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Paul Edmund Marcus Davison

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals17

Valued Deals7

Total Value£ 23.28 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.33 B

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27 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC

12 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

33 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 9.18 B

Value

18 Dec 2019|United States|Publishing

Target: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC

Bidder: BERTELSMANN SE & CO KGAA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 530 M

Value

12 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: APPLY FINANCIAL LIMITED

Bidder: RELX PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Building: Climate Control

Target: WOLSELEY UK

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

2 Target | 25 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 308 M

Value

14 Dec 2021|United States|Pest Control

Target: TERMINIX GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

34 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 5.06 B

Value

25 Jan 2022|Greece|FinTech

Target: VIVA WALLET

Bidder: JP MORGAN CHASE & CO

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

13 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 584 M

Value

18 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: EUROMONEY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PLC

Bidder: ASTORG PARTNERS SAS

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

39 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 1.66 B

Value

07 Feb 2023|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: AISTEMOS

Bidder: LEXISNEXIS LEGAL & PROFESSIONAL

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Education Services

Target: PEARSON ONLINE LEARNING SERVICES

Bidder: REGENT LP

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 25 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Oct 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: TELAVANT HOLDINGS

Bidder: ROCHE HOLDINGS AG

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 5.96 B

Value

21 May 2024|United Kingdom|Gaming

Target: GAMER NETWORK LIMITED

Bidder: IGN ENTERTAINMENT

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 May 2024|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels

Target: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY COUNCIL

Bidder: REED EXHIBITIONS LIMITED

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: GRIFFITHS & ARMOUR

Bidder: AON PLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: IDVERSE

Bidder: LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Feb 2025|Sweden|Private Equity

Target: P CAPITAL PARTNERS

Bidder: M&G PLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Online and Social Platforms

Target: RUNNA

Bidder: STRAVA INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

10 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Sep 2025|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: MCLAREN RACING

Bidder: MCLAREN GROUP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 20 Vendor

n/a

Value

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