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Nicolas Gauzes

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Total Deals34
Valued Deals17
Total Value£ 24.56 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 1.44 B

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28 Feb 2018|France|Hotels and Motels
Accorinvest
Colony Capital

Target: ACCORINVEST SAS

Bidder: COLONY CAPITAL INC

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 8 Vendor

116 Dealmakers

3 Target | 99 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 3.18 B

Value

23 Feb 2016|Germany|Leasing
Railpool
Gic Private

Target: RAILPOOL GMBH

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Sep 2018|Norway|Third Party Logistics (3PL)
Solvtrans As
Antin Infrastructure Partners

Target: SOLVTRANS AS

Bidder: ANTIN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS SAS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 20 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars
COFFEE#1
Caffe Nero

Target: COFFEE#1

Bidder: CAFFE NERO

8 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 May 2017|Belgium|Storage Terminals
Lbc Tank Terminals
ARDIAN

Target: LBC TANK TERMINALS

Bidder: ARDIAN

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Jul 2017|Spain|Clothing and Accessories
Pronovias Group
Bc Partners

Target: PRONOVIAS GROUP

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

100 Dealmakers

2 Target | 98 Bidder

£ 450 M

Value

27 Sep 2018|Germany|Gas Distribution
Wintershall Dea
WINTERSHALL

Target: WINTERSHALL DEA

Bidder: WINTERSHALL

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 78 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jul 2019|France|Customer Relationship Management
Webhelp
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert

Target: WEBHELP SAS

Bidder: GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT SA

21 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder | 5 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

15 Target | 67 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 2.15 B

Value

16 Jul 2019|Luxembourg|Asset Managers and Custodians
Quilvest Luxembourg Services
Gen Ii Fund Services

Target: QUILVEST LUXEMBOURG SERVICES

Bidder: GEN II FUND SERVICES

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Nov 2016|Netherlands|Specialty Contracting
DEEPOCEAN
Triton Partners

Target: DEEPOCEAN

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Apr 2017|Italy|Consumer Lending
SISTEMIA
Kkr & Co

Target: SISTEMIA

Bidder: KKR & CO

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

19 Bidder

£ 17 M

Value

16 Jan 2020|Portugal|Fruit and Grain Processing
FRULACT
ARDIAN

Target: FRULACT

Bidder: ARDIAN

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

86 Dealmakers

2 Target | 81 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 128 M

Value

28 Feb 2020|Greece|Banks
Praxia Bank
Viva Wallet

Target: PRAXIA BANK

Bidder: VIVA WALLET

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jan 2020|Belgium|Recreational Products
SPANTECH
M80 Partners

Target: SPANTECH

Bidder: M80 PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

13 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Aug 2020|Norway|Software
Visma As
Hg Capital

Target: VISMA AS

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

36 Service Providers

8 Target | 26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

125 Dealmakers

6 Target | 81 Bidder | 53 Vendor

£ 1.16 B

Value

02 Nov 2020|Denmark|Payments / Commerce
Nets
Nexi

Target: NETS A/S

Bidder: NEXI SPA

44 Service Providers

9 Target | 32 Bidder | 3 Vendor

219 Dealmakers

37 Target | 177 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 6.97 B

Value

26 Feb 2021|Portugal|Containers and Packaging
LOGOPLASTE
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board

Target: LOGOPLASTE

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

24 Service Providers

6 Target | 15 Bidder | 3 Vendor

248 Dealmakers

13 Target | 65 Bidder | 171 Vendor

£ 1.22 B

Value

25 Feb 2021|Germany|Biotechnology
Gba Laboratory Group
ARDIAN

Target: GBA LABORATORY GROUP

Bidder: ARDIAN

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

6 Target | 29 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 1.20 B

Value

27 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Security Equipment
Chubb Fire & Security
Api Group

Target: CHUBB FIRE & SECURITY

Bidder: API GROUP INC

19 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

210 Dealmakers

4 Target | 38 Bidder | 168 Vendor

£ 2.25 B

Value

23 Jun 2021|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development
Gustav Office Complex
Coros Re

Target: GUSTAV OFFICE COMPLEX

Bidder: COROS RE

7 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Oct 2021|Iceland|Telecommunications Equipment
MILA
ARDIAN

Target: MILA

Bidder: ARDIAN

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 440 M

Value

17 Nov 2021|Switzerland|Software
Autoform Engineering
The Carlyle Group

Target: AUTOFORM ENGINEERING GMBH

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.49 B

Value

29 Apr 2021|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development
WESTENDCARREE
ARDIAN

Target: WESTENDCARREE

Bidder: ARDIAN

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

12 Bidder

£ 182 M

Value

05 Jan 2022|Poland|Cable Television
EMITEL
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure

Target: EMITEL

Bidder: CORDIANT DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 352 M

Value

14 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars
COFFEE#1
Man Capital

Target: COFFEE#1

Bidder: MAN CAPITAL LLP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jul 2022|France|Auto Services
GREENYELLOW
ARDIAN

Target: GREENYELLOW

Bidder: ARDIAN

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 12 Bidder | 10 Vendor

94 Dealmakers

2 Target | 33 Bidder | 59 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jul 2022|France|Pharmaceuticals
ARKOPHARMA
Dermapharm Holding

Target: ARKOPHARMA

Bidder: DERMAPHARM HOLDING SE

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

9 Target | 13 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 375 M

Value

30 Mar 2023|Switzerland|IT Services: Other
Mimacom Flowable Group
ARDIAN

Target: MIMACOM FLOWABLE GROUP

Bidder: ARDIAN

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

3 Target | 39 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 May 2023|Italy|Internet
Wind Tre (mobile And Fixed Network Infrastructure Operation)
Eqt Infrastructure

Target: WIND TRE (MOBILE AND FIXED NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATION)

Bidder: EQT INFRASTRUCTURE

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 1.78 B

Value

21 Apr 2023|Germany|Food Products
Nestle/ Pai Partners Joint Venture
Pai Partners

Target: NESTLE/ PAI PARTNERS JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

76 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2023|Belgium|Investment Banking
Bank Degroof Petercam
Indosuez Wealth Management

Target: BANK DEGROOF PETERCAM SA

Bidder: INDOSUEZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

164 Dealmakers

15 Target | 146 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.22 B

Value

26 Sep 2023|United States|Medical Equipment
Lenkbar
Montagu Private Equity

Target: LENKBAR LLC

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Nov 2023|Germany|Medical Equipment
IMES-ICORE
Emz Partners

Target: IMES-ICORE

Bidder: EMZ PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2024|Sweden|Health Care Services
Mabtech
Eqt Partners

Target: MABTECH AB

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 25 Vendor

n/a

Value

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