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Pierre ZelenkoLinklaters

Pierre Zelenko

Partner at Linklaters

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals32
Valued Deals18
Total Value£ 33.46 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 1.86 B

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27 Apr 2016|United Kingdom|Food Products
FRONERI
Pai Partners

Target: FRONERI

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

1 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 2.33 B

Value

28 Feb 2018|France|Hotels and Motels
Accorinvest
Colony Capital

Target: ACCORINVEST SAS

Bidder: COLONY CAPITAL INC

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 8 Vendor

116 Dealmakers

3 Target | 99 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 3.18 B

Value

09 Jul 2018|Switzerland|Information / Data Services
Sportradar
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Target: SPORTRADAR AG

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 73 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 724 M

Value

08 Apr 2019|United Kingdom|Health Care Services
Ivc Group
NESTLE

Target: IVC GROUP

Bidder: NESTLE

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

5 Target | 37 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Sep 2018|Germany|Gas Distribution
Wintershall Dea
WINTERSHALL

Target: WINTERSHALL DEA

Bidder: WINTERSHALL

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 78 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 May 2019|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals
Nestle Skin Health
Eqt Partners

Target: NESTLE SKIN HEALTH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

6 Target | 68 Bidder | 125 Vendor

£ 7.81 B

Value

09 Jul 2019|France|Customer Relationship Management
Webhelp
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert

Target: WEBHELP SAS

Bidder: GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT SA

21 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder | 5 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

15 Target | 67 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 2.15 B

Value

27 Jan 2020|France|Containers and Packaging
Albea (dispencing Business)
Silgan Holdings

Target: ALBEA (DISPENCING BUSINESS)

Bidder: SILGAN HOLDINGS INC

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

60 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 689 M

Value

12 Nov 2020|Germany|Health Care Facilities
Romergarten Residenzen (health Care Homes)
I Squared Capital

Target: ROMERGARTEN RESIDENZEN (HEALTH CARE HOMES)

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

103 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 96 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Mar 2020|France|Online and Social Platforms
BEDROCK
Rtl Group

Target: BEDROCK

Bidder: RTL GROUP SA

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jan 2020|France|Renewable Energy Equipment
Edpr / Engie Joint Venture
Engie

Target: EDPR / ENGIE JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: ENGIE SA

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

37 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Nov 2020|Netherlands|Transportation Services
De Poli Tankers
SOGESTRAN

Target: DE POLI TANKERS

Bidder: SOGESTRAN

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

2 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services
Ivc Evidensia
Silver Lake Partners

Target: IVC EVIDENSIA

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

19 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

110 Dealmakers

7 Target | 92 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 3.07 B

Value

19 Feb 2021|France|Renewable Energy Equipment
Dijon Metropole Smart Energhy
STORENGY

Target: DIJON METROPOLE SMART ENERGHY

Bidder: STORENGY

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

15 Bidder

£ 34 M

Value

30 Apr 2021|United States|Specialty Retailers
The Bountiful Company
NESTLE

Target: THE BOUNTIFUL COMPANY

Bidder: NESTLE

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

3 Target | 30 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 4.12 B

Value

07 Jul 2021|Belgium|Health Care Services
Mckesson Corporation (european Business)
Phoenix Pharma

Target: MCKESSON CORPORATION (EUROPEAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: PHOENIX PHARMA

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

175 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 174 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Aug 2021|France|Renewable Energy Equipment
Res Group (renewable Energy Development And Construction Business)
Hanwha Solutions

Target: RES GROUP (RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS)

Bidder: HANWHA SOLUTIONS

8 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 36 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Dec 2021|Sweden|Specialty Retailers
SMARTEYES
GRANDVISION

Target: SMARTEYES

Bidder: GRANDVISION

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Apr 2022|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels
TAGENERGY
Mirova

Target: TAGENERGY

Bidder: MIROVA SA

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

2 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 385 M

Value

28 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Electronic Components and Equipment
Liberty Global / Telefonica / Infravia Jv
Telefonica

Target: LIBERTY GLOBAL / TELEFONICA / INFRAVIA JV

Bidder: TELEFONICA SA

9 Service Providers

9 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

53 Bidder

£ 3.66 B

Value

20 Sep 2022|France|Biotechnology
INNOVAFEED
Qatar Investment Authority

Target: INNOVAFEED

Bidder: QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

3 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 219 M

Value

27 Oct 2022|France|Railroad Equipment
Getlink
EIFFAGE

Target: GETLINK SE

Bidder: EIFFAGE

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 1.03 B

Value

28 Nov 2022|France|Asset Managers and Custodians
Trescal
Eqt Infrastructure

Target: TRESCAL SA

Bidder: EQT INFRASTRUCTURE

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Feb 2023|France|Data Centers and Hosting
Nexans (lan/data Center And Telecom/fiber Divisions)
Syntagma Capital

Target: NEXANS (LAN/DATA CENTER AND TELECOM/FIBER DIVISIONS)

Bidder: SYNTAGMA CAPITAL

9 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Mar 2023|Belgium|Alternative Electricity
Parkwind
Jera Co

Target: PARKWIND NV

Bidder: JERA CO INC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 1.36 B

Value

17 Apr 2023|France|Business Process Outsourcing
SCALIAN
WENDEL

Target: SCALIAN

Bidder: WENDEL

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

11 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 477 M

Value

21 Apr 2023|Germany|Food Products
Nestle/ Pai Partners Joint Venture
Pai Partners

Target: NESTLE/ PAI PARTNERS JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

76 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2023|Belgium|Investment Banking
Bank Degroof Petercam
Indosuez Wealth Management

Target: BANK DEGROOF PETERCAM SA

Bidder: INDOSUEZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

164 Dealmakers

15 Target | 146 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.22 B

Value

27 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting
Verne Global
ARDIAN

Target: VERNE GLOBAL

Bidder: ARDIAN

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

1 Target | 36 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 456 M

Value

10 Feb 2024|France|Delivery Services
AGEDISS
Jacky Perrenot

Target: AGEDISS

Bidder: JACKY PERRENOT

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Apr 2024|Estonia|Renewable Energy Equipment
Baltic Storage Platform
Mirova

Target: BALTIC STORAGE PLATFORM

Bidder: MIROVA SA

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Jul 2024|Spain|Education Services
GLOBEDUCATE
WENDEL

Target: GLOBEDUCATE

Bidder: WENDEL

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

104 Dealmakers

6 Target | 59 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 529 M

Value

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