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Steven Vaz

Partner at Ashurst

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Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 18.36 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.22 B

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08 Feb 2018|United Kingdom|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: YEO VALLEY DAIRIES LTD

Bidder: ARLA FOODS UK HOLDING LTD

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

17 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 May 2019|Sweden|E-commerce

Target: EU SUPPLY PLC

Bidder: MERCELL HOLDING AS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

4 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 15 M

Value

25 Aug 2020|United States|Software

Target: OSISOFT LLC

Bidder: AVEVA GROUP

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

143 Dealmakers

45 Target | 92 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 3.82 B

Value

23 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Specialty Contracting

Target: MAPLE TOPCO

Bidder: EQUITIX LTD

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Automobiles

Target: ARRIVAL LTD

Bidder: BLACKROCK

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 90 M

Value

30 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: AURORA ENERGY RESEARCH

Bidder: CGE PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

23 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Feb 2021|Netherlands|Restaurants and Bars

Target: DP EURASIA

Bidder: JUBILANT FOODWORKS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 24 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

08 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CLINIGEN GROUP PLC

Bidder: STEPSTONE GROUP

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

79 Dealmakers

38 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 1.21 B

Value

08 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: GOCARDLESS

Bidder: PERMIRA FUNDS

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

3 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 230 M

Value

12 Apr 2022|United Kingdom|Auto Technology

Target: FIVE

Bidder: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 May 2022|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: LGC (DRUG DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: ALLIANCE PHARMA LC

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 22 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 May 2022|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: M&C SAATCHI PLC

Bidder: NEXT FIFTEEN COMMUNICATIONS

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

25 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 310 M

Value

04 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels

Target: INFINERGY

Bidder: BORALEX INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Mar 2023|France|Customer Relationship Management

Target: WEBHELP SAS

Bidder: CONCENTRIX

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

43 Target | 10 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 3.90 B

Value

05 Jul 2023|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services

Target: STATS LLC

Bidder: MITSUI & CO

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 May 2023|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: RIVERRIDGE

Bidder: CUBE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS SA

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: EQUANS (UK HEATING AND COOLING NETWORKS)

Bidder: SWISS LIFE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

86 Dealmakers

76 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 260 M

Value

25 Jun 2024|Italy|Alternative Fuels

Target: HYDRO DOLOMITI ENERGIA

Bidder: DOLOMITI ENERGIA HOLDING SPA

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 338 M

Value

26 Jul 2024|United States|Gaming

Target: IGT (GLOBAL GAMING AND DIGITAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

14 Target | 40 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 4.89 B

Value

01 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: SHOOSMITHS (RECOVERIES DIVISION)

Bidder: SOLARIS LAW LTD

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Other Specialty REITs

Target: TRITAX EUROBOX PLC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

40 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 1.10 B

Value

15 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: CARR'S (ENGINEERING DIVISION)

Bidder: CADRE HOLDINGS

14 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 75 M

Value

01 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: LENDLEASE (UK CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS)

Bidder: ATLAS HOLDINGS

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 67 Vendor

£ 34 M

Value

16 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity

Target: WEST BURTON ENERGY

Bidder: EP UK INVESTMENTS LIMITED

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 33 Vendor

n/a

Value