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Richard Watkins

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 14.47 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.03 B

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12 Dec 2016|Italy|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: PIONEER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SGR

Bidder: CREDIT AGRICOLE SA

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

48 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Sep 2020|Singapore|Insurance Brokers

Target: AVIVA SINGAPORE

Bidder: SINGAPORE LIFE PTE LTD

23 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 10 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

2 Target | 27 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 1.54 B

Value

15 Jul 2020|Australia|Diversified Materials

Target: OWENS ILLINOIS (GLASS MANUFACTURING BUSINESS)

Bidder: VISY

6 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 555 M

Value

06 Dec 2020|Singapore|Food Products

Target: JAPFA (DAIRY UNIT)

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 182 M

Value

17 May 2021|Singapore|Real Estate Services

Target: ARA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Bidder: SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

5 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 353 M

Value

10 May 2021|Vietnam|Storage Terminals

Target: ESR / BWID JV

Bidder: ESR GROUP LIMITED

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2021|Singapore|Real Estate Services

Target: ARA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Bidder: ESR GROUP LIMITED

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

13 Target | 15 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 3.74 B

Value

13 Aug 2021|South Korea|E-commerce

Target: YOGIYO

Bidder: GS RETAIL

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 494 M

Value

06 Aug 2021|Uzbekistan|Soft Drinks

Target: COCA-COLA BOTTLERS UZBEKISTAN

Bidder: COCA-COLA ICECEK

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 176 M

Value

22 Feb 2022|Singapore|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: PRINCETON DIGITAL GROUP (PDG)

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

3 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 367 M

Value

07 Oct 2022|Singapore|Ports

Target: SYNERGY MARINE GROUP

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

9 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Feb 2023|Malaysia|Education Services

Target: ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

Bidder: KWAP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Mar 2023|Malaysia|Education Services

Target: KUALA LUMPUR'S INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Bidder: THE RISE FUND LP

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

5 Bidder

£ 247 M

Value

01 Mar 2023|Philippines|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: EVOLUTION DATA CENTRES/ MEGAWIDE CONSTRUCTION CORP JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: FRONTIER GLOBAL INVESTMENTS PTE LTD

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

6 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Oct 2023|Sri Lanka|Banks

Target: UNION BANK OF COLOMBO

Bidder: CG CORP GLOBAL

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 78 M

Value

15 Feb 2024|Bangladesh|Soft Drinks

Target: COCA-COLA BANGLADESH BEVERAGES

Bidder: COCA-COLA ICECEK

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 103 M

Value

17 May 2024|Australia|Real Estate Services

Target: WARBURG PINCUS / LENDLEASE JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: LENDLEASE GROUP

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

25 Bidder

£ 77 M

Value

04 Mar 2024|Singapore|Health Care Services

Target: TE ASIA HEALTHCARE (ONCOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, AND ORTHOPEDIC BUSINESS)

Bidder: COLUMBIA ASIA HOSPITALS PRIVATE LIMITED

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

9 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Dec 2024|Hong Kong|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: ESR GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 11 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

19 Target | 66 Bidder

£ 5.59 B

Value

09 Mar 2025|South Korea|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: SENIOR HOUSING VENTURE

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Jul 2025|Singapore|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: PRINCETON DIGITAL GROUP (PDG)

Bidder: STONEPEAK

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 969 M

Value