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Richard Butterwick

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals45

Valued Deals34

Total Value£ 118.38 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.48 B

Market Context

Awards

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27 Jan 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: MAVERICK NATURAL RESOURCES

Bidder: DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

17 Target | 21 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.02 B

Value

12 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TULLOW OIL PLC

Bidder: KOSMOS ENERGY

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 300 M

Value

29 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Auto Parts

Target: TI FLUID SYSTEMS PLC

Bidder: ABC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

21 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.83 B

Value

09 Aug 2024|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: MK DONS FOOTBALL CLUB

Bidder: FAHAD AL GHANIM

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Jun 2024|United Arab Emirates|Education Services

Target: GEMS EDUCATION

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

167 Dealmakers

32 Target | 127 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.58 B

Value

26 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: DARKTRACE

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

18 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 4.00 B

Value

22 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Building Materials: Other

Target: TYMAN PLC

Bidder: QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

13 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 889 M

Value

03 Apr 2024|United States|Hotels and Motels

Target: SYDELL GROUP

Bidder: HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services

Target: ONTHEMARKET

Bidder: COSTAR GROUP

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

10 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 100 M

Value

28 Aug 2023|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ABCAM PLC

Bidder: DANAHER CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

26 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 4.53 B

Value

28 Jul 2022|France|Diversified Industrials

Target: IMERYS (TEMPERATURE SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

12 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

128 Dealmakers

95 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 781 M

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

30 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Aerospace

Target: JOHN MENZIES PLC

Bidder: NATIONAL AVIATION SERVICES

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

12 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 618 M

Value

23 Dec 2021|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Bidder: QUIDEL CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

53 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 6.01 B

Value

07 Jul 2021|Norway|IT Services: Other

Target: DIGIPLEX

Bidder: IPI PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Specialty Chemicals

Target: ATOTECH

Bidder: MKS INSTRUMENTS INC

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

13 Target | 20 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 4.70 B

Value

22 Jun 2021|India|Auto Parts

Target: BRAKES INDIA

Bidder: SUNDARAM FINANCE LTD

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Apr 2021|Kuwait|Freight Forwarding

Target: AGILITY (GLOBAL INTEGRATED LOGISTICS BUSINESS)

Bidder: DSV PANALPINA A/S

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

4 Target | 25 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 3.02 B

Value

10 Dec 2020|Ireland|Diversified Retailers

Target: APPLEGREEN PLC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

21 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 438 M

Value

05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

32 Service Providers

9 Target | 23 Bidder

184 Dealmakers

51 Target | 139 Bidder

£ 7.20 B

Value

03 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: ALTERNATIVE CREDIT INVESTMENT

Bidder: WATERFALL ASSET MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 639 M

Value

28 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Copper

Target: KAZ MINERALS PLC

Bidder: NOVA RESOURCES BV

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

46 Target | 44 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 3.70 B

Value

08 Jul 2019|Greece|Casinos and Gambling

Target: OPAP

Bidder: SAZKA GROUP AS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 2.18 B

Value

28 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Recreational Services

Target: MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

31 Service Providers

8 Target | 23 Bidder

81 Dealmakers

27 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 4.77 B

Value

25 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: INMARSAT PLC

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

46 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 4.21 B

Value

09 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: VERNALIS PLC

Bidder: LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 6 M

Value

31 Jul 2018|United Kingdom|General Mining

Target: VEDANTA RESOURCES PLC

Bidder: VOLCAN INVESTMENTS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 4.95 B

Value

10 May 2018|United States|Machinery: Industrial

Target: GLASSMAN HIGH VOLTAGE INC

Bidder: XP POWER LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

£ 32 M

Value

08 May 2018|United Kingdom|Debt Funds

Target: CABOT CREDIT MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 189 M

Value

08 May 2018|Ireland|Biotechnology

Target: SHIRE PLC

Bidder: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED

29 Service Providers

13 Target | 16 Bidder

154 Dealmakers

49 Target | 106 Bidder

£ 44.35 B

Value

20 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: FIDESSA GROUP PLC

Bidder: ION INVESTMENT GROUP LTD

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

16 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 1.44 B

Value

22 Nov 2017|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: DEALOGIC LTD

Bidder: ION INVESTMENT GROUP LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

3 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Dec 2016|United Kingdom|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: SEPURA PLC

Bidder: HYTERA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION LIMITED

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

22 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 152 M

Value

15 Dec 2016|Netherlands|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: ESE WORLD B.V.

Bidder: RPC GROUP PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Jun 2016|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CARBYLAN THERAPEUTICS INC

Bidder: KALVISTA PHARMACEUTICALS LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Target

3 Dealmakers

3 Target

n/a

Value

09 Jun 2016|United Kingdom|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES PLC

Bidder: RPC GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

3 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 283 M

Value

19 May 2016|France|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: TECHNIP SA

Bidder: FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC.

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Mar 2016|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

Bidder: DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 9 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

20 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 10.19 B

Value

09 Mar 2016|United Kingdom|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: PENNA CONSULTING PLC

Bidder: ADECCO SA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 97 M

Value

01 Mar 2016|United Kingdom|Customer Relationship Management

Target: COMET GLOBAL CONSULTING LTD

Bidder: MERKLE INC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Sep 2015|Gibraltar|Casinos and Gambling

Target: BWIN.PARTY DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT PLC

Bidder: GVC HOLDINGS PLC

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

£ 730 M

Value

24 Jul 2015|United Kingdom|Auto Services

Target: JUST CAR CLINICS GROUP PLC

Bidder: NATIONWIDE ACCIDENT REPAIR SERVICES PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Apr 2015|United Kingdom|Auto Services

Target: NATIONWIDE ACCIDENT REPAIR SERVICES PLC

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 42 M

Value

09 Mar 2015|Netherlands|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: INTERXION HOLDING NV

Bidder: TELECITYGROUP PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Target

4 Dealmakers

4 Target

n/a

Value

26 Feb 2015|Italy|Medical Equipment

Target: SORIN S.P.A.

Bidder: CYBERONICS INC.

1 Service Providers

1 Target

4 Dealmakers

4 Target

£ 1.74 B

Value