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Nour Kharma

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Lawyer

Abu Dhabi

Deal Bio

Total Deals30

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 34.24 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.01 B

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02 Dec 2016|Canada|Infrastructure Funds

Target: CDPQ AND DP WORLD JV

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

£ 6.11 B

Value

11 Nov 2019|Japan|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ASPEN (JAPANESE UNIT)

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

78 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 344 M

Value

13 Dec 2019|Portugal|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: ALTICE PORTUGAL FTTH

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 8 Vendor

141 Dealmakers

104 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 1.90 B

Value

11 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Iron and Steel

Target: BRITISH STEEL LIMITED

Bidder: JINGYE GROUP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

1 Target | 82 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Apr 2020|United Arab Emirates|Specialty Contracting

Target: EMAAR PROPERTIES (DUBAI COOLING SYSTEMS UNIT)

Bidder: NATIONAL CENTRAL COOLING COMPANY PJSC

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 544 M

Value

23 Jun 2020|United Arab Emirates|Pipelines

Target: ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (PIPELINES BUSINESS)

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

26 Service Providers

20 Bidder | 6 Vendor

114 Dealmakers

104 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 8.16 B

Value

01 Jul 2020|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: ARCHITAS UK

Bidder: LIONTRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

79 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 50 Vendor

£ 75 M

Value

26 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: CALASTONE

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

8 Target | 61 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Travel and Tourism

Target: AA PLC

Bidder: TOWERBROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

131 Dealmakers

26 Target | 105 Bidder

£ 219 M

Value

04 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: DOGGER BANK WIND FARM

Bidder: ENI SPA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 52 Vendor

£ 405 M

Value

05 Oct 2020|Hong Kong|Consumer Services: Other

Target: THE RED FLAG GROUP

Bidder: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

1 Target | 59 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Feb 2021|United Arab Emirates|Construction Services

Target: BIC CONTRACTING

Bidder: SALD INVESTMENT

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 55 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Mar 2021|United Arab Emirates|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: EMAAR MALLS

Bidder: EMAAR PROPERTIES

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: BARBON INSURANCE GROUP

Bidder: PIB GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 52 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 May 2021|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: VECTURA GROUP PLC

Bidder: PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL

22 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

24 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 1.02 B

Value

05 May 2021|United Arab Emirates|Multi-Utilities

Target: MIRFA INTERNATIONAL POWER

Bidder: SOJITZ CORP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Jul 2021|Brazil|Food Products

Target: TATE & LYLE PLC (PRIMARY PRODUCTS BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 9 Vendor

97 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder | 64 Vendor

£ 611 M

Value

18 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: EKATERRA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

222 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 196 Vendor

£ 3.78 B

Value

03 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: PSP/CADILLAC FAIRVIEW/LONG HARBOUR JV

Bidder: CADILLAC FAIRVIEW

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

37 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Jul 2021|Netherlands|E-commerce

Target: CARNEXT

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

90 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Oct 2021|Germany|Machinery: Industrial

Target: NEXWAFE GMBH

Bidder: SAUDI ARAMCO ENERGY VENTURES

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 42 M

Value

20 Dec 2021|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ROLLS-ROYCE SMR

Bidder: QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 85 M

Value

26 Jan 2022|Hong Kong|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: ELEVATE LIMITED

Bidder: LRQA

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 29 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 May 2022|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: STUDENT ROOST

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 39 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 3.31 B

Value

09 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Health Care Facilities

Target: MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL PLC

Bidder: REMGRO LIMITED

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

152 Dealmakers

38 Target | 114 Bidder

£ 3.70 B

Value

22 Sep 2022|Greece|Hotels and Motels

Target: SANI/IKOS GROUP

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

3 Target | 36 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Sep 2022|France|Transportation Services

Target: WORLDWIDE FLIGHT SERVICES

Bidder: SATS LTD

18 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

176 Dealmakers

85 Target | 82 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 2.01 B

Value

27 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Gaming

Target: ROXOR GAMING

Bidder: ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

6 Target | 29 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels

Target: CF PATHWAYS

Bidder: ARA PARTNERS GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

2 Target | 54 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2023|United Kingdom|Gas Distribution

Target: NATIONAL GRID (GAS TRANSMISSION AND METERING BUSINESS)

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

199 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 184 Vendor

£ 1.92 B

Value