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Thomas BectiveJefferies & Company

Thomas Bective

Senior Vice President at Jefferies & Company

Financial Advisor

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals19
Valued Deals18
Total Value£ 19.88 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 1.10 B

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12 Dec 2016|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other
E2v Technologies
Teledyne Technologies

Target: E2V TECHNOLOGIES PLC

Bidder: TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 633 M

Value

20 Oct 2014|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other
Daisy Group
Toscafund Asset Management

Target: DAISY GROUP PLC

Bidder: TOSCAFUND ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

8 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 458 M

Value

04 Apr 2016|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Towry Holdings
Permira Funds

Target: TOWRY HOLDINGS LIMITED

Bidder: PERMIRA FUNDS

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 600 M

Value

08 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Security Services
G4s
Allied Universal

Target: G4S PLC

Bidder: ALLIED UNIVERSAL

30 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

142 Dealmakers

57 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 3.82 B

Value

11 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters
Calisen
BLACKROCK

Target: CALISEN PLC

Bidder: BLACKROCK

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

16 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 1.43 B

Value

05 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials
Arrow Global Group
Tdr Capital

Target: ARROW GLOBAL GROUP PLC

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

23 Service Providers

8 Target | 15 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

26 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 563 M

Value

03 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services
Babylon Health
Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp

Target: BABYLON HEALTH

Bidder: ALKURI GLOBAL ACQUISITION CORP

13 Service Providers

10 Target | 3 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

43 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 2.54 B

Value

18 Nov 2021|United States|Software
Acuant
Gb Group

Target: ACUANT INC

Bidder: GB GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

4 Target | 17 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 546 M

Value

26 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers
Pendragon
Hedin Mobility Group

Target: PENDRAGON PLC

Bidder: HEDIN MOBILITY GROUP

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

10 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 303 M

Value

20 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers
Lookers
Alpha Auto Group

Target: LOOKERS PLC

Bidder: ALPHA AUTO GROUP

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

20 Target | 16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 504 M

Value

18 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Auto Services
Pendragon (uk Motor And Leasing Businesses)
Lithia & Driveway

Target: PENDRAGON (UK MOTOR AND LEASING BUSINESSES)

Bidder: LITHIA & DRIVEWAY

9 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 397 M

Value

13 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Construction Services
Crest Nicholson Holdings
Bellway

Target: CREST NICHOLSON HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: BELLWAY PLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

12 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 720 M

Value

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