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Stuart Kerr

Senior Associate at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals6

Valued Deals3

Total Value£ 2.28 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 759 M

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07 Jun 2022|Italy|Education Services

Target: PEARSON (K12 COURSEWARE BUSINESSES ITALY AND GERMANY)

Bidder: SANOMA OYJ

12 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 163 M

Value

19 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: LINK FUND SOLUTIONS (IRISH AND UK BUSINESSES)

Bidder: WAYSTONE

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 36 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Apr 2024|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: TGI FRIDAYS

Bidder: HOSTMORE PLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

7 Target | 19 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 177 M

Value

24 Jun 2024|Netherlands|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: PRIME OIL & GAS

Bidder: AFRICA OIL CORP

13 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: BARNETT WADDINGHAM

Bidder: HOWDEN GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

41 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Oct 2025|South Africa|Soft Drinks

Target: COCA-COLA BEVERAGES AFRICA (CCBA)

Bidder: COCA-COLA HBC AG

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

1 Target | 55 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 1.94 B

Value