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Cover Image Oliver Hearsey

Oliver Hearsey

Oliver Hearsey

Managing Director, Head of European FIG Advisory & Broking at RBC Capital Markets

Financial Advisor

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals15

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 77.32 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.15 B

Market Context

Awards

2024 Top FIG Bankers in EMEA

2022 Top FIG Bankers in EMEA

2019 Top FIG Bankers in EMEA

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02 Dec 2014|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: FRIENDS LIFE GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: AVIVA PLC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 5.22 B

Value

06 Nov 2017|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: ALDERMORE GROUP PLC

Bidder: FIRSTRAND LIMITED

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

21 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 1.08 B

Value

14 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: CHARTER COURT FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP PLC

Bidder: ONESAVINGS BANK PLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

52 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.75 B

Value

10 May 2019|Ireland|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: INVESTEC (IRISH WEALTH BUSINESS)

Bidder: BREWIN DOLPHIN HOLDINGS PLC

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 37 M

Value

01 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

70 Target | 93 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 22.18 B

Value

11 Sep 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

Bidder: HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING LTD (HKEX)

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

22 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 31.60 B

Value

22 Dec 2019|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: HARWOOD WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP PLC

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

12 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 90 M

Value

20 Jul 2020|United Kingdom|Mortgage REITs: Residential

Target: UK MORTGAGES LIMITED

Bidder: M&G INVESTMENTS

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 191 M

Value

09 Oct 2020|Italy|Diversified Financials

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP HOLDINGS ITALIA SPA

Bidder: EURONEXT NV

34 Service Providers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 10 Vendor

117 Dealmakers

2 Target | 53 Bidder | 62 Vendor

£ 3.93 B

Value

23 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: SAUNDERSON HOUSE

Bidder: RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 150 M

Value

31 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: BREWIN DOLPHIN HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

11 Service Providers

8 Target | 3 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

14 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 1.49 B

Value

09 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: METRO BANK PLC

Bidder: SPALDY INVESTMENTS

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

15 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 325 M

Value

19 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: AGEAS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL NV

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

32 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 3.17 B

Value

27 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: AVIVA PLC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

27 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 3.70 B

Value

31 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: JUST GROUP PLC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD WEALTH SOLUTIONS

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

32 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 2.40 B

Value