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Sean FinnLatham & Watkins

Sean Finn

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

London, England, United Kingdom

Deal Bio

Total Deals32
Valued Deals22
Total Value£ 103.43 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 4.70 B

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25 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Drug Retailers
Holland & Barrett Retail
Mikhail Fridman

Target: HOLLAND & BARRETT RETAIL LTD

Bidder: MIKHAIL FRIDMAN

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

4 Target | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Oct 2017|South Africa|Integrated Oil and Gas
Astron Energy Botswana
Glencore International

Target: ASTRON ENERGY BOTSWANA

Bidder: GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL PLC

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

5 Vendor

£ 721 M

Value

22 Nov 2017|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems
Dealogic
Ion Investment Group

Target: DEALOGIC LTD

Bidder: ION INVESTMENT GROUP LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

3 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Oct 2016|Sweden|Specialty Retailers
Esselte Group Holdings
Acco Brands Corp

Target: ESSELTE GROUP HOLDINGS AB

Bidder: ACCO BRANDS CORP

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Dec 2018|France|Medical Services
Antelliq Group
Merck Animal Health

Target: ANTELLIQ GROUP

Bidder: MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 2.92 B

Value

07 Jan 2019|Switzerland|Software
Luxoft Holdings
Dxc Technology Company

Target: LUXOFT HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: DXC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

79 Dealmakers

32 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 1.48 B

Value

14 Jan 2019|United States|Information / Data Services
Clarivate Analytics
Churchill Capital Corp

Target: CLARIVATE ANALYTICS PLC

Bidder: CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

23 Target | 25 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 3.27 B

Value

25 Feb 2019|Germany|Containers and Packaging
IFCO
Triton Partners

Target: IFCO

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

21 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 6 Vendor

161 Dealmakers

7 Target | 36 Bidder | 118 Vendor

£ 1.91 B

Value

30 May 2019|United Kingdom|Oil: Crude Producers
Chevron North Sea
Delek Group

Target: CHEVRON NORTH SEA LIMITED

Bidder: DELEK GROUP LTD

10 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 1.58 B

Value

09 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers
Willis Towers Watson (wtw)
Aon

Target: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC (WTW)

Bidder: AON PLC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

136 Dealmakers

53 Target | 83 Bidder

£ 27.14 B

Value

29 Jul 2020|Guernsey|Knowledge Process Outsourcing
Cpa Global
Clarivate Analytics

Target: CPA GLOBAL LTD

Bidder: CLARIVATE ANALYTICS PLC

19 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

28 Target | 14 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 5.27 B

Value

13 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Semiconductors
Arm Holdings
Nvidia Corporation

Target: ARM HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: NVIDIA CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

10 Target | 39 Bidder | 42 Vendor

£ 30.13 B

Value

15 Sep 2020|Sweden|Banks
Klarna Bank
Silver Lake Partners

Target: KLARNA BANK AB

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

17 Service Providers

3 Target | 14 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

10 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 508 M

Value

02 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers
Asda Group
Zuber Issa

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: ZUBER ISSA

23 Service Providers

2 Target | 15 Bidder | 4 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 56 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

23 Feb 2021|United States|Software
Aim2
Sparkcognition

Target: AIM2 LIMITED

Bidder: SPARKCOGNITION INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Apr 2021|Kuwait|Freight Forwarding
Agility (global Integrated Logistics Business)
Dsv Panalpina

Target: AGILITY (GLOBAL INTEGRATED LOGISTICS BUSINESS)

Bidder: DSV PANALPINA A/S

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

4 Target | 25 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 3.02 B

Value

24 Jun 2021|Malaysia|Health Care Services
Sunway Berhad (healthcare Business)
Gic Private

Target: SUNWAY BERHAD (HEALTHCARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 128 M

Value

29 Jun 2021|United States|Management Consulting
SYSTEM1
Trebia Acquisition Corp

Target: SYSTEM1

Bidder: TREBIA ACQUISITION CORP

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

29 Target | 39 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.01 B

Value

12 Aug 2021|United States|Footwear
REEBOK
Authentic Brands Group

Target: REEBOK

Bidder: AUTHENTIC BRANDS GROUP LLC

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 1.78 B

Value

20 Aug 2021|Mexico|Offshore Drilling and Other Services
Saavi Energia
Global Infrastructure Partners

Target: SAAVI ENERGIA

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Dec 2021|Spain|Household Equipment and Products
Altadia Group
The Carlyle Group

Target: ALTADIA GROUP

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 1.60 B

Value

23 Dec 2021|United States|Medical Equipment
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
Quidel Corporation

Target: ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Bidder: QUIDEL CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

53 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 6.01 B

Value

09 Feb 2023|South Africa|Specialty Retailers
Engen Holdings
Vivo Energy

Target: ENGEN HOLDINGS

Bidder: VIVO ENERGY PLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Mar 2023|United Arab Emirates|Oil: Crude Producers
Cepsa (e&p Business In Uae)
TOTALENERGIES

Target: CEPSA (E&P BUSINESS IN UAE)

Bidder: TOTALENERGIES

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Aug 2023|United States|Luxury Items
Capri Holdings
Tapestry

Target: CAPRI HOLDINGS

Bidder: TAPESTRY INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

96 Dealmakers

29 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 6.67 B

Value

23 Apr 2024|Sweden|Pharmaceuticals
Immedica Pharma
Kkr & Co

Target: IMMEDICA PHARMA AB

Bidder: KKR & CO

24 Service Providers

4 Target | 13 Bidder | 7 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 26 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jun 2024|Luxembourg|Digital Services
BITSTAMP
ROBINHOOD

Target: BITSTAMP

Bidder: ROBINHOOD

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

2 Target | 43 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 156 M

Value

08 Oct 2024|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians
Gcp International
Ares Management

Target: GCP INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: ARES MANAGEMENT

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

132 Dealmakers

13 Target | 116 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 2.83 B

Value

22 Dec 2024|Australia|Radio and TV Broadcasters
FOXTEL
Dazn Group

Target: FOXTEL

Bidder: DAZN GROUP

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Medical Equipment
ORGANOX
Sofina

Target: ORGANOX

Bidder: SOFINA SA

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

16 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 112 M

Value

24 Aug 2025|United Kingdom|Medical Equipment
ORGANOX
Terumo Corporation

Target: ORGANOX

Bidder: TERUMO CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

26 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 1.11 B

Value

15 Sep 2025|United States|Insurance Brokers
Amtrust (managing General Agencies And Fee Businesses)
Institutional Investors

Target: AMTRUST (MANAGING GENERAL AGENCIES AND FEE BUSINESSES)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

7 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 30 Vendor

n/a

Value

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