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Cover Image Nick Harper

Nick Harper

Nick Harper

Managing Director at Goldman Sachs

Financial Advisor

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals50

Valued Deals49

Total Value£ 179.07 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.65 B

Market Context

Awards

2024 Rising Stars of UK Investment Banking

2022 Top Investment Bankers in the UK

2021 Top Investment Bankers in EMEA

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01 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: LAIRD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

14 Target | 68 Bidder

£ 1.15 B

Value

25 Jul 2017|United Kingdom|Luxury Items

Target: JIMMY CHOO PLC

Bidder: MICHAEL KORS HOLDINGS LIMITED

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

8 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 1.03 B

Value

19 Apr 2017|United Kingdom|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: EXOVA GROUP PLC

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 771 M

Value

15 Dec 2016|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: PUNCH TAVERNS PLC

Bidder: PATRON CAPITAL ADVISERS LLP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

2 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 1.78 B

Value

18 Jul 2016|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: ARM HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

26 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 23.67 B

Value

09 Dec 2015|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: XCHANGING PLC

Bidder: COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

14 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 567 M

Value

08 Sep 2015|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: BETFAIR GROUP PLC

Bidder: PADDY POWER PLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 2.71 B

Value

17 Jun 2015|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: ANITE PLC

Bidder: KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

12 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 351 M

Value

25 Nov 2014|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: ADVANCED COMPUTER SOFTWARE GROUP LTD

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 764 M

Value

15 Oct 2014|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: CSR PLC

Bidder: QUALCOMM INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

10 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 1.41 B

Value

29 Apr 2014|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: WOLFSON MICROELECTRONICS PLC

Bidder: CIRRUS LOGIC INC

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 259 M

Value

19 Mar 2012|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: MISYS PLC

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

5 Target | 1 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 1.33 B

Value

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