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Stephen Hewes

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 111.14 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 6.17 B

Market Context

Awards

2023 Top M&A Lawyers in the UK

2019 Top M&A Lawyers in the UK

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18 Jul 2016|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: ARM HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

26 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 23.67 B

Value

16 Mar 2016|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

Bidder: DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 9 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

20 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 10.19 B

Value

23 May 2016|United Kingdom|Specialty Contracting

Target: ELECLINK

Bidder: EUROTUNNEL

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Dec 2016|United States|Travel and Tourism

Target: CARLSON HOTELS INC

Bidder: HNA GROUP CO LTD

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Sep 2018|United Kingdom|Gold Mining

Target: RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED

Bidder: BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

33 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 4.25 B

Value

17 Dec 2018|Switzerland|Electrical Components

Target: HITACHI ENERGY

Bidder: HITACHI LTD

24 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 15 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder | 60 Vendor

£ 5.78 B

Value

22 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: DAIRY CREST GROUP PLC

Bidder: SAPUTO INC

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

17 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 975 M

Value

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

22 Aug 2019|Canada|Entertainment

Target: ENTERTAINMENT ONE LTD

Bidder: HASBRO INC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

129 Dealmakers

30 Target | 99 Bidder

£ 2.90 B

Value

21 Jan 2020|United Kingdom|Iron and Steel

Target: STEMCOR HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: CEDAR HOLDINGS GROUP CO LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

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

29 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: PENGUIN PORTALS GROUP

Bidder: RVU

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

1 Target | 40 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 508 M

Value

26 May 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

Bidder: RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 7 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

32 Target | 79 Bidder

£ 2.06 B

Value

16 Feb 2022|Germany|Copper

Target: AURUBIS (ROLLED PRODUCTS ASSETS)

Bidder: KME SE

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: ELEVEN SPORTS (SPORTS MEDIA BUSINESSES)

Bidder: DAZN GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Sep 2022|Switzerland|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: HITACHI ENERGY

Bidder: HITACHI LTD

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 1.41 B

Value

12 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

33 Target | 1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Feb 2023|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: ALLFUNDS

Bidder: EURONEXT NV

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

17 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 4.84 B

Value

02 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

16 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 4.88 B

Value

18 Sep 2023|Belgium|Household Appliance

Target: IDEAL STANDARD

Bidder: VILLEROY & BOCH AG

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

22 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 516 M

Value

26 Jul 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: SOLVENTUM

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

2 Target | 60 Vendor

£ 14.63 B

Value

23 May 2024|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: HARGREAVES LANSDOWN

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

19 Service Providers

9 Target | 10 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

29 Target | 60 Bidder

£ 5.40 B

Value

28 Jun 2024|Ireland|Gaming

Target: KEYWORDS STUDIOS PLC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

21 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 2.20 B

Value

29 Nov 2024|Switzerland|Recreational Services

Target: SAUBER MOTORSPORT

Bidder: QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Dec 2024|India|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC

Bidder: ABU DHABI FUTURE ENERGY COMPANY (MASDAR)

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

4 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 817 M

Value