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Nicholas Withers

Partner at A&O Shearman

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 22.27 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.48 B

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20 Nov 2018|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: BTG PLC

Bidder: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

35 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.03 B

Value

11 Aug 2020|Switzerland|Mobile

Target: SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AG

Bidder: LIBERTY GLOBAL INC

21 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

19 Target | 43 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 5.69 B

Value

20 Dec 2019|United Kingdom|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: RIVERSTONE UK

Bidder: OMERS PRIVATE EQUITY

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 420 M

Value

25 Nov 2020|United States|Printing and Copying Services

Target: SIMON & SCHUSTER

Bidder: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

4 Target | 22 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 1.65 B

Value

01 Dec 2020|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION (BTG SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: CHARTERHOUSE CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 599 M

Value

02 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Reinsurance

Target: RIVERSTONE EUROPE

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 719 M

Value

05 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: AGGREKO PLC

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

25 Service Providers

7 Target | 18 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

33 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 2.32 B

Value

05 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: ARROW GLOBAL GROUP PLC

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

23 Service Providers

8 Target | 15 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

26 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 563 M

Value

26 Mar 2021|Poland|Full Line Insurance

Target: AVIVA POLAND

Bidder: ALLIANZ GROUP

18 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 10 Vendor

127 Dealmakers

4 Target | 60 Bidder | 63 Vendor

£ 2.15 B

Value

20 Dec 2022|Italy|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ESSO ITALIANA (FUEL BUSINESS)

Bidder: ITALIANA PETROLI

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Aug 2023|United States|Printing and Copying Services

Target: SIMON & SCHUSTER

Bidder: KKR & CO

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

3 Target | 48 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 1.27 B

Value

29 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: MEADOW FOODS

Bidder: FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Jul 2023|Kuwait|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: OOREDOO / ZAIN / TASC TOWERS JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: OOREDOO

13 Service Providers

13 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

6 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Feb 2024|Brazil|Iron and Steel

Target: VALE (SERRA DA SERPENTINA)

Bidder: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Mar 2024|Italy|Storage Terminals

Target: ADRIATIC LNG

Bidder: VTTI

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Sep 2024|Switzerland|Mobile

Target: SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AG

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

4 Target | 55 Vendor

£ 2.44 B

Value

26 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Consumer Lending

Target: QUIDMARKET

Bidder: PROPEL HOLDINGS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 53 M

Value

29 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Auto Parts

Target: DOWLAIS GROUP

Bidder: AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

40 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 1.16 B

Value

24 Mar 2025|United Arab Emirates|Digital Services

Target: OSN STREAMING LTD

Bidder: WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 44 M

Value

15 Apr 2025|China|Pharmaceuticals

Target: TIANJIN TSKF PHARMACEUTICAL

Bidder: HALEON

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

41 Bidder

£ 168 M

Value