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Paul Gilbert

Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals22

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 81.01 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.06 B

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20 Apr 2017|Switzerland|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: ADVEQ HOLDING AG

Bidder: SCHRODERS PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

11 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Oct 2018|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: LIAISON TECHNOLOGIES INC

Bidder: OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

34 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Distillers and Vintners

Target: LOCH LOMOND GROUP

Bidder: HILLHOUSE CAPITAL GROUP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 400 M

Value

21 Nov 2019|United States|Security Services

Target: SOS SECURITY LLC

Bidder: ALLIED UNIVERSAL

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Dec 2019|India|Gas Distribution

Target: ADANI TRANSMISSION

Bidder: QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 341 M

Value

12 Dec 2019|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: 3M (DRUG DELIVERY BUSINESS)

Bidder: ALTARIS LLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 494 M

Value

13 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: ARM HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: NVIDIA CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

10 Target | 39 Bidder | 42 Vendor

£ 30.13 B

Value

21 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Airlines

Target: SIGNATURE AVIATION

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

21 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

150 Dealmakers

33 Target | 117 Bidder

£ 3.39 B

Value

27 May 2021|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: DREAMS

Bidder: TEMPUR SEALY

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

9 Target | 25 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 335 M

Value

11 Nov 2021|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: MBCC GROUP

Bidder: SIKA AG

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

2 Target | 37 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 4.45 B

Value

01 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Online and Social Platforms

Target: SEEDRS

Bidder: REPUBLIC LABS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

4 Target | 15 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 75 M

Value

03 Dec 2021|Netherlands|Travel and Tourism

Target: AMERICAN EXPRESS GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL

Bidder: ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS INC

28 Service Providers

7 Target | 21 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 4.00 B

Value

05 Jan 2022|India|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: FRACTAL ANALYTICS

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL ASIA

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

5 Target | 52 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 266 M

Value

08 Mar 2022|United States|Software

Target: MANDIANT

Bidder: GOOGLE LLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

6 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 4.10 B

Value

08 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK GROUP

Bidder: SUEZ GROUP

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

25 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: OPENTEXT

22 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

99 Dealmakers

42 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 5.07 B

Value

16 May 2023|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: REWARD GATEWAY

Bidder: EDENRED

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

3 Target | 31 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 1.15 B

Value

14 Jun 2023|Germany|Machinery: Specialty

Target: HEIMBACH GROUP

Bidder: ALBANY INTERNATIONAL

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

12 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 131 M

Value

31 May 2022|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: JELLYFISH

Bidder: THE BRANDTECH GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

2 Target | 18 Bidder | 30 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Luxury Items

Target: CENTRAL GROUP / PIF JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: THE CENTRAL GROUP

5 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: APPLEGREEN PLC (UK GAS STATION BUSINESS)

Bidder: EG GROUP LIMITED

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Mar 2025|United States|Software

Target: WIZ CLOUD SOLUTIONS

Bidder: ALPHABET INC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

86 Dealmakers

48 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 24.68 B

Value