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Richard Lister

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals23

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 27.63 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.73 B

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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

03 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|Online and Social Platforms

Target: BRICKVEST

Bidder: PATRIZIA IMMOBILIEN AG

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

3 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: TESCO UNDERWRITING LIMITED

Bidder: TESCO BANK

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 104 M

Value

19 Aug 2021|Netherlands|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: NN INVESTMENT PARTNERS

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS INC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

1 Target | 43 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 1.45 B

Value

25 Jan 2022|Greece|FinTech

Target: VIVA WALLET

Bidder: JP MORGAN CHASE & CO

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

13 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 584 M

Value

10 Feb 2022|France|Alternative Electricity

Target: GENERAL ELECTRIC (NUCLEAR POWER ACTIVITIES)

Bidder: ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE SA (EDF)

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 843 M

Value

15 Mar 2022|Ireland|Software

Target: GLOBAL SHARES PLC

Bidder: JP MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

19 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Apr 2022|Spain|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: SIEMENS GAMESA (SOUTH EUROPEAN RENEWABLE ASSETS)

Bidder: SSE PLC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

43 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 480 M

Value

20 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: ONEOCEAN

Bidder: LLOYD'S REGISTER

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

7 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 May 2022|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: WPD OFFSHORE GMBH

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

46 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: SUN LIFE UK

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

113 Dealmakers

80 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 248 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

25 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Electricity Distribution

Target: SSEN TRANSMISSION

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

1 Target | 46 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 1.47 B

Value

12 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Building Materials: Other

Target: COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN SA (DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS IN THE UK)

Bidder: STARK GROUP

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 740 M

Value

05 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: ALLICA BANK

Bidder: ATALAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 100 M

Value

01 Feb 2023|Switzerland|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: ABB LTD

Bidder: BEYONDNETZERO

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 285 M

Value

19 Mar 2023|Switzerland|Investment Banking

Target: CREDIT SUISSE AG

Bidder: UBS AG

23 Service Providers

12 Target | 11 Bidder

158 Dealmakers

73 Target | 85 Bidder

£ 2.66 B

Value

21 Jun 2023|Germany|Payroll

Target: LUFTHANSA AIRPLUS SERVICEKARTEN GMBH

Bidder: SEB AB

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

2 Target | 47 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 384 M

Value

11 Sep 2023|Ireland|Full Line Insurance

Target: CATALINA INSURANCE IRELAND

Bidder: RIVERSTONE INTERNATIONAL

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: TESCO BANK (RETAIL BANKING BUSINESS)

Bidder: BARCLAYS PLC

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 600 M

Value

02 Feb 2024|Italy|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS (ITALY DIVISION)

Bidder: MATICMIND

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 36 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: THE CO-OPERATIVE BANK

Bidder: COVENTRY BUILDING SOCIETY

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

25 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 780 M

Value

27 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Specialty Chemicals

Target: FOSROC

Bidder: COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN SA

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

2 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 810 M

Value