Submit Deal

Thomas Wilson

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 142.97 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 8.41 B

Market Context

Sort

31 Jan 2019|Germany|Food Products

Target: WBACK GMBH

Bidder: C.H. GUENTHER & SON

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Jun 2019|Ireland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ALLERGAN PLC

Bidder: ABBVIE INC

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

99 Dealmakers

55 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 67.60 B

Value

22 Jun 2020|Germany|IT Services: Other

Target: TECHNOGROUP IT-SERVICE GMBH

Bidder: EVERNEX GROUP SAS

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

4 Target | 25 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: VENATOR MATERIALS PLC

Bidder: SK CAPITAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

3 Target | 21 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 75 M

Value

19 Nov 2020|United States|Internet

Target: AFILIAS INC

Bidder: DONUTS INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

7 Target | 35 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Mar 2021|United States|Internet

Target: DONUTS INC

Bidder: ETHOS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

30 Target | 26 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2021|Switzerland|Specialty Chemicals

Target: CLARIANT AG (PIGMENTS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SK CAPITAL PARTNERS

21 Service Providers

16 Bidder | 5 Vendor

94 Dealmakers

62 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 674 M

Value

16 Jun 2021|United States|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: PERIMETER SOLUTIONS

Bidder: EVERARC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

5 Target | 9 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 1.42 B

Value

19 Apr 2022|Netherlands|Medical Services

Target: AFFIDEA GROUP BV

Bidder: GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT SA

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

4 Target | 20 Bidder | 47 Vendor

£ 828 M

Value

20 Apr 2022|Switzerland|Medical Services

Target: SANOPTIS

Bidder: GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT SA

19 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 9 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

4 Target | 29 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Jun 2022|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: STANDARD MEDIA INDEX

Bidder: GTCR LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

5 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Jun 2022|United States|Risk and Compliance

Target: APEXANALYTIX

Bidder: KKR & CO

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

3 Target | 48 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Jun 2022|Germany|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: CONTABO

Bidder: KKR & CO

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

15 Target | 20 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 59 M

Value

24 Jun 2022|United States|Software

Target: ZENDESK

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

164 Dealmakers

41 Target | 125 Bidder

£ 8.33 B

Value

14 Dec 2022|United States|Capital Goods

Target: HARBISONWALKER

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 41 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Feb 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: WYATT TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: WATERS CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.12 B

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

17 Apr 2023|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: TAO GROUP HOSPITALITY

Bidder: MOHARI HOSPITALITY

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

28 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 443 M

Value

14 Jul 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: VERSANIS

Bidder: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

8 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 1.47 B

Value

03 Oct 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: POINT BIOPHARMA

Bidder: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

16 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 1.15 B

Value

18 Jan 2024|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: EQUILEND HOLDINGS LLC

Bidder: WELSH CARSON ANDERSON & STOWE LP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

22 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 May 2024|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: HARGREAVES LANSDOWN

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

21 Service Providers

9 Target | 12 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

29 Target | 60 Bidder

£ 5.40 B

Value

29 May 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: MARATHON OIL CORPORATION

Bidder: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

20 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 17.61 B

Value

14 Aug 2024|United States|Food Products

Target: KELLANOVA (EX-KELLOGG COMPANY)

Bidder: MARS INC

17 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

37 Target | 44 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 28.01 B

Value

19 Sep 2024|France|Software

Target: ESKER

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

13 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 1.37 B

Value

01 Apr 2025|Serbia|Health Care Services

Target: CENTRUL MEDICAL UNIREA SRL (REGINA MARIA)

Bidder: MEHILÄINEN

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

1 Target | 62 Bidder | 25 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Oct 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: AKERO THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: NOVO NORDISK

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

45 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 3.51 B

Value