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Rhys Evans

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London, England, United Kingdom

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 72.11 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.51 B

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18 Jul 2016|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: ARM HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

26 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 23.67 B

Value

20 Dec 2016|United Kingdom|Consumer Lending

Target: MBNA LTD

Bidder: LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 2.37 B

Value

09 May 2018|Romania|Cable Television

Target: LIBERTY GLOBAL (GERMAN, CZECH, HUNGARIAN & ROMANIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

18 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

53 Bidder | 55 Vendor

£ 16.10 B

Value

22 Aug 2019|Canada|Entertainment

Target: ENTERTAINMENT ONE LTD

Bidder: HASBRO INC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

129 Dealmakers

30 Target | 99 Bidder

£ 2.90 B

Value

02 Oct 2019|Canada|Gaming

Target: THE STARS GROUP INC

Bidder: FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT

25 Service Providers

10 Target | 15 Bidder

103 Dealmakers

37 Target | 68 Bidder

£ 8.35 B

Value

13 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|Life Insurance

Target: PENSION INSURANCE CORPORATION GROUP

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 750 M

Value

20 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: CLIPPER LOGISTICS

Bidder: GXO LOGISTICS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

17 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 961 M

Value

03 May 2022|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: PREMIUM CREDIT LTD

Bidder: TOWERBROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: EUROMONEY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PLC

Bidder: ASTORG PARTNERS SAS

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

39 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 1.66 B

Value

16 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Apparel Retailers

Target: TED BAKER

Bidder: AUTHENTIC BRANDS GROUP LLC

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 211 M

Value

27 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: ELEVEN SPORTS (SPORTS MEDIA BUSINESSES)

Bidder: DAZN GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Apr 2019|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: PERFORM CONTENT

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Feb 2016|United Kingdom|Vending and Catering Service

Target: BRAKES GROUP

Bidder: SYSCO A/S

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 2.20 B

Value

06 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Airports

Target: LONDON SOUTHEND AIRPORT COMPANY

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Nov 2023|Germany|Food Products

Target: HOFMANNS

Bidder: COMPASS GROUP PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: WINCANTON

Bidder: GXO LOGISTICS

21 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

110 Dealmakers

28 Target | 65 Bidder

£ 764 M

Value

22 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Consumer Services: Other

Target: CH&CO CATERING GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: COMPASS GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

5 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 475 M

Value

24 Jun 2024|Switzerland|Containers and Packaging

Target: EVIOSYS

Bidder: SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

35 Target | 70 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 3.08 B

Value

16 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: FREETRADE LIMITED

Bidder: IG GROUP HOLDINGS PLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 160 M

Value

27 Jan 2025|Greece|Health Care Services

Target: HELLENIC HEALTHCARE

Bidder: PUREHEALTH

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

1 Target | 38 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 1.10 B

Value

09 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: VERONA PHARMA PLC

Bidder: MERCK & CO

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

13 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 7.35 B

Value