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Richard Browne

Partner at Allen & Overy

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Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 14.19 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 887 M

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15 Feb 2018|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: STADIUM GROUP PLC

Bidder: TT ELECTRONICS PLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 58 M

Value

09 Dec 2015|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: XCHANGING PLC

Bidder: COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

14 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 567 M

Value

20 Mar 2015|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: TSB BANKING GROUP PLC

Bidder: BANCO SABADELL SA

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

7 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.70 B

Value

19 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: FENNER PLC

Bidder: MICHELIN & CIE SA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 1.33 B

Value

31 Mar 2015|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: NET-A-PORTER GROUP

Bidder: YOOX NET-A-PORTER SPA

1 Service Providers

1 Target

2 Dealmakers

2 Target

n/a

Value

16 Apr 2015|United Kingdom|Water

Target: BOURNEMOUTH WATER

Bidder: PENNON GROUP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Nov 2015|Ireland|E-commerce

Target: WOWCHER

Bidder: EXPONENT PRIVATE EQUITY

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

13 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Oct 2017|Germany|Airlines

Target: NIKI LUFTFAHRT

Bidder: LUFTHANSA AG

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Apr 2017|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: HASTINGS GROUP PLC

Bidder: RAND MERCHANT INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

£ 26 M

Value

29 Jun 2017|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: INDEVCO MANAGEMENT RESOURCES INC

Bidder: DS SMITH PLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 572 M

Value

05 Feb 2016|United States|Security Equipment

Target: AKRON BRASS HOLDING CORP

Bidder: IDEX CORPORATION

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

5 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 May 2016|Switzerland|Digital Services

Target: HOUSETRIP SA

Bidder: TRIPADVISOR INC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

5 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2016|Malawi|Ports

Target: MOATIZE COAL MINE

Bidder: MITSUI & CO

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

2 Dealmakers

2 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Nov 2018|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: BTG PLC

Bidder: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

35 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.03 B

Value

25 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: COBHAM PLC

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

33 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 4.14 B

Value

08 Jan 2020|United Kingdom|Fertilizers

Target: SIRIUS MINERALS PLC

Bidder: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

15 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 386 M

Value

29 May 2020|United Kingdom|Building Roofing/Wallboard and Plumbing

Target: SIG PLC

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

16 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 85 M

Value

23 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services

Target: MCCARTHY & STONE

Bidder: LONE STAR FUNDS

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

29 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 647 M

Value

10 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: NEEDLERS

Bidder: ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

7 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 150 M

Value

23 Dec 2020|Australia|Software

Target: THE SAGE GROUP PLC (ASIA AND AUSTRALIA BUSINESS)

Bidder: THE ACCESS GROUP

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 95 M

Value

03 Dec 2015|Turkey|Containers and Packaging

Target: DASA MILAS AMBALAJ (MILAS PACKAGING BUSINESS)

Bidder: DS SMITH PLC

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: SOMETHIN' ELSE SOUND DIRECTIONS LTD

Bidder: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Gaming

Target: SUMO GROUP PLC

Bidder: TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

23 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 922 M

Value

20 Dec 2021|United States|Software

Target: BRIGHTPEARL

Bidder: THE SAGE GROUP PLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

3 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 225 M

Value

02 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: ATRIUM EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED

Bidder: GAZIT GLOBE LIMITED

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

3 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: GIST LIMITED

Bidder: MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP PLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 255 M

Value