IMPERIAL BRANDS (PREMIUM CIGARS UNIT)

Bidder: GEMSTONE INVESTMENT HOLDING

8 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 7 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 1.07 B

Value

20 May 2021|United Kingdom|Auto Parts

Target: PRO BIKE TOOL

Bidder: FACTORY14

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 May 2021|Luxembourg|Management Consulting

Target: FACTORY14

Bidder: VENTUREFRIENDS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 145 M

Value

08 Nov 2021|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ROLLS-ROYCE SMR

Bidder: EXELON GENERATION

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 405 M

Value

04 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: BGL INSURANCE

Bidder: MARKERSTUDY GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Nov 2022|India|Digital Services

Target: R SYSTEMS

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

4 Target | 73 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 311 M

Value

14 Dec 2022|United States|Capital Goods

Target: HARBISONWALKER

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 41 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Feb 2024|France|Diversified Financials

Target: ATEO SAS

Bidder: TRADING TECHNOLOGIES

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

11 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Mar 2024|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: ALIGHT (PAYROLL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BUSINESS)

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 944 M

Value

08 Aug 2024|United States|Food Products

Target: GOLDEN STATE FOODS

Bidder: LINDSAY GOLDBERG

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

15 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Aug 2024|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: NCSOLUTIONS

Bidder: CIRCANA

13 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

53 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Travel and Tourism

Target: THOMAS COOK GROUP PLC

Bidder: ESKY.PL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Oct 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ROLLS-ROYCE SMR

Bidder: BNF RESOURCES

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

10 Target | 3 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 May 2025|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: MASIMO (CONSUMER AUDIO BUSINESS)

Bidder: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 263 M

Value

14 Aug 2025|United States|Education Services

Target: MOODY’S ANALYTICS LEARNING SOLUTIONS

Bidder: FITCH LEARNING

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

3 Target | 12 Bidder | 18 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Oct 2025|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: FRONERI INTERNATIONAL LTD

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

8 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 3.14 B

Value