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Nick Hallam

Partner at A&O Shearman

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals29

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 16.07 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.15 B

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09 Feb 2015|United Kingdom|Nondurable Household Products

Target: DEB GROUP

Bidder: SC JOHNSON

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

19 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Mar 2019|Spain|Education Services

Target: UNIVERSIDAD ALFONSO X EL SABIO

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 9 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

10 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 936 M

Value

22 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Storage Terminals

Target: INTER PIPELINE (EUROPEAN STORAGE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CLH GROUP

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

70 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 420 M

Value

01 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Medical Services

Target: FISHAWACK HEALTH

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

22 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 240 M

Value

26 Apr 2021|India|Containers and Packaging

Target: PARKSONS

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 May 2021|Ireland|Software

Target: FENERGO

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

26 Service Providers

5 Target | 18 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

12 Target | 22 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 431 M

Value

25 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY LTD

Bidder: TEMASEK HOLDINGS LIMITED

15 Service Providers

12 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

27 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 5.18 B

Value

28 Dec 2021|Belgium|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: GAMING1

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: INSPIRED THINKING GROUP

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

2 Target | 35 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Apr 2022|Spain|General Mining

Target: NEOLITH GROUP

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 6 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Apr 2022|Turkey|IT Services: Other

Target: AIRTIES

Bidder: PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

8 Target | 34 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 May 2022|Netherlands|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NORGINE BV

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

81 Dealmakers

41 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 1.53 B

Value

01 Aug 2022|Italy|Education Services

Target: UNIVERSITÀ TELEMATICA SAN RAFFAELE ROMA

Bidder: MULTIVERSITY SPA

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

11 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 148 M

Value

11 Nov 2022|Germany|IT Services: Other

Target: CLOUDFLIGHT

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 349 M

Value

09 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: TARSUS GROUP PLC

Bidder: INFORMA PLC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 837 M

Value

04 Apr 2023|United States|Engineering Consulting

Target: Q ANALYSTS

Bidder: QUALITEST

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Mar 2024|Spain|Food Products

Target: MONBAKE

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: AUDIOTONIX LTD

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

131 Dealmakers

6 Target | 40 Bidder | 85 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

29 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Consumer Services: Other

Target: VIVA GYM

Bidder: PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 5 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 May 2024|Poland|Software

Target: PERFECTGYM

Bidder: PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH (PSG)

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jul 2024|Portugal|Biotechnology

Target: FAIRJOURNEY BIOLOGICS

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Nov 2024|Germany|Software

Target: PLENTYONE

Bidder: PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH (PSG)

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

11 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Dec 2024|Netherlands|Pharmaceuticals

Target: SYNTHON INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder | 5 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

2 Target | 29 Bidder | 58 Vendor

£ 1.66 B

Value

06 Feb 2025|Spain|Media Agencies

Target: SAMY ALLIANCE

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

5 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 126 M

Value

01 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Software

Target: TAX SYSTEMS PLC

Bidder: PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

19 Service Providers

3 Target | 9 Bidder | 7 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

2 Target | 34 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Jun 2025|Netherlands|Pharmaceuticals

Target: SYNTHON INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVES

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.79 B

Value

15 Jul 2025|Spain|Software

Target: COVERMANAGER

Bidder: ZENCHEF

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jun 2025|United States|Software

Target: AUXO SOLUTIONS

Bidder: ALPHA FMC GROUP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

1 Target | 66 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Dec 2025|Lithuania|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: TELETOWER

Bidder: STONEPEAK

12 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 9 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 419 M

Value