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Simon Lyell

Partner at Weil Gotshal and Manges

Financing Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 22.46 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.50 B

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25 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: INMARSAT PLC

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

46 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 4.21 B

Value

11 Dec 2019|Sweden|Real Estate Services

Target: DATSCHA AB

Bidder: REAL CAPITAL ANALYTICS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Payments / Commerce

Target: WORLDREMIT

Bidder: TECHNOLOGY CROSSOVER VENTURES (TCV)

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 138 M

Value

25 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: REVOLUT LIMITED

Bidder: TECHNOLOGY CROSSOVER VENTURES (TCV)

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

27 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 386 M

Value

12 Nov 2020|Switzerland|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LTD (EUROPEAN TELECOM TOWERS)

Bidder: CELLNEX TELECOM SA

24 Service Providers

15 Bidder | 9 Vendor

144 Dealmakers

77 Bidder | 70 Vendor

£ 8.94 B

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

26 Feb 2021|Portugal|Containers and Packaging

Target: LOGOPLASTE

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

24 Service Providers

6 Target | 15 Bidder | 3 Vendor

248 Dealmakers

13 Target | 65 Bidder | 171 Vendor

£ 1.22 B

Value

11 Mar 2021|Sweden|Media Agencies

Target: EPIDEMIC SOUND

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

20 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 322 M

Value

22 Jun 2021|Netherlands|Payments / Commerce

Target: MOLLIE

Bidder: ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

24 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 575 M

Value

18 Oct 2021|Spain|IT Services: Other

Target: AYESA

Bidder: A&M CAPITAL PARTNERS (ALVAREZ & MARSAL CAPITAL)

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 169 M

Value

03 Jan 2022|South Africa|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: TERACO DATA ENVIRONMENTS

Bidder: DIGITAL REALTY

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

12 Target | 12 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 2.58 B

Value

02 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: ZEDRA GROUP

Bidder: BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (BCI)

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Mar 2022|Italy|Containers and Packaging

Target: CARTON PACK (CARTONPACK GROUP)

Bidder: A&M CAPITAL PARTNERS (ALVAREZ & MARSAL CAPITAL)

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jul 2022|Belgium|Auto Parts

Target: BIHR

Bidder: ARROWHEAD ENGINEERED PRODUCTS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

2 Target | 41 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2022|Italy|Containers and Packaging

Target: ONDAPACK

Bidder: CARTON PACK (CARTONPACK GROUP)

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: IBG

Bidder: A&M CAPITAL EUROPE (AMCE)

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: IB GROUP

Bidder: A&M CAPITAL PARTNERS (ALVAREZ & MARSAL CAPITAL)

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Medical Equipment

Target: GBUK GROUP

Bidder: A&M CAPITAL EUROPE (AMCE)

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Apr 2024|Denmark|Containers and Packaging

Target: STOK EMBALLAGE

Bidder: A&M CAPITAL PARTNERS (ALVAREZ & MARSAL CAPITAL)

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: HAYFIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Bidder: ARCTOS PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

13 Target | 1 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 1.09 B

Value

29 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Containers and Packaging

Target: CLIFTON PACKAGING GROUP

Bidder: CARTON PACK (CARTONPACK GROUP)

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Apr 2025|Netherlands|Containers and Packaging

Target: SCHOELLER ALLIBERT

Bidder: LA CAISSE (EX CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC)

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

94 Dealmakers

4 Target | 29 Bidder | 61 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 May 2025|Canada|Digital Services

Target: JANE SOFTWARE INC

Bidder: TECHNOLOGY CROSSOVER VENTURES (TCV)

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

6 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 283 M

Value

11 Aug 2025|France|Food Products

Target: ISLA DELICE

Bidder: A&M CAPITAL EUROPE (AMCE)

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 164 M

Value

01 Dec 2025|United States|Machinery: Industrial

Target: FOSBER

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 679 M

Value

11 Dec 2025|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: GOCARDLESS LTD

Bidder: MOLLIE

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

144 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 145 Vendor

£ 961 M

Value