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Sarah Ries-Coward

Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals19

Total Value£ 124.26 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 6.54 B

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14 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Platinum and Precious Metals

Target: LONMIN PLC

Bidder: SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

21 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 167 M

Value

08 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS PLC

Bidder: CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

7 Target | 20 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.13 B

Value

27 Jan 2017|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: BOOKER GROUP PLC

Bidder: TESCO PLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 3.61 B

Value

16 Mar 2016|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

Bidder: DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 9 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

20 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 10.19 B

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

17 Jan 2017|United States|Tobacco

Target: REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC

Bidder: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 41.37 B

Value

09 Nov 2018|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: MOBILE PHONES DIRECT LIMITED

Bidder: AO WORLD PLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

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Value

03 Jul 2019|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: SYNTHOMER PLC

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

7 Target | 66 Bidder

£ 652 M

Value

01 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

70 Target | 93 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 22.18 B

Value

17 Oct 2019|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: MARSHALL RETAIL GROUP LLC

Bidder: WH SMITH PLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

28 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 312 M

Value

16 Dec 2019|Canada|Entertainment

Target: CINEPLEX

Bidder: CINEWORLD GROUP PLC

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

10 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 1.57 B

Value

09 Mar 2020|Malaysia|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: TESCO (THAILAND AND MALAYSIA BUSINESS)

Bidder: CHAROEN POKPHAND GROUP

21 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 11 Vendor

105 Dealmakers

73 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 8.20 B

Value

18 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: VIRIDOR WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD

Bidder: KKR & CO

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

3 Target | 32 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 4.20 B

Value

15 Apr 2020|United Kingdom|Express Courier / Parcels

Target: TUFFNELLS PARCELS EXPRESS

Bidder: BROAD OAK SUPPORT SERVICES

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 15 M

Value

24 Feb 2021|Canada|General Mining

Target: VALE CANADA LIMITED

Bidder: ANGLO PACIFIC GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 164 M

Value

28 Oct 2021|United States|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY (ADHESIVES RESINS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SYNTHOMER PLC

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

19 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 727 M

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING DIVISION)

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

16 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Commercial REITs

Target: SHAFTESBURY PLC

Bidder: CAPITAL AND COUNTIES PROPERTIES PLC

23 Service Providers

8 Target | 15 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

23 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 3.50 B

Value

16 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: HOTEL CHOCOLAT

Bidder: MARS INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

22 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 534 M

Value

20 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: COVENT GARDEN

Bidder: NORGES BANK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 570 M

Value