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Cover Image Rupert Cheyne

Rupert Cheyne

Partner at Linklaters

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Total Deals15

Valued Deals13

Total Value£ 18.50 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.42 B

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11 Oct 2018|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC

Bidder: APPLE INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

48 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 May 2019|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NESTLE SKIN HEALTH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

6 Target | 68 Bidder | 125 Vendor

£ 7.81 B

Value

13 Feb 2017|Congo (Democratic Republic of the)|Copper

Target: KATANGA MINING

Bidder: GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL PLC

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

£ 871 M

Value

04 Jul 2019|Israel|Food Products

Target: NOGA ICE CREAM

Bidder: FRONERI

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 71 M

Value

07 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: GALLIFORD TRY HOMES LIMITED

Bidder: VISTRY GROUP PLC (EX-BOVIS HOMES PLC)

17 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 11 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

33 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 1.07 B

Value

14 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Education Services

Target: EDUCATION SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 400 M

Value

21 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Knowledge Process Outsourcing

Target: AXELOS LIMITED

Bidder: PEOPLECERT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 380 M

Value

18 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: PLAYTECH PLC

Bidder: ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

15 Target | 74 Bidder

£ 2.10 B

Value

09 May 2022|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: TYSERS

Bidder: AUB GROUP

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

2 Target | 45 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 600 M

Value

14 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Water

Target: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER

Bidder: KKR & CO

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

93 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 91 Vendor

£ 867 M

Value

17 Apr 2023|United Arab Emirates|Payments / Commerce

Target: NETWORK INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

100 Dealmakers

30 Target | 66 Bidder

£ 2.20 B

Value

30 Mar 2023|Peru|General Mining

Target: RIO TINTO / FIRST QUANTUM JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: RIO TINTO

4 Service Providers

39 Dealmakers

£ 85 M

Value

23 May 2023|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: BLOOMBERG / MARKETAXESS / TRADEWEB JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: BLOOMBERG LP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

4 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Oct 2024|Brazil|Digital Services

Target: CLEARSALE

Bidder: EXPERIAN PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 266 M

Value

09 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: ALPHAWAVE IP

Bidder: QUALCOMM INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

10 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 1.77 B

Value

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