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Thomas Ford

Partner at Linklaters

Lawyer

London, England, United Kingdom

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 28.16 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.76 B

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01 Apr 2017|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: GLENCORE'S OIL PRODUCT STORAGE AND LOGISTICS BUSINESS

Bidder: HNA INNOVATION FINANCE

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 49 Vendor

£ 619 M

Value

15 May 2018|Switzerland|Payments / Commerce

Target: SIX PAYMENT SERVICES LTD

Bidder: ATOS SE

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 2.14 B

Value

04 May 2018|Russian Federation|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ROSNEFT OIL COMPANY

Bidder: QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 923 M

Value

30 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: COFFEE#1

Bidder: CAFFE NERO

8 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 May 2018|Chile|Copper

Target: MINERA ALTOS DE PUNITAQUI LIMITADA

Bidder: XIANA MINING INC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 18 M

Value

23 May 2018|United Kingdom|Software

Target: IRIS SOFTWARE GROUP

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

8 Target | 34 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Apr 2019|Spain|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CEPSA

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 5 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

5 Target | 121 Bidder | 73 Vendor

£ 2.61 B

Value

28 Jun 2017|Guernsey|Gold Mining

Target: AVNEL GOLD MINING LIMITED

Bidder: ENDEAVOUR MINING CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 95 M

Value

31 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: HG STORAGE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Bidder: HNA GROUP CO LTD

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

36 Vendor

£ 662 M

Value

29 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: JUST EAT PLC

Bidder: TAKEAWAY.COM.NV

27 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

150 Dealmakers

61 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 6.30 B

Value

21 Jan 2019|Greece|Oil Refining and Marketing

Target: HELLENIC PETROLEUM

Bidder: GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL PLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 1.16 B

Value

11 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Iron and Steel

Target: BRITISH STEEL LIMITED

Bidder: JINGYE GROUP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

1 Target | 82 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jan 2021|Ireland|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: MAINSTREAM RENEWABLE POWER LTD

Bidder: AKER SOLUTIONS ASA

20 Service Providers

11 Target | 9 Bidder

104 Dealmakers

54 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 598 M

Value

19 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: VIALTO PARTNERS

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC (CD&R)

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

136 Dealmakers

1 Target | 51 Bidder | 84 Vendor

£ 1.60 B

Value

14 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: COFFEE#1

Bidder: MAN CAPITAL LLP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: THE BINDING SITE GROUP

Bidder: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

2 Target | 43 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 2.25 B

Value

20 Jun 2023|France|Investment Banking

Target: NASDAQ (EUROPEAN POWER TRADING AND CLEARING BUSINESS)

Bidder: EEX GROUP

7 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 61 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels

Target: LIGHTSOURCE BP

Bidder: BP PLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

3 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 254 M

Value

20 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: LAST MILE INFRASTRUCTURE

Bidder: MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

37 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: REDROW PLC

Bidder: BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

131 Dealmakers

47 Target | 84 Bidder

£ 2.52 B

Value

29 Apr 2024|Luxembourg|Cosmetics

Target: L'OCCITANE INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: REINOLD GEIGER

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

5 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.45 B

Value

16 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Water

Target: LANES GROUP

Bidder: BLACKROCK

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

26 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Jan 2025|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: NASDAQ (NORDIC POWER FUTURES BUSINESS)

Bidder: EURONEXT NV

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 35 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jun 2025|Philippines|Platinum and Precious Metals

Target: GLENCORE (PHILIPPINE COPPER SMELTER)

Bidder: MANUEL VILLAR JR

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

12 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Nov 2025|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels

Target: HORNSEA 3 OFFSHORE WIND FARM ORSTED

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

11 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 4.95 B

Value