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Thijs Flokstra

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Amsterdam

Deal Bio

Total Deals15

Valued Deals8

Total Value£ 20.03 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.50 B

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24 Oct 2018|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: AIRTEL AFRICA LTD

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

9 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 960 M

Value

07 Jun 2019|Russian Federation|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ARCTIC LNG-2

Bidder: CNOOC

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

37 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.42 B

Value

25 Sep 2019|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: DFE PHARMA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

19 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

15 Target | 71 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

04 Jun 2020|Netherlands|Machinery: Industrial

Target: ROYAL IHC

Bidder: HAL INVESTMENTS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

18 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 346 M

Value

01 Feb 2021|Netherlands|Digital Services

Target: EXPEREO INTERNATIONAL BV

Bidder: VITRUVIAN PARTNERS LLP

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

4 Target | 35 Bidder | 18 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 May 2021|Finland|Biotechnology

Target: HYTEST

Bidder: MINDRAY MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

9 Target | 35 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 468 M

Value

28 Apr 2022|Netherlands|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: E-FIBER EXPLOITATIE BV

Bidder: OPEN DUTCH FIBER BV

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 May 2023|United States|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: MESSER INDUSTRIES USA

Bidder: MESSER GROUP

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

31 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Oct 2023|France|Machinery: Specialty

Target: BUISARD

Bidder: FORTACO GROUP OY

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2023|Norway|E-commerce

Target: ADEVINTA ASA

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

29 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder | 9 Vendor

131 Dealmakers

23 Target | 70 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 11.57 B

Value

18 Apr 2024|Belgium|Management Consulting

Target: WORLD OF TALENTS

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

2 Target | 36 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Jun 2024|United States|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: URUS GROUP

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

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