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Simon Branigan

Partner at Linklaters

Lawyer

London, England, United Kingdom

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals19

Total Value£ 50.91 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.68 B

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02 Nov 2017|United Kingdom|Alternative Electricity

Target: ATLANTICA YIELD PLC

Bidder: ALGONQUIN POWER AND UTILITIES CORP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

7 Target | 1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 480 M

Value

14 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: CHARTER COURT FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP PLC

Bidder: ONESAVINGS BANK PLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

52 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.75 B

Value

13 Apr 2018|Canada|Financial Data and Systems

Target: FTSE TMX GLOBAL DEBT CAPITAL MARKETS

Bidder: FTSE RUSSELL

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Luxury Items

Target: DE BEERS DIAMOND JEWELLERS LIMITED

Bidder: DE BEERS GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 27 M

Value

16 May 2018|Saudi Arabia|Banks

Target: ALAWWAL BANK

Bidder: SAUDI BRITISH BANK

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

7 Target | 28 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 3.67 B

Value

14 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: K2 PARTNERING SOLUTIONS

Bidder: INFLEXION PRIVATE EQUITY

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

11 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 84 M

Value

11 Dec 2019|Lithuania|Leasing

Target: UNICREDIT (BATLICS LEASING OPERATIONS)

Bidder: CITADELE

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Jan 2020|Switzerland|Digital Services

Target: GLOBAL BLUE SA

Bidder: ANT FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP CO LIMITED

37 Service Providers

11 Target | 24 Bidder | 2 Vendor

112 Dealmakers

36 Target | 69 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

11 Mar 2020|Ireland|Restaurants and Bars

Target: THE HERBERT GROUP (KFC FRANCHISE)

Bidder: EG GROUP LIMITED

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

27 Target | 16 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 132 M

Value

03 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: HEARTSTYLES

Bidder: YUM! BRANDS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Oct 2020|United States|Private Equity

Target: HUNTER POINT CAPITAL

Bidder: JACOB ROTHSCHILD

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

4 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Education Services

Target: EDUCATION SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 400 M

Value

21 Jan 2021|United States|FinTech

Target: TASTYTRADE INC

Bidder: IG GROUP HOLDINGS PLC

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

3 Target | 53 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 732 M

Value

21 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Knowledge Process Outsourcing

Target: AXELOS LIMITED

Bidder: PEOPLECERT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 380 M

Value

25 Oct 2021|Spain|Banks

Target: UBS (PRIVATE BANKING BUSINESS IN SPAIN)

Bidder: SINGULAR BANK

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 64 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Dec 2021|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: NORTH AMERICAN DERIVATIVES EXCHANGE

Bidder: FORIS DAX MARKETS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 162 M

Value

29 Nov 2021|Canada|Gold Mining

Target: AMARILLO GOLD

Bidder: HOCHSCHILD MINING

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

10 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 77 M

Value

27 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: KFC (52 RESTAURANTS)

Bidder: EG GROUP LIMITED

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: SOUL FOODS GROUP

Bidder: CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

25 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: THE BINDING SITE GROUP

Bidder: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

2 Target | 43 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 2.25 B

Value

06 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: EG GROUP (218 KFC RESTAURANTS)

Bidder: YUM! BRANDS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

60 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Jan 2024|China|Vending and Catering Service

Target: COMPASS GROUP (CONTRACT CATERING BUSINESSES IN CHINA)

Bidder: SODEXO SA

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 23 M

Value

25 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|General Mining

Target: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

Bidder: BHP GROUP PLC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

130 Dealmakers

88 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 31.10 B

Value

23 May 2024|United States|Food Products

Target: PRIMIENT

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 275 M

Value

20 Jun 2024|United States|Diversified Industrials

Target: CP KELCO

Bidder: TATE & LYLE PLC

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

1 Target | 75 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.42 B

Value

05 Mar 2024|Brazil|Gold Mining

Target: MONTE DO CARMO PROJECT

Bidder: AMARILLO GOLD

6 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 46 M

Value

14 May 2024|South Africa|Platinum and Precious Metals

Target: ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM LIMITED

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

1 Target | 81 Vendor

£ 5.90 B

Value