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Pete Coulton

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

London, England, United Kingdom

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 32.84 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.99 B

Market Context

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18 Apr 2019|Norway|Software

Target: VISMA AS

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 554 M

Value

26 Jul 2019|Germany|Rental Services: Consumer

Target: PEMA GMBH

Bidder: TIP TRAILER SERVICES

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Oct 2019|France|Paper

Target: ARCHES

Bidder: FABBRICA ITALIANA LAPIS ED AFFINI (FILA)

5 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 37 M

Value

28 Jan 2020|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Pollution Control

Target: WATERLOGIC PLC

Bidder: BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 29 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Feb 2020|Italy|Personal Products

Target: ZOBELE GROUP

Bidder: CORNELL CAPITAL LLC

21 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder | 5 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

12 Target | 80 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Jun 2020|Turkey|Mobile

Target: TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A.S.

Bidder: TURKEY WEALTH FUND

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 422 M

Value

01 Jul 2020|France|Building Materials: Other

Target: KP1 SAS

Bidder: GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Jul 2020|United States|E-commerce

Target: EBAY (CLASSIFIEDS BUSINESS)

Bidder: ADEVINTA ASA

27 Service Providers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 9 Vendor

112 Dealmakers

4 Target | 69 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 9.31 B

Value

21 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: ASCO GROUP

Bidder: ZANDER TOPCO

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2021|United States|Paper

Target: VERSO CORPORATION

Bidder: BILLERUDKORSNAS

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

15 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 623 M

Value

21 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: UNILY

Bidder: SILVERSMITH CAPITAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

15 Target | 34 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: SELFRIDGES GROUP

Bidder: THE CENTRAL GROUP

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

13 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 4.00 B

Value

20 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: LOOKERS PLC

Bidder: ALPHA AUTO GROUP

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

20 Target | 16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 504 M

Value

06 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: BERRYWORLD (EMEA AND APAC BUSINESSES)

Bidder: AGROBERRIES

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Sep 2023|France|Health Care Services

Target: ATLANTA GROUP

Bidder: MARKERSTUDY GROUP

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

100 Dealmakers

2 Target | 90 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: ARRIVA GROUP

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

3 Target | 25 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: DX GROUP PLC

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

9 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 314 M

Value

22 Nov 2023|Norway|E-commerce

Target: ADEVINTA ASA

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

29 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder | 9 Vendor

131 Dealmakers

23 Target | 70 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 11.57 B

Value

15 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Diversified Retailers

Target: V SPORTS SCS

Bidder: ATAIROS GROUP INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

26 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: ARGUS MEDIA LTD

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

16 Target | 25 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Apr 2018|United States|Software

Target: RADIUS GGE

Bidder: THE VISTRA GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: PREQIN

Bidder: BLACKROCK

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

20 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 2.55 B

Value

16 Jul 2024|United States|Travel and Tourism

Target: THE TRAVEL CORPORATION

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

12 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Aug 2024|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: SSG INSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: APTEAN INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Mar 2025|Germany|Full Line Insurance

Target: VIRIDIUM GROUP

Bidder: BLACKROCK

26 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 11 Vendor

165 Dealmakers

7 Target | 128 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 2.94 B

Value