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Sara Pickersgill

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals13

Total Value£ 13.20 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.02 B

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23 May 2016|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: ARGUS MEDIA LTD

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Apr 2017|United Kingdom|National Agency

Target: UK GREEN INVESTMENT BANK PLC

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

201 Dealmakers

8 Target | 384 Bidder

£ 2.30 B

Value

15 Jun 2015|United Kingdom|Travel and Tourism

Target: THOMAS COOK GROUP PLC

Bidder: FOSUN INTERNATIONAL LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Target

3 Dealmakers

4 Target

n/a

Value

23 Oct 2015|Spain|Construction Services

Target: GLOBALVIA INFRAESTRUCTURAS SA

Bidder: UNIVERSITIES SUPERANNUATION SCHEME LTD

10 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

31 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 296 M

Value

13 Apr 2017|Luxembourg|Leasing

Target: BEACON RAIL LUX HOLDINGS SARL

Bidder: JP MORGAN CHASE & CO

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

34 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jul 2017|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: HIGH SPEED RAIL FINANCE PLC

Bidder: INFRARED CAPITAL PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

6 Bidder

£ 3.00 B

Value

27 May 2016|South Africa|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: EATON TOWERS LIMITED (SOUTH AFRICAN SUBSIDIARY)

Bidder: AMERICAN TOWER CORP

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

7 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jun 2016|Netherlands|Marine Transportation

Target: KOOLE TERMINALS BV

Bidder: WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE BOARD OF ONTARIO

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

59 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Jun 2015|Belgium|Household Equipment and Products

Target: BALTA GROUP NV

Bidder: LONE STAR FUNDS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

5 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 May 2019|United Kingdom|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: EATON TOWERS LTD

Bidder: AMERICAN TOWER CORP

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 8 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

8 Target | 17 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 1.46 B

Value

04 Jun 2019|Ireland|Public Private Partnerships

Target: DUBLIN WASTE TO ENERGY

Bidder: DIF MANAGEMENT BV

8 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Apr 2020|Spain|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ACCIONA ENERGIA INTERNACIONAL

Bidder: AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS

11 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

47 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 390 M

Value

18 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Railroads

Target: INTERCITY EXPRESS PROGRAMME PHASE 2

Bidder: AIP MANAGEMENT

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 421 M

Value

15 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: BEATRICE OFFSHORE WIND FARM

Bidder: THE RENEWABLES INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP LIMITED

8 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 May 2021|Poland|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: AMERICAN TOWER EUROPE

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 1.39 B

Value

16 Apr 2021|Australia|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: DIF CAPITAL PARTNERS (SIX EUROPEAN PPPS)

Bidder: EQUITIX LTD

11 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Apr 2021|Norway|Specialty Chemicals

Target: ENERGYNEST

Bidder: M&G PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

3 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 95 M

Value

13 Jan 2021|Luxembourg|Railroads

Target: ALPHA TRAINS

Bidder: APG ASSET MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

3 Target | 69 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Jun 2021|Poland|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: AMERICAN TOWER EUROPE

Bidder: ALLIANZ CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 456 M

Value

28 Feb 2020|Sweden|Alternative Fuels

Target: BROTORP POWER

Bidder: EQUITIX LTD

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 51 M

Value

22 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Gas Distribution

Target: SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS LTD

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Nov 2021|Bermuda|Internet

Target: GLOBAL CLOUD XCHANGE

Bidder: 3I INFRASTRUCTURE

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

16 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 407 M

Value

27 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: ARQIVA

Bidder: DIGITAL 9 INFRASTRUCTURE

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

3 Target | 16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 300 M

Value

23 Jul 2024|Italy|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ENILIVE

Bidder: KKR & CO

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 5 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

1 Target | 59 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 2.63 B

Value