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Simon Branigan

Partner at Linklaters

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Deal Bio

Total Deals25
Valued Deals17
Total Value£44.96B
Avg. Deal Size£2.64B

Market Context

Expertise (25)

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Alternative Electricity
PrivateMinority
Atlantica Yield

target

Atlantica Yield

Algonquin Power And Utilities Corp

bidder

Algonquin Power And Utilities Corp

£480m

dealmakers

United Kingdom
Banks
PublicAcquisitionMajorityMerger
Charter Court Financial Services Group

target

Charter Court Financial Services Group

Onesavings Bank

bidder

Onesavings Bank

£1.75b

dealmakers

Canada
Financial Data and Systems
PrivateAcquisitionMinorityPrivate Equity
Ftse Tmx Global Debt Capital Markets

target

Ftse Tmx Global Debt Capital Markets

Ftse Russell

bidder

Ftse Russell

value n/a

dealmakers

United Kingdom
Luxury Items
AcquisitionPrivate
De Beers Diamond Jewellers

target

De Beers Diamond Jewellers

De Beers Group

bidder

De Beers Group

£27m

dealmakers

Saudi Arabia
Banks
PublicAcquisitionMergerMajorityPrivate Equity
Alawwal Bank

target

Alawwal Bank

Saudi British Bank

bidder

Saudi British Bank

£3.67b

dealmakers

United Kingdom
Outsourced HR and Staffing
Private EquityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity
K2 Partnering Solutions

target

K2 Partnering Solutions

Inflexion Private Equity

bidder

Inflexion Private Equity

£84m

dealmakers

Lithuania
Leasing
MajorityAcquisitionPrivate
Unicredit (batlics Leasing Operations)

target

Unicredit (batlics Leasing Operations)

CITADELE

bidder

CITADELE

value n/a

dealmakers

Switzerland
Digital Services
MergerMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateCross BorderReverse TakeoverDe-SPAC
Global Blue

target

Global Blue

Ant Financial Services Group Co

bidder

Ant Financial Services Group Co

£2.00b

dealmakers

IrelandUnited Kingdom
Restaurants and Bars
Private EquityPrivateMajorityAcquisitionDomestic
The Herbert Group (kfc Franchise)

target

The Herbert Group (kfc Franchise)

Eg Group

bidder

Eg Group

£132m

dealmakers

United Kingdom
Management Consulting
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityCross Border
HEARTSTYLES

target

HEARTSTYLES

Yum! Brands

bidder

Yum! Brands

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Private Equity
PrivateDomesticAcquisitionJoint VentureMinorityPrivate Equity
Hunter Point Capital

target

Hunter Point Capital

Jacob Rothschild

bidder

Jacob Rothschild

value n/a

dealmakers

United Kingdom
Education Services
Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomesticDisposal
Education Software Solutions

target

Education Software Solutions

Montagu Private Equity

bidder

Montagu Private Equity

£400m

dealmakers

United States
FinTech
AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajorityPrivate Equity
Tastytrade

target

Tastytrade

Ig Group Holdings

bidder

Ig Group Holdings

£732m

dealmakers

United Kingdom
Knowledge Process Outsourcing
MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate
Axelos

target

Axelos

Peoplecert International

bidder

Peoplecert International

£380m

dealmakers

Spain
Banks
MajorityDomesticPrivateAcquisition
Ubs (private Banking Business In Spain)

target

Ubs (private Banking Business In Spain)

Singular Bank

bidder

Singular Bank

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
AcquisitionPrivateDomesticMajority
North American Derivatives Exchange

target

North American Derivatives Exchange

Foris Dax Markets

bidder

Foris Dax Markets

£162m

dealmakers

Canada
Gold Mining
MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPublic
Amarillo Gold

target

Amarillo Gold

Hochschild Mining

bidder

Hochschild Mining

£77m

dealmakers

United Kingdom
Restaurants and Bars
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate
Kfc (52 Restaurants)

target

Kfc (52 Restaurants)

Eg Group

bidder

Eg Group

value n/a

dealmakers

United Kingdom
Restaurants and Bars
AcquisitionCross BorderMinorityPrivatePrivate Equity
Soul Foods Group

target

Soul Foods Group

Centerbridge Partners

bidder

Centerbridge Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

United Kingdom
Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
Private EquityCross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajority
The Binding Site Group

target

The Binding Site Group

Thermo Fisher Scientific

bidder

Thermo Fisher Scientific

£2.25b

dealmakers

IrelandUnited Kingdom
Restaurants and Bars
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate
Eg Group (218 Kfc Restaurants)

target

Eg Group (218 Kfc Restaurants)

Yum! Brands

bidder

Yum! Brands

value n/a

dealmakers

China
Vending and Catering Service
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate
Compass Group (contract Catering Businesses In China)

target

Compass Group (contract Catering Businesses In China)

Sodexo

bidder

Sodexo

£23m

dealmakers

United Kingdom
General Mining
AcquisitionCross BorderPublicMajority
Anglo American

target

Anglo American

Bhp Group

bidder

Bhp Group

£31.10b

dealmakers

United States
Food Products
AcquisitionDomesticPrivatePrivate EquityMajority
PRIMIENT

target

PRIMIENT

Kps Capital Partners

bidder

Kps Capital Partners

£275m

dealmakers

United States
Diversified Industrials
Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivate
Cp Kelco

target

Cp Kelco

Tate & Lyle

bidder

Tate & Lyle

£1.42b

dealmakers

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