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Robert Moore

Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals30

Valued Deals19

Total Value£ 42.04 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.21 B

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16 Nov 2016|United Kingdom|Water

Target: DEE VALLEY GROUP PLC

Bidder: SEVERN TRENT PLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 134 M

Value

01 Mar 2016|United Kingdom|Water

Target: WATER PLUS

Bidder: SEVERN TRENT PLC

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

14 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2016|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: REPROGENETICS UK LTD

Bidder: REPROGENETICS LLC

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

8 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2016|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: MEGABUS EUROPE

Bidder: FLIX SE

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: INIMEX GENETICS LTD

Bidder: GENUS PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: SKY PLC

Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION

30 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

27 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 23.67 B

Value

03 Jul 2017|United States|Water

Target: SEVERN TRENT (NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: PUBLIC PENSIONS CAPITAL ENTERPRISES LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

4 Target | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Feb 2017|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: CONNECT GROUP PLC (CONNECT EDUCATION & CARE)

Bidder: RM PLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

10 Target | 10 Vendor

£ 64 M

Value

05 Aug 2016|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: HOOVER FERGUSON GROUP INC

Bidder: BRAMBLES LTD

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 May 2018|United Kingdom|Forms and Bulk Printing Services

Target: CLAYS LTD

Bidder: ELCOGRAF SPA

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

7 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 May 2018|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: ST IVES PLC (MARKETING DIVISION)

Bidder: SELMERBRIDGE LTD

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

3 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 May 2018|United Kingdom|Airlines

Target: VIRGIN ATLANTIC LTD

Bidder: AIR FRANCE-KLM SA

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

16 Target

£ 220 M

Value

14 Jun 2018|Peru|Copper

Target: ANGLO AMERICAN QUELLAVECO SA

Bidder: MITSUBISHI CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 449 M

Value

20 Jun 2018|Australia|Software

Target: MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD

Bidder: CABCHARGE AUSTRALIA LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

16 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 5 M

Value

26 Nov 2018|United Kingdom|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: THEROS PHARMA LTD

Bidder: MARICANN GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

£ 15 M

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

29 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity

Target: AGGREGATED MICRO POWER HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: ASTERION INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

14 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 63 M

Value

05 Nov 2019|Portugal|Pharmaceuticals

Target: PHARMA RESEARCH

Bidder: SYNEOS HEALTH INC

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: SHARE PLC

Bidder: INTERACTIVE INVESTOR SERVICES LIMITED

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

12 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 54 M

Value

25 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: TRANSENSE TECHNOLOGIES (ITACK SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: BRIDGESTONE CORP

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Specialty Chemicals

Target: ELEMENTIS PLC

Bidder: MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 674 M

Value

18 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity

Target: WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION

Bidder: NATIONAL GRID

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

106 Dealmakers

2 Target | 54 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 14.40 B

Value

14 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: STAGECOACH GROUP PLC

Bidder: DWS INFRASTRUCTURE

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

34 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 595 M

Value

05 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: WENTWORTH RESOURCES

Bidder: MAUREL & PROM

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

21 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 61 M

Value

01 Feb 2023|United Kingdom|Nonferrous Metals

Target: KODAL MINERALS

Bidder: HAINAN MINING

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

£ 98 M

Value

15 Feb 2023|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: ASTREA BIOSEPARATIONS

Bidder: BIOTAGE AB

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 196 M

Value

08 Feb 2023|United Kingdom|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: ANDIGESTION LTD

Bidder: SEVERN TRENT PLC

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

6 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: KIN AND CARTA

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

17 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 239 M

Value

16 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: SAGA PLC (UNDERWRITING BUSINESS)

Bidder: AGEAS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL NV

6 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 67 M

Value

13 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|General Mining

Target: ADRIATIC METALS

Bidder: DUNDEE PRECIOUS METALS INC

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

26 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 957 M

Value