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Cover Image Nick Cosgrove

Nick Cosgrove

Nick Cosgrove

Partner at Brunswick Group

PR Consultant

London, England, United Kingdom

Deal Bio

Total Deals13

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 26.79 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.44 B

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03 Jul 2018|Italy|Landline

Target: WIND TREE

Bidder: CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LTD

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 2.17 B

Value

22 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Consumer Lending

Target: PROVIDENT FINANCIAL PLC

Bidder: NON-STANDARD FINANCE PLC

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

20 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 1.31 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|Switzerland|Property Services

Target: REGUS HOLDING GMBH

Bidder: J SAFRA GROUP

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 92 M

Value

18 Dec 2019|United States|Publishing

Target: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC

Bidder: BERTELSMANN SE & CO KGAA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 530 M

Value

03 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: ALTERNATIVE CREDIT INVESTMENT

Bidder: WATERFALL ASSET MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 639 M

Value

26 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Mortgage Finance

Target: BRADFORD & BINGLEY PLC

Bidder: DAVIDSON KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 5.00 B

Value

08 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: IWG PLC (DIGITAL ASSETS)

Bidder: INSTANT GROUP

10 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 52 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: CAMELOT UK LOTTERIES

Bidder: ALLWYN ENTERTAINMENT

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: AGEAS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL NV

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

32 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 3.17 B

Value

23 May 2024|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: HARGREAVES LANSDOWN

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

19 Service Providers

9 Target | 10 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

29 Target | 60 Bidder

£ 5.40 B

Value

27 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: AVIVA PLC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

27 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 3.70 B

Value

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