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Richard Sedlacek

Managing Director at Rothschild & Co

Financial Advisor

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 43.12 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.54 B

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30 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: UBM PLC

Bidder: INFORMA PLC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

71 Dealmakers

41 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 4.13 B

Value

17 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: GKN PLC

Bidder: MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 11 Bidder

107 Dealmakers

49 Target | 58 Bidder

£ 8.09 B

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

16 Sep 2016|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: ASCOT UNDERWRITING

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 840 M

Value

28 Apr 2015|United Kingdom|Specialty Contracting

Target: MOUCHEL

Bidder: KIER GROUP PLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

6 Target | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Nov 2015|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: KURT SALMON

Bidder: SOLUCOM SA

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

3 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Sep 2016|Monaco|Containers and Packaging

Target: POWERFLUTE OYJ

Bidder: MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS LLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 58 M

Value

25 May 2018|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: IESA LIMITED

Bidder: ELECTROCOMPONENTS PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

5 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Airlines

Target: FLYBE GROUP

Bidder: VIRGIN ATLANTIC LTD

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

4 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 84 M

Value

25 Feb 2019|Germany|Containers and Packaging

Target: IFCO

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

21 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 6 Vendor

161 Dealmakers

7 Target | 36 Bidder | 118 Vendor

£ 1.91 B

Value

23 May 2019|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORP (NAVAL SYSTEMS BUSINESS UNIT)

Bidder: SERCO INC

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

1 Target | 39 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 177 M

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

09 Sep 2020|United States|Clothing and Accessories

Target: TEAM WENDY LLC

Bidder: AVON RUBBER

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

2 Target | 76 Bidder

£ 100 M

Value

10 Dec 2020|France|Containers and Packaging

Target: IPACKCHEM GROUP

Bidder: SK CAPITAL PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 101 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

08 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Machinery: Industrial

Target: GKN AUTOMOTIVE

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

2 Target | 47 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Oct 2022|Netherlands|Insurance Brokers

Target: AEGON (DUTCH INSURANCE OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ASR NEDERLAND NV

12 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 9 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 4.25 B

Value

23 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: L&Q ESTATES

Bidder: URBAN&CIVIC PLC

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 156 M

Value

08 Apr 2025|South Africa|Platinum and Precious Metals

Target: VALTERRA PLATINUM

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Vendor

165 Dealmakers

6 Target | 160 Vendor

£ 5.90 B

Value

14 Jan 2025|Germany|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: STARFACE GMBH

Bidder: GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 167 M

Value

24 Sep 2025|Germany|Conventional Electricity

Target: TENNET GERMANY

Bidder: APG ASSET MANAGEMENT

17 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 6 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

3 Target | 42 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 8.29 B

Value