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Nick Marshall

Partner at Linklaters

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Deal Bio

Total Deals18

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 18.16 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.51 B

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06 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|Software

Target: INTELLIFLO LIMITED

Bidder: INVESCO LTD

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 May 2018|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: FINANCIAL EXPRESS (HOLDINGS) LTD

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

2 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 7 M

Value

09 Aug 2017|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: OCEAN DIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

Bidder: KKR & CO

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

2 Target | 29 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Feb 2017|United Kingdom|Internet

Target: UK BROADBAND LIMITED

Bidder: CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LTD

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

41 Bidder

£ 300 M

Value

14 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: K2 PARTNERING SOLUTIONS

Bidder: INFLEXION PRIVATE EQUITY

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

11 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 84 M

Value

16 Jan 2020|South Africa|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: WESTFALIA FRUIT INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: HARVARD MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

30 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Security Services

Target: G4S PLC

Bidder: ALLIED UNIVERSAL

30 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

142 Dealmakers

57 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 3.82 B

Value

23 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: A-PLAN INSURANCE

Bidder: HYPERION INSURANCE GROUP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

10 Target | 8 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 700 M

Value

12 Nov 2020|Switzerland|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LTD (EUROPEAN TELECOM TOWERS)

Bidder: CELLNEX TELECOM SA

24 Service Providers

15 Bidder | 9 Vendor

144 Dealmakers

77 Bidder | 70 Vendor

£ 8.94 B

Value

26 Mar 2021|Sweden|Diversified Financials

Target: MFEX MUTUAL FUNDS EXCHANGE AB

Bidder: EUROCLEAR PLC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

109 Dealmakers

4 Target | 103 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Apr 2021|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: BMO FINANCIAL GROUP (EMEA ASSET MANAGEMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

141 Dealmakers

101 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 615 M

Value

27 May 2021|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: EQUINITI GROUP PLC

Bidder: SIRIS CAPITAL GROUP LLC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

96 Dealmakers

41 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 673 M

Value

01 Dec 2021|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: NORTH AMERICAN DERIVATIVES EXCHANGE

Bidder: FORIS DAX MARKETS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 162 M

Value

21 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: VATTENFALL (UK NORFOLK OFFSHORE WIND ZONE PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: RWE RENEWABLES AG

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 963 M

Value

20 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: CUBE GLOBAL

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jul 2024|Germany|Plastics

Target: WEENER PLASTIK GMBH

Bidder: SILGAN HOLDINGS INC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

13 Target | 61 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 705 M

Value

14 May 2025|United Kingdom|Delivery Services

Target: EVRI LIMITED (FORMERLY HERMES UK)

Bidder: DHL UK

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

16 Target | 42 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: VICEBIO LTD

Bidder: SANOFI SA

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

28 Target | 25 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 1.19 B

Value