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Sinead O'Shea

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals22

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 77.97 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.33 B

Market Context

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17 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: GKN PLC

Bidder: MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 11 Bidder

107 Dealmakers

49 Target | 58 Bidder

£ 8.09 B

Value

11 May 2018|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: ZOOPLA PROPERTY GROUP PLC

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

24 Service Providers

8 Target | 13 Bidder | 3 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

17 Target | 38 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 2.52 B

Value

06 Jul 2016|United States|Machinery: Industrial

Target: NORTEK INC

Bidder: MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

£ 2.14 B

Value

20 Nov 2018|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: BTG PLC

Bidder: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

35 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.03 B

Value

21 Dec 2018|Spain|Restaurants and Bars

Target: TELEPIZZA GROUP SAU

Bidder: KKR & CO

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

10 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 370 M

Value

02 Mar 2015|United States|Semiconductors

Target: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR

Bidder: NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Feb 2019|United Arab Emirates|Pipelines

Target: ADNOC OIL PIPELINES

Bidder: KKR & CO

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.15 B

Value

03 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: TELFORD HOMES

Bidder: CBRE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

9 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 340 M

Value

14 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: HYPEROPTIC LTD

Bidder: KKR & CO

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

3 Target | 16 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: VIRIDOR WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD

Bidder: KKR & CO

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

3 Target | 32 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 4.20 B

Value

08 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Security Services

Target: G4S PLC

Bidder: ALLIED UNIVERSAL

30 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

142 Dealmakers

57 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 3.82 B

Value

18 Mar 2021|Belgium|Electronic Equipment: Control and Filter

Target: DESOTEC INTERNATIONAL NV

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 684 M

Value

19 May 2021|United Kingdom|Infrastructure Funds

Target: JOHN LAING GROUP PLC

Bidder: KKR & CO

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

38 Target | 66 Bidder

£ 2.00 B

Value

21 May 2021|United Kingdom|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: VIRIDOR (COLLECTION AND RECYCLING ASSETS)

Bidder: BIFFA GROUP

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 126 M

Value

13 Sep 2021|Norway|Marine Transportation

Target: OCEAN YIELD

Bidder: KKR & CO

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

4 Target | 16 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 598 M

Value

14 Apr 2022|Italy|Toll Roads

Target: ATLANTIA SPA

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

24 Service Providers

5 Target | 19 Bidder

117 Dealmakers

16 Target | 101 Bidder

£ 39.69 B

Value

17 May 2022|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: CONTOURGLOBAL PLC

Bidder: KKR & CO

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

23 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 1.75 B

Value

28 Jul 2022|Netherlands|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ESDEC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

4 Target | 13 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Machinery: Industrial

Target: GKN AUTOMOTIVE

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

2 Target | 47 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Dec 2022|Ireland|Real Estate Services

Target: AMP CAPITAL (THREE IRISH ASSETS)

Bidder: JOHN LAING GROUP PLC

12 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 880 M

Value

22 Apr 2023|Germany|Software

Target: SOFTWARE AG

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

21 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 1.95 B

Value

23 Jul 2024|Italy|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ENILIVE

Bidder: KKR & CO

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 5 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

1 Target | 59 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 2.63 B

Value