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Ninette Dodoo

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Beijing

Deal Bio

Total Deals22

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 61.96 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.10 B

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31 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Plastics

Target: RPC GROUP PLC

Bidder: BERRY GLOBAL INC

47 Service Providers

12 Target | 18 Bidder

104 Dealmakers

35 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 4.83 B

Value

25 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: WEIR (FLOW CONTROL DIVISION)

Bidder: FIRST RESERVE CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

3 Target | 56 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 275 M

Value

11 Jun 2018|United States|Diversified Materials

Target: USG CORPORATION

Bidder: KNAUF KG

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

21 Target | 66 Bidder

£ 5.18 B

Value

02 Jun 2019|United States|Semiconductors

Target: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

Bidder: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

24 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 7.95 B

Value

29 May 2020|China|Automobiles

Target: JAC VOLKSWAGEN

Bidder: VOLKSWAGEN AG

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 900 M

Value

06 May 2022|China|Food Products

Target: DUMEX BABY FOOD CO LTD

Bidder: DANONE SA

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 105 M

Value

21 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AVEVA GROUP

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

49 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.03 B

Value

13 Oct 2022|China|Auto Technology

Target: CARIAD/ HORIZON ROBOTICS JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: VOLKSWAGEN AG

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

15 Bidder

£ 2.08 B

Value

25 Nov 2022|Hong Kong|Capital Goods

Target: TRIMCO INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 743 M

Value

13 Jun 2023|Netherlands|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: VITERRA LTD

Bidder: BUNGE LTD

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

124 Dealmakers

10 Target | 63 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 14.35 B

Value

14 Jul 2023|Norway|Software

Target: KAHOOT

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

21 Service Providers

4 Target | 17 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

6 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 1.31 B

Value

11 Aug 2023|China|Consumer Electronics

Target: AAC TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: PREMIUM SOUND SOLUTIONS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

44 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Nov 2023|Belgium|Private Equity

Target: GIMV NV

Bidder: WORXINVEST

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

1 Target | 47 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 324 M

Value

09 Jan 2024|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: JUNIPER NETWORKS INC

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

30 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 11.00 B

Value

06 May 2024|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ALLETE INC

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

18 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 4.94 B

Value

13 May 2024|Taiwan|Consumer Services: Other

Target: DELIVERY HERO (FOODPANDA DELIVERY BUSINESS IN TAIWAN)

Bidder: UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 757 M

Value

17 May 2024|China|Household Appliance

Target: SIEMENS AG (WIRING ACCESSORIES BUSINESS IN CHINA)

Bidder: ABB LTD

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

32 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Aug 2024|Singapore|Real Estate Services

Target: PROPERTYGURU PTE LTD

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

43 Target | 21 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 856 M

Value

26 Aug 2024|China|Pharmaceuticals

Target: UCB PHARMA SA (CHINESE NEUROLOGY AND ALLERGY BUSINESS)

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

10 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 534 M

Value

02 Dec 2024|Hong Kong|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: HKBN LTD

Bidder: CHINA MOBILE

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 798 M

Value

03 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS (HIGH SPEED ETHERNET AND NETWORK SECURITY BUSINESS)

Bidder: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC

6 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

31 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 337 M

Value

06 May 2025|Switzerland|Diversified Industrials

Target: OERLIKON BARMAG

Bidder: RIETER HOLDING AG

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

1 Target | 61 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 651 M

Value