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Cover Image Peter Spofforth

Peter Spofforth

Peter Spofforth

Managing Director at Qatalyst Partners

Financial Advisor

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals17

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 23.52 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.68 B

Market Context

Awards

2024 Top Technology Bankers in EMEA

2024 Rising Stars of UK Investment Banking

2021 Top Technology Bankers in EMEA

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11 Oct 2018|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC

Bidder: APPLE INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

48 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Feb 2019|United States|Security Equipment

Target: DEMISTO INC

Bidder: PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

15 Target | 7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 433 M

Value

21 Jul 2016|United States|Customer Relationship Management

Target: GENESYS

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 685 M

Value

17 Nov 2020|Norway|Software

Target: SPACEMAKER

Bidder: AUTODESK INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

26 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 181 M

Value

18 Nov 2020|United States|Software

Target: INSTANA

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC

Bidder: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

135 Dealmakers

122 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 4.29 B

Value

28 Jan 2021|Denmark|Software

Target: PEAKON APS

Bidder: WORKDAY INC

18 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

5 Target | 16 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 505 M

Value

24 Jun 2021|Sweden|FinTech

Target: TINK

Bidder: VISA INC

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

37 Target | 6 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 1.54 B

Value

28 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC

Bidder: SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

27 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 1.22 B

Value

09 Nov 2021|Finland|IT Services: Other

Target: WOLT ENTERPRISES OY

Bidder: DOORDASH

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

12 Target | 21 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 6.00 B

Value

06 Jun 2023|Ireland|Software

Target: IMMEDIS

Bidder: UKG INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

3 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 488 M

Value

07 Sep 2023|Germany|Software

Target: LEANIX

Bidder: SAP SE

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

10 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.34 B

Value

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