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Philip Wagman

Partner at Clifford Chance

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals19

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 96.35 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 8.03 B

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11 Nov 2015|United Kingdom|Brewers

Target: SABMILLER PLC

Bidder: ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 11 Bidder

88 Dealmakers

35 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 83.12 B

Value

25 Mar 2019|United States|Apparel Retailers

Target: MAURICES

Bidder: OPCAPITA LLP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Jan 2019|United States|Food Products

Target: ADF/IDF

Bidder: SYMRISE AG

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

1 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 687 M

Value

06 Nov 2019|United States|Airlines

Target: AIRCASTLE LTD

Bidder: MIZUHO LEASING CO LTD

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

9 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 5.74 B

Value

23 May 2019|Australia|Private Equity

Target: MERCURY CAPITAL

Bidder: INVESTCORP BANK BSC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

21 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Jan 2020|United States|FinTech

Target: VIRTUS PARTNERS LLC

Bidder: FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Jan 2021|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: GABRIEL PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS

Bidder: HUNTSMAN CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 183 M

Value

07 Jun 2021|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: COLONY CAPITAL (REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 378 M

Value

20 Apr 2022|Netherlands|Diversified Materials

Target: ROYAL DSM (PROTECTIVE MATERIALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: AVIENT CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 1.19 B

Value

19 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: EMERGING PORTFOLIO FUNDS RESEARCH

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

1 Target | 57 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Mar 2023|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: COMPARE.COM

Bidder: INSURIFY

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Oct 2023|Philippines|Digital Services

Target: TSD GLOBAL

Bidder: MOVATE

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Jan 2024|United States|Management Consulting

Target: TECHTARGET INC

Bidder: INFORMA PLC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

15 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 275 M

Value

04 Jul 2024|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: SCIAPS

Bidder: SPECTRIS PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

6 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 205 M

Value

07 Feb 2025|United States|Life Insurance

Target: L&G (US TERM LIFE BUSINESS)

Bidder: MEIJI YASUDA LIFE INSURANCE CO

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 1.85 B

Value

28 Apr 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: SPRINGWORKS THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: MERCK KGAA

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

99 Dealmakers

42 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 2.55 B

Value

10 Jul 2025|United States|Publishing

Target: DALLASNEWS CORPORATION

Bidder: THE HEARST CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

18 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 55 M

Value

22 Jul 2025|Poland|Software

Target: CALLSTACK

Bidder: VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

9 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 102 M

Value

17 Jun 2025|Sweden|Digital Services

Target: VOYADO AB

Bidder: VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

6 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value