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Simone Selzer

Partner at Brunswick Group

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London

Deal Bio

Total Deals39

Valued Deals25

Total Value£ 23.23 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 929 M

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04 Feb 2025|Ireland|Transportation Services

Target: MATTHEWS COACH HIRE

Bidder: FIRSTGROUP

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: RATP DEV UK

Bidder: FIRSTGROUP

5 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 90 M

Value

05 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Railroads

Target: GRAND UNION TRAINS

Bidder: FIRSTGROUP

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: AQUIS EXCHANGE PLC

Bidder: SIX GROUP AG

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

30 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 194 M

Value

25 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: LAKESIDE GROUP

Bidder: FIRSTGROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: ANDERSON TRAVEL

Bidder: FIRSTGROUP

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: LMR PARTNERS

Bidder: LMR PARTNERS MANAGEMENT

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Vendor

£ 196 M

Value

25 Apr 2024|France|Equipment Rental

Target: PETIT FORESTIER GROUP

Bidder: WREN HOUSE

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Apr 2024|United States|Private Equity

Target: KENNEDY LEWIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS PETERSHILL

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Oct 2023|Bermuda|Freight Forwarding

Target: SEACUBE CONTAINER LEASING LTD

Bidder: WREN HOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

2 Target | 38 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Sep 2023|Singapore|Insurance Brokers

Target: DIRECTASIA

Bidder: IGNITE THAILAND HOLDINGS LIMITED

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Feb 2023|Germany|Consumer Services: Other

Target: CLUNO GMBH

Bidder: VIVELACAR GMBH

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Feb 2023|France|Investment Banking

Target: ROTHSCHILD & CO

Bidder: CONCORDIA FINANCIAL GROUP LTD

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 2.05 B

Value

31 Oct 2022|Italy|E-commerce

Target: CAZOO TRADING ITALY

Bidder: ARAMIS GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Oct 2022|Israel|Semiconductors

Target: BANIAS LABS

Bidder: ALPHAWAVE IP

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

£ 217 M

Value

05 Oct 2022|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: PHOENIX TOWER INTERNATIONAL LLC

Bidder: WREN HOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 439 M

Value

24 Jun 2022|United States|Transportation Services

Target: DIRECT CHASSISLINK INC

Bidder: WREN HOUSE

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

1 Target | 37 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 3.66 B

Value

21 Jun 2022|France|Entertainment

Target: OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS

Bidder: EAGLE FOOTBALL HOLDINGS

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 100 M

Value

26 May 2022|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: FIRSTGROUP

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

8 Service Providers

7 Target | 1 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

15 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 1.20 B

Value

14 Mar 2022|United States|Mobility

Target: SIFIVE INC (OPENFIVE BUSINESS UNIT)

Bidder: ALPHAWAVE IP

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 161 M

Value

26 Jan 2022|Italy|Online and Social Platforms

Target: BRUMBRUM

Bidder: CAZOO

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

7 Target | 31 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 66 M

Value

14 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: VOYAGE CARE

Bidder: WREN HOUSE

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: GREENCOAT CAPITAL LLP

Bidder: SCHRODERS PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 358 M

Value

02 Dec 2021|Canada|Engineering Consulting

Target: PRECISE-ITC

Bidder: ALPHAWAVE IP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 18 M

Value

16 Nov 2021|Spain|Auto Services

Target: SWIPCAR

Bidder: CAZOO

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 25 M

Value

26 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: RIVER AND MERCANTILE (SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SCHRODERS PLC

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 230 M

Value

21 Oct 2021|United States|Commercial Vehicles and Parts

Target: GREYHOUND LINES

Bidder: FLIX SE

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 56 M

Value

18 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: VANS365

Bidder: CAZOO

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: TAVISTOCK WEALTH

Bidder: TITAN WEALTH

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 40 M

Value

28 May 2021|United Kingdom|Auto Services

Target: WEJO

Bidder: VIRTUOSO ACQUISITION CORP.

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

44 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 565 M

Value

23 Apr 2021|United States|Transportation Services

Target: FIRST STUDENT

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

3 Target | 41 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 3.30 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

11 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Auto Services

Target: SMART FLEET SOLUTIONS

Bidder: CAZOO

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Mar 2020|Spain|Conventional Electricity

Target: VIESGO GROUP

Bidder: MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE AND REAL ASSETS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Dec 2019|United States|Publishing

Target: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC

Bidder: BERTELSMANN SE & CO KGAA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 530 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

22 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Consumer Lending

Target: PROVIDENT FINANCIAL PLC

Bidder: NON-STANDARD FINANCE PLC

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

20 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 1.31 B

Value

23 Jul 2018|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: NORTH SEA MIDSTREAM PARTNERS

Bidder: WREN HOUSE

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.30 B

Value

08 Dec 2016|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: EUROMONEY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PLC

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

4 Target | 11 Vendor

£ 294 M

Value