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Cover Image Simon Priddis

Simon Priddis

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals15

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 37.45 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.12 B

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01 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

70 Target | 93 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 22.18 B

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

07 Jul 2020|France|Entertainment

Target: SIX NATIONS

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

17 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 365 M

Value

09 Oct 2020|Italy|Diversified Financials

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP HOLDINGS ITALIA SPA

Bidder: EURONEXT NV

34 Service Providers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 10 Vendor

117 Dealmakers

2 Target | 53 Bidder | 62 Vendor

£ 3.93 B

Value

15 Jan 2021|Belgium|Pharmaceuticals

Target: HENOGEN SA

Bidder: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 644 M

Value

16 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: MEDIVET

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

36 Target | 21 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Nov 2021|Sweden|Travel and Tourism

Target: ETRAVELI HOLDING AB

Bidder: BOOKING HOLDINGS INC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.37 B

Value

04 Apr 2022|France|Recreational Products

Target: THE LIGUE DE FOOTBALL PROFESSIONNEL

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 1.25 B

Value

16 Jun 2022|Norway|Digital Services

Target: VISMA AS (DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION CONSULTING BUSINESS)

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 690 M

Value

18 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: SPECTRUM MEDICAL GROUP

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

16 Target | 38 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

07 Feb 2023|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: AISTEMOS

Bidder: LEXISNEXIS LEGAL & PROFESSIONAL

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Jul 2023|Spain|Clothing and Accessories

Target: IBERIAN SPORTS RETAIL GROUP

Bidder: JD SPORTS FASHION PLC

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 427 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

12 Dec 2023|United States|Medical Services

Target: ICOSAVAX INC

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

6 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 876 M

Value

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