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Sebastian L. Fain

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals34

Valued Deals29

Total Value£ 85.89 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.96 B

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20 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Tobacco

Target: PLXSUR

Bidder: JAPAN TOBACCO INTERNATIONAL (JTI)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 79 M

Value

10 Dec 2024|India|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC

Bidder: ABU DHABI FUTURE ENERGY COMPANY (MASDAR)

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

4 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 817 M

Value

21 Aug 2024|United States|Tobacco

Target: VECTOR GROUP

Bidder: JAPAN TOBACCO INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

39 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 1.84 B

Value

01 Aug 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: TEADS INC

Bidder: OUTBRAIN INC

16 Service Providers

2 Target | 12 Bidder | 2 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

3 Target | 21 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 783 M

Value

22 Jul 2024|United States|Tires

Target: THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (OFF-THE-ROAD TIRE BUSINESS)

Bidder: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 700 M

Value

22 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Machinery: Industrial

Target: RMSPUMPTOOLS LIMITED

Bidder: CHAMPIONX

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 45 Vendor

£ 90 M

Value

19 Mar 2024|Canada|Biotechnology

Target: FUSION PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

35 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.57 B

Value

14 Mar 2024|France|Biotechnology

Target: AMOLYT PHARMA

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

23 Target | 35 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 820 M

Value

07 Mar 2024|United States|Electricity Distribution

Target: AVANGRID INC

Bidder: IBERDROLA GROUP

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

18 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.93 B

Value

26 Feb 2024|Nigeria|Entertainment

Target: MAVIN GLOBAL

Bidder: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Jan 2024|Malta|Casinos and Gambling

Target: KINDRED GROUP PLC

Bidder: GROUPE FDJ

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

26 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 2.10 B

Value

19 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: WINCANTON

Bidder: GXO LOGISTICS

21 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

110 Dealmakers

28 Target | 65 Bidder

£ 764 M

Value

26 Dec 2023|China|Biotechnology

Target: GRACELL BIOTECHNOLOGIES INC

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

18 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 971 M

Value

12 Dec 2023|United States|Medical Services

Target: ICOSAVAX INC

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

6 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 876 M

Value

01 Nov 2023|France|Biotechnology

Target: CELLECTIS

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

4 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 201 M

Value

09 May 2023|United States|Home Improvement Retailers

Target: MATTRESS FIRM

Bidder: TEMPUR SEALY

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

49 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 4.02 B

Value

21 Mar 2023|Belgium|Landline

Target: TELENET GROUP HOLDING NV

Bidder: LIBERTY GLOBAL INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

10 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 844 M

Value

03 Mar 2023|United States|Software

Target: QUALTRICS INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

185 Dealmakers

76 Target | 85 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 10.44 B

Value

09 Feb 2023|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: NUVASIVE INC

Bidder: GLOBUS MEDICAL

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

28 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 2.57 B

Value

19 Dec 2022|United States|Software

Target: ACADIA

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

2 Target | 56 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Nov 2022|Belgium|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: SOLVAY / ORBIA JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: SOLVAY SA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

9 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 740 M

Value

27 Oct 2022|United States|Tobacco

Target: JAPAN TOBACCO / ALTRIA GROUP JV

Bidder: JAPAN TOBACCO INC

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

29 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Oct 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: LOGICBIO THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

23 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 60 M

Value

09 Aug 2022|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: CARLOTZ INC

Bidder: SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

40 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 May 2022|United States|Software

Target: MAYSTREET

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Apr 2022|Bermuda|Marine Transportation

Target: FRONTLINE LTD

Bidder: EURONAV NV

13 Service Providers

10 Target | 3 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

18 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 3.21 B

Value

20 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: CLIPPER LOGISTICS

Bidder: GXO LOGISTICS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

17 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 961 M

Value

04 Jun 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Bidder: PERSHING SQUARE TONTINE

18 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

34 Target | 35 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 1.98 B

Value

03 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: BABYLON HEALTH

Bidder: ALKURI GLOBAL ACQUISITION CORP

13 Service Providers

10 Target | 3 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

43 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 2.54 B

Value

29 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: CAZOO

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INC

34 Service Providers

7 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

35 Target | 56 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 5.07 B

Value

24 Feb 2021|India|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: RENEW POWER PRIVATE LTD

Bidder: RMG ACQUISITION CORP II

27 Service Providers

9 Target | 7 Bidder | 11 Vendor

111 Dealmakers

53 Target | 38 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 5.68 B

Value

12 Dec 2020|United States|Biotechnology

Target: ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

37 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 29.44 B

Value

01 Jun 2020|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CLEVER LEAVES INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: SCHULTZE SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION CORP

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

20 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 200 M

Value

17 Apr 2020|United Kingdom|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: SYNTOR FINE CHEMICALS

Bidder: ACETO

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

7 Target | 31 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 May 2018|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: STARBUCKS (CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS AND FOODSERVICE BUSINESS)

Bidder: NESTLE

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 5.45 B

Value