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Toby Grimstone

Partner at Linklaters

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Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 39.83 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.99 B

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30 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: UBM PLC

Bidder: INFORMA PLC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

71 Dealmakers

41 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 4.13 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

18 Oct 2017|Czechia|Digital Services

Target: MORAVIA

Bidder: RWS HOLDINGS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 240 M

Value

06 Oct 2017|Botswana|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CHEVRON SOUTH AFRICA

Bidder: GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL PLC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 726 M

Value

13 Feb 2017|Congo (Democratic Republic of the)|Copper

Target: KATANGA MINING

Bidder: GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL PLC

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

19 Bidder

£ 871 M

Value

03 Dec 2019|Jersey|Gold Mining

Target: CENTAMIN PLC

Bidder: LA MANCHA HOLDING SARL

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

10 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.50 B

Value

23 Mar 2020|Canada|Gold Mining

Target: SEMAFO INC

Bidder: LA MANCHA HOLDING SARL

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

14 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 592 M

Value

13 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: REDX PHARMA

Bidder: REDMILE GROUP

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

9 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 29 M

Value

25 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: INTERSERVE (SUPPORT SERVICES ARM)

Bidder: MITIE GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

159 Dealmakers

132 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 190 M

Value

17 Jan 2021|Zambia|Copper

Target: MOPANI COPPER MINES

Bidder: ZCCM INVESTMENTS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.10 B

Value

03 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Retailers

Target: WM MORRISONS SUPERMARKETS PLC

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

31 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

141 Dealmakers

40 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 6.97 B

Value

12 Oct 2021|Bolivia|Aluminium

Target: SINCHI WAYRA

Bidder: SANTA CRUZ SILVER MINING

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 80 M

Value

18 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: PLAYTECH PLC

Bidder: ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

15 Target | 74 Bidder

£ 2.10 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

23 Dec 2021|Argentina|Nonferrous Metals

Target: COMPAÑÍA MINERA AGUIAR

Bidder: INTEGRA CAPITAL LIMITED

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: COUNTRYSIDE PARTNERSHIPS PLC

Bidder: VISTRY GROUP PLC (EX-BOVIS HOMES PLC)

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

17 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 1.27 B

Value

10 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: INNOVATION GROUP PLC

Bidder: ALLIANZ X GMBH

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

63 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Aug 2023|United States|Aerospace

Target: BALL (AEROSPACE BUSINESS)

Bidder: BAE SYSTEMS

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 4.36 B

Value

03 Nov 2023|Finland|Marine Transportation

Target: HELSINKI SHIPYARD OY

Bidder: INVESTISSEMENT QUEBEC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2023|Germany|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: WINTERSHALL DEA (E&P BUSINESS)

Bidder: HARBOUR ENERGY

16 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 8 Vendor

116 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 77 Vendor

£ 8.82 B

Value

23 Apr 2024|United States|Clothing and Accessories

Target: HIBBETT INC

Bidder: JD SPORTS FASHION PLC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

25 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 889 M

Value

29 May 2024|United Kingdom|Express Courier / Parcels

Target: INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC (ROYAL MAIL)

Bidder: EP GROUP

22 Service Providers

9 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

99 Dealmakers

52 Target | 31 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 4.31 B

Value

05 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Software

Target: MARLOWE PLC

Bidder: MITIE GROUP PLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

11 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 366 M

Value

11 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Environmental Consulting

Target: RICARDO PLC

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

2 Target | 55 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 363 M

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