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Cover Image Stephen Wilkinson

Stephen Wilkinson

Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals16

Valued Deals10

Total Value£ 30.76 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.08 B

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08 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS PLC

Bidder: CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

7 Target | 20 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.13 B

Value

16 Nov 2016|United Kingdom|Water

Target: DEE VALLEY GROUP PLC

Bidder: SEVERN TRENT PLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 134 M

Value

17 Feb 2016|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: KBC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES PLC

Bidder: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 170 M

Value

01 Mar 2016|United Kingdom|Water

Target: WATER PLUS

Bidder: SEVERN TRENT PLC

3 Service Providers

14 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

25 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: SKY PLC

Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION

30 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

27 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 23.67 B

Value

08 Feb 2016|South Africa|Sugar

Target: ILLOVO SUGAR LIMITED

Bidder: ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC

2 Service Providers

2 Dealmakers

£ 127 M

Value

24 Oct 2017|New Zealand|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: POWERBYPROXI LTD

Bidder: APPLE INC

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

20 Jun 2018|Australia|Software

Target: MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD

Bidder: CABCHARGE AUSTRALIA LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

16 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 5 M

Value

19 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Recreational Services

Target: TEAM SKY

Bidder: INEOS

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels

Target: TEMPLEBOROUGH BIOMASS POWER PLANT LTD

Bidder: GREENCOAT CAPITAL LLP

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Specialty Chemicals

Target: ELEMENTIS PLC

Bidder: MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 674 M

Value

15 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Mobile

Target: BT GROUP PLC

Bidder: ALTICE NV

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CAPRICORN ENERGY (EX-CAIRN ENERGY)

Bidder: TULLOW OIL PLC

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

38 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 655 M

Value

13 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: GO-AHEAD

Bidder: OPTRUST

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

39 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 699 M

Value

16 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Commercial REITs

Target: SHAFTESBURY PLC

Bidder: CAPITAL AND COUNTIES PROPERTIES PLC

23 Service Providers

8 Target | 15 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

23 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 3.50 B

Value

02 Mar 2023|South Africa|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: SHOWMAX GROUP

Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

54 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

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