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Patrick Chambers

Solicitor at Ashurst

PR Consultant

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Total Deals12

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 21.23 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.77 B

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12 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: THE RESTAURANT GROUP PLC

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

41 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 701 M

Value

07 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS (UK) PLC

Bidder: NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

33 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 2.90 B

Value

18 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

21 Service Providers

6 Target | 15 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

23 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 1.24 B

Value

26 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: DARKTRACE

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

18 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 4.00 B

Value

29 May 2024|United Kingdom|Express Courier / Parcels

Target: INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC (ROYAL MAIL)

Bidder: EP GROUP

21 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

49 Target | 31 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 4.31 B

Value

28 Jun 2024|Ireland|Gaming

Target: KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

21 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 2.20 B

Value

08 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: BRITVIC PLC

Bidder: THE CARLSBERG GROUP

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

53 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 4.10 B

Value

11 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: AQUIS EXCHANGE PLC

Bidder: SIX GROUP AG

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

30 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 194 M

Value

30 May 2024|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: RENEWI (UK MUNICIPAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: BIFFA GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 125 M

Value

28 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: LOUNGERS PLC

Bidder: FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

16 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 354 M

Value

06 Feb 2025|Luxembourg|Infrastructure Funds

Target: BBGI GLOBAL

Bidder: BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

20 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 1.06 B

Value

19 Mar 2025|Guernsey|Financial Data and Systems

Target: THE INTERNATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE

Bidder: MIAMI INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

10 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 49 M

Value

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