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Total Deals25

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 12.54 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 627 M

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30 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Environmental Consulting

Target: ADLER & ALLAN

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVES

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Apr 2024|Luxembourg|Cosmetics

Target: L'OCCITANE INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: REINOLD GEIGER

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

5 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.45 B

Value

04 Dec 2023|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ENERGYRE (GIGA PROJECTS)

Bidder: ELIA GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

46 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Jun 2023|Norway|Marine Transportation

Target: FROY

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

2 Target | 51 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 481 M

Value

04 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: SUN LIFE UK

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

113 Dealmakers

80 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 248 M

Value

05 Jul 2022|Norway|IT Services: Other

Target: VEWD SOFTWARE

Bidder: XPERI CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

22 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 89 M

Value

01 Jun 2022|Croatia|Auto Parts

Target: RIMAC AUTOMOBILI

Bidder: PORSCHE AUTOMOBIL HOLDING SE

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

10 Target | 73 Bidder

£ 425 M

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

16 Mar 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS

Bidder: BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

4 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 180 M

Value

16 Mar 2022|Saudi Arabia|Entertainment

Target: STARZPLAY ARABIA

Bidder: ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ADQ)

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Jan 2022|Hong Kong|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: ELEVATE LIMITED

Bidder: LRQA

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 29 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Oct 2021|Portugal|Energy / Utility Services

Target: CONSTRUCTEL VISABEIRA

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

2 Target | 109 Bidder

£ 168 M

Value

01 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: WAYSTONE

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

113 Dealmakers

17 Target | 90 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

29 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Security Equipment

Target: LLOYD'S REGISTER (BUSINESS ASSURANCE AND CYBER SECURITY DIVISION)

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jun 2021|Sweden|Electrical Components

Target: NORTHVOLT

Bidder: OMERS PRIVATE EQUITY

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

150 Dealmakers

8 Target | 142 Bidder

£ 1.94 B

Value

28 Feb 2021|Sweden|Private Equity

Target: BASELOAD CAPITAL

Bidder: CHEVRON TECHNOLOGY VENTURES

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 18 M

Value

24 Nov 2020|Brazil|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: PHOENIX TOWER DO BRASIL

Bidder: DIGITAL COLONY

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

3 Target | 21 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 347 M

Value

16 Oct 2020|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: GTT COMMUNICATIONS (INFRASTRUCTURE DIVISION)

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

26 Service Providers

15 Bidder | 11 Vendor

213 Dealmakers

161 Bidder | 52 Vendor

£ 1.66 B

Value

29 Sep 2020|Sweden|Electrical Components

Target: NORTHVOLT

Bidder: NORRSKEN VC

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

8 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 447 M

Value

16 Jan 2020|Portugal|Fruit and Grain Processing

Target: FRULACT

Bidder: ARDIAN

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

86 Dealmakers

2 Target | 81 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 128 M

Value

16 Dec 2019|France|Storage Terminals

Target: RUBIS TERMINAL

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 46 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 374 M

Value

12 Jun 2019|Sweden|Auto Parts

Target: NORTHVOLT

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS (MERCHANT BANKING DIVISION)

17 Service Providers

3 Target | 14 Bidder

110 Dealmakers

14 Target | 97 Bidder

£ 880 M

Value

26 Nov 2018|Namibia|General Mining

Target: ROSSING URANIUM LIMITED

Bidder: CHINA NATIONAL URANIUM CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

27 Vendor

£ 57 M

Value

19 Jun 2018|United States|Freight Forwarding

Target: WORLDWIDE FLIGHT SERVICES

Bidder: CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

1 Target | 74 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 1.05 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

19 Bidder

£ 871 M

Value