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Pete Lawley

Partner at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek

Lawyer

Amsterdam

Deal Bio

Total Deals23

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 38.06 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.46 B

Market Context

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21 Dec 2018|Germany|Express Courier / Parcels

Target: DELIVERY HERO SE (OPERATIONS IN GERMANY)

Bidder: TAKEAWAY.COM.NV

10 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 840 M

Value

29 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: JUST EAT PLC

Bidder: TAKEAWAY.COM.NV

27 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

150 Dealmakers

61 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 6.30 B

Value

17 Jul 2019|Netherlands|Specialty Retailers

Target: GRANDVISION

Bidder: ESSILORLUXOTTICA

23 Service Providers

6 Target | 15 Bidder | 2 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

46 Target | 35 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 6.17 B

Value

27 Jun 2021|Poland|Life Insurance

Target: METLIFE INC (POLISH AND GREEK BUSINESSES)

Bidder: NN GROUP NV

10 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 500 M

Value

13 Jul 2021|United States|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: AOC LLC

Bidder: LONE STAR FUNDS

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 1.92 B

Value

19 Aug 2021|Netherlands|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: NN INVESTMENT PARTNERS

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS INC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

1 Target | 43 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 1.45 B

Value

06 Jan 2022|Netherlands|Leasing

Target: LEASEPLAN CORPORATION NV

Bidder: ALD SA

23 Service Providers

9 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

25 Target | 53 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 4.10 B

Value

27 Oct 2022|Netherlands|Insurance Brokers

Target: AEGON (DUTCH INSURANCE OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ASR NEDERLAND NV

12 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 9 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 4.25 B

Value

08 Nov 2022|Netherlands|Electrical Components

Target: CABLE CONNECTIVITY GROUP

Bidder: INFINITE ELECTRONICS INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

16 Target | 64 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2022|Netherlands|Digital Services

Target: BYNDER

Bidder: THL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

15 Target | 18 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Oct 2022|Netherlands|Marine Transportation

Target: VOPAK AGENCIES

Bidder: WILHELMSEN MARITIME SERVICES AS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Jan 2023|Netherlands|Full Line Insurance

Target: CED GROUP

Bidder: RIVEAN CAPITAL (EX-GILDE BUY OUT PARTNERS)

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Mar 2023|Luxembourg|Leasing

Target: ALD / LEASEPLAN (EUROPEAN ACTIVITIES)

Bidder: CREDIT AGRICOLE SA

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Mar 2023|Japan|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: TOSHIBA CORPORATION

Bidder: JAPAN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

18 Service Providers

10 Target | 8 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

10 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 12.34 B

Value

15 Jun 2023|Germany|Auto Parts

Target: HY&T INVESTMENTS HOLDING

Bidder: DELTA ELECTRONICS

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 121 M

Value

05 Sep 2023|Netherlands|Infrastructure Funds

Target: CVC DIF

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

20 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Dec 2023|Netherlands|Full Line Insurance

Target: AON (PRIVATE INSURANCE AND UNDERWRITING ACTIVITIES IN THE NETHERLANDS)

Bidder: BLACKFIN CAPITAL PARTNERS SAS

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Jan 2024|Germany|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: GULDBERG

Bidder: TMC GROUP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

9 Target | 1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Jul 2024|Netherlands|Insurance Brokers

Target: QUINTES HOLDING

Bidder: BROWN & BROWN INC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Aug 2024|Netherlands|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: IBS CAPITAL ALLIES

Bidder: BLACKFIN CAPITAL PARTNERS SAS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Nov 2024|Denmark|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: DEAS ASSET MANAGEMENT

Bidder: FOKUS NORDIC

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Nov 2024|Netherlands|Life Insurance

Target: ACHMEA PENSION & LIFE INSURANCE

Bidder: ACHMEA BV

15 Service Providers

15 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

43 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Jan 2025|Australia|Infrastructure Funds

Target: CAPELLA CAPITAL

Bidder: SOJITZ CORP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 82 M

Value