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Cover Image Rhys Evans

Rhys Evans

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London, England, United Kingdom

Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 64.76 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.32 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

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