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Stephen LucasKirkland & Ellis

Stephen Lucas

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals12
Valued Deals11
Total Value£24,009M
Avg. Deal Size£2,183M

Market Context

Awards

2019 Top Financing Lawyers in EMEA
H1 2019 Top Financing Lawyers in EMEA

Expertise (12)

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GermanyGermany
Pharmaceuticals
PublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross Border
Stada Arzneimittel

target

Stada Arzneimittel

Bain Capital

bidder

Bain Capital

£1,557m

37 dealmakers

GermanyGermany
Pharmaceuticals
PublicAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority
Stada Arzneimittel

target

Stada Arzneimittel

Bain Capital

bidder

Bain Capital

£2,891m

65 dealmakers

France
Pharmaceuticals
PrivateAcquisition
Union De Pharmacologie Scientifique Appliquee

target

Union De Pharmacologie Scientifique Appliquee

Taisho Pharmaceutical

bidder

Taisho Pharmaceutical

£1,265m

21 dealmakers

France
Clothing and Accessories
Private EquityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajority
Dmc Group

target

Dmc Group

Lion Capital

bidder

Lion Capital

£106m

39 dealmakers

Germany
Property Services
PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority
Techem

target

Techem

Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec (cdpq)

bidder

Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec (cdpq)

£4,028m

122 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Recreational Services
PublicPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority
Merlin Entertainments

target

Merlin Entertainments

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

bidder

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

£4,770m

81 dealmakers

United Kingdom
IT Services: Other
PrivatisationMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPublic
Sophos Group

target

Sophos Group

Thoma Bravo

bidder

Thoma Bravo

£3,120m

67 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Airlines
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityPublicScheme
Signature Aviation

target

Signature Aviation

Global Infrastructure Partners

bidder

Global Infrastructure Partners

£3,388m

150 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Health Care Services
DisposalCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateMajority
Acadia Healthcare (uk Operations)

target

Acadia Healthcare (uk Operations)

Waterland Private Equity

bidder

Waterland Private Equity

£1,078m

34 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Insurance Brokers
PrivatePrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionCross Border
Pib Group

target

Pib Group

Apax Partners

bidder

Apax Partners

value n/a

43 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Software
PrivateMajorityPrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisition
Allocate Software

target

Allocate Software

Ta Associates

bidder

Ta Associates

£969m

34 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Software
PrivateAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate EquityMajority
FORTERRO

target

FORTERRO

Partners Group

bidder

Partners Group

£835m

22 dealmakers

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