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Richard JohnsonFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Richard Johnson

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals22
Valued Deals14
Total Value£ 15.33 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 1.10 B

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31 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Plastics
Rpc Group
Berry Global

Target: RPC GROUP PLC

Bidder: BERRY GLOBAL INC

47 Service Providers

12 Target | 18 Bidder

104 Dealmakers

35 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 4.83 B

Value

22 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Food Products
Dairy Crest Group
Saputo

Target: DAIRY CREST GROUP PLC

Bidder: SAPUTO INC

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

17 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 975 M

Value

08 Jan 2020|Belgium|Airports
Brussels Airport Company
TCORP

Target: BRUSSELS AIRPORT COMPANY

Bidder: TCORP

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Dec 2020|Italy|Pipelines
Societa Gasdotti Italia
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board

Target: SOCIETA GASDOTTI ITALIA

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 538 M

Value

13 Jan 2021|Luxembourg|Railroads
Alpha Trains
Apg Asset Management

Target: ALPHA TRAINS

Bidder: APG ASSET MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

3 Target | 69 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Water
Southern Water
Macquarie Group

Target: SOUTHERN WATER

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

12 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 1.00 B

Value

03 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Leasing
Angel Trains
Amber Infrastructure

Target: ANGEL TRAINS LIMITED

Bidder: AMBER INFRASTRUCTURE LTD

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 2.29 B

Value

11 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech
Fnz
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (cpp Investments)

Target: FNZ LTD

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

10 Target | 24 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 1.03 B

Value

19 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Entertainment
Camelot Uk Lotteries
Allwyn Entertainment

Target: CAMELOT UK LOTTERIES

Bidder: ALLWYN ENTERTAINMENT

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Dec 2022|Norway|Offshore Drilling and Other Services
HAVFRAM
Sandbrook Capital

Target: HAVFRAM

Bidder: SANDBROOK CAPITAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 208 M

Value

06 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Airports
London Southend Airport Company
The Carlyle Group

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

06 Jul 2023|United Kingdom|Leasing
Angel Trains
Arjun Infrastructure Partners

Target: ANGEL TRAINS LIMITED

Bidder: ARJUN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Aug 2023|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment
Nextwind Capital
Sandbrook Capital

Target: NEXTWIND CAPITAL

Bidder: SANDBROOK CAPITAL

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

10 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 588 M

Value

27 Jul 2023|Ireland|Casinos and Gambling
Premier Lotteries Ireland
Fdj Group

Target: PREMIER LOTTERIES IRELAND

Bidder: FDJ GROUP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 298 M

Value

05 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Seven Investment Management (7im)
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board

Target: SEVEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP (7IM)

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 255 M

Value

15 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services
Equans (uk Heating And Cooling Networks)
Swiss Life Asset Management

Target: EQUANS (UK HEATING AND COOLING NETWORKS)

Bidder: SWISS LIFE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

86 Dealmakers

76 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 260 M

Value

29 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development
Aermont Capital
Keppel Corp

Target: AERMONT CAPITAL LLP

Bidder: KEPPEL CORP LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 306 M

Value

26 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Leasing
Angel Trains
Arjun Infrastructure Partners

Target: ANGEL TRAINS LIMITED

Bidder: ARJUN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jan 2025|Denmark|Airports
Copenhagen Airports
Atp Pension (arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension)

Target: COPENHAGEN AIRPORTS

Bidder: ATP PENSION (ARBEJDSMARKEDETS TILLAEGSPENSION)

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 20 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Apr 2025|Germany|FinTech
Fnz
Generation Investment Management

Target: FNZ LTD

Bidder: GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 384 M

Value

13 Jun 2025|Belgium|Airports
Brussels Airport Company
Pmv Fund

Target: BRUSSELS AIRPORT COMPANY

Bidder: PMV FUND

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 2.36 B

Value

18 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Airports
Bristol Airport
Macquarie Asset Management

Target: BRISTOL AIRPORT

Bidder: MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

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