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Satya Staes Polet

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Brussels

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals13

Total Value£ 29.41 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.26 B

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12 Nov 2018|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: KODAK (FLEXOGRAPHIC PACKAGING DIVISION)

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

1 Target | 49 Bidder | 79 Vendor

£ 300 M

Value

22 May 2019|Belgium|Copper

Target: METALLO GROUP

Bidder: AURUBIS AG

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

10 Target | 39 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 333 M

Value

29 Jun 2018|Switzerland|Medical Equipment

Target: ALCON INC

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Vendor

92 Dealmakers

3 Target | 89 Vendor

£ 20.63 B

Value

09 Jan 2020|Belgium|Nondurable Household Products

Target: CID LINES NV

Bidder: ECOLAB INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 382 M

Value

11 May 2020|Belgium|IT Services: Other

Target: CORILUS SA

Bidder: RIVEAN CAPITAL (EX-GILDE BUY OUT PARTNERS)

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Oct 2020|Belgium|Mobile

Target: VOXBONE

Bidder: BANDWIDTH

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

27 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 404 M

Value

15 Jan 2021|Belgium|Pharmaceuticals

Target: HENOGEN SA

Bidder: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 644 M

Value

18 Mar 2021|Belgium|Electronic Equipment: Control and Filter

Target: DESOTEC INTERNATIONAL NV

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 684 M

Value

08 Dec 2021|United States|Security Services

Target: STANLEY BLACK & DECKER (SECURITY BUSINESS)

Bidder: SECURITAS AB

13 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 77 Vendor

£ 2.42 B

Value

10 Feb 2022|Belgium|Machinery: Industrial

Target: HANNECARD NV

Bidder: BNP PARIBAS FORTIS

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

14 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Aug 2022|Netherlands|IT Services: Other

Target: SENTIA GROUP (BUSINESS IN NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM AND BULGARIA)

Bidder: ACCENTURE PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Jan 2022|Belgium|Construction Services

Target: PTB-COMPAKTUNA

Bidder: HOLCIM GROUP

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Sep 2022|Belgium|Specialty Chemicals

Target: POWERCO / UMICORE JV

Bidder: VOLKSWAGEN AG

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

39 Bidder

£ 2.54 B

Value

22 Sep 2022|Belgium|Building Roofing/Wallboard and Plumbing

Target: CANTILLANA GROUP

Bidder: HOLCIM GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Apr 2023|Belgium|Information / Data Services

Target: BISC GLOBAL

Bidder: EXCELRA

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Jun 2023|Belgium|Biotechnology

Target: UNIVERCELLS TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: DONALDSON COMPANY INC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 116 M

Value

14 Aug 2023|Germany|Medical Services

Target: SYNLAB VET

Bidder: MARS INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

1 Target | 60 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Sep 2023|Belgium|IT Services: Other

Target: SILVERFIN

Bidder: VISMA AS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

7 Target | 5 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Jun 2023|Belgium|Casinos and Gambling

Target: BETFIRST

Bidder: BETSSON AB

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

18 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 102 M

Value

11 Aug 2023|China|Consumer Electronics

Target: AAC TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: PREMIUM SOUND SOLUTIONS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

44 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Nov 2023|Belgium|Private Equity

Target: GIMV NV

Bidder: WORXINVEST

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

1 Target | 47 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 324 M

Value

18 Apr 2024|Belgium|Management Consulting

Target: WORLD OF TALENTS

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

2 Target | 36 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Aug 2024|China|Pharmaceuticals

Target: UCB PHARMA SA (CHINESE NEUROLOGY AND ALLERGY BUSINESS)

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

10 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 534 M

Value

12 Jul 2024|Belgium|Diversified Retailers

Target: BOMA NV

Bidder: IK PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Jan 2025|Netherlands|Insurance Brokers

Target: ECCLESIA HOLDING GMBH (ASSETS IN BELGIUM AND THE NETHERLANDS)

Bidder: SPECIALIST RISK GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value