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Tom Bartram

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 23.55 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.47 B

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10 May 2018|United Kingdom|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: VITA GROUP UNLIMITED

Bidder: STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

6 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 May 2018|Norway|Textile Products

Target: HELLY HANSEN

Bidder: CANADIAN TIRE CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 571 M

Value

08 Apr 2019|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: IVC GROUP

Bidder: NESTLE

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

5 Target | 37 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Recreational Services

Target: MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

31 Service Providers

8 Target | 23 Bidder

81 Dealmakers

27 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 4.77 B

Value

12 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: ADVANCED COMPUTER SOFTWARE GROUP LTD

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

13 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: IVC GROUP

Bidder: SJATTE AP-FONDEN

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

4 Target | 9 Bidder | 47 Vendor

£ 504 M

Value

25 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: TIKIT GROUP PLC

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 80 M

Value

28 Jul 2020|Italy|Machinery: Specialty

Target: IMA INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE SPA

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

19 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

8 Target | 37 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 2.64 B

Value

08 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Security Services

Target: G4S PLC

Bidder: ALLIED UNIVERSAL

30 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

142 Dealmakers

57 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 3.82 B

Value

16 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Software

Target: MITREFINCH

Bidder: ADVANCED COMPUTER SOFTWARE GROUP LTD

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Nov 2020|Netherlands|Media Agencies

Target: KEESING MEDIA GROUP BV

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 269 M

Value

19 Nov 2020|Ireland|IT Services: Other

Target: ARKPHIRE IRELAND LTD

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

5 Target | 14 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 107 M

Value

25 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: AFH FINANCIAL GROUP PLC

Bidder: FLEXPOINT FORD

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

19 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 231 M

Value

10 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: IVC EVIDENSIA

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

19 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

110 Dealmakers

7 Target | 92 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 3.07 B

Value

13 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: VALTECH

Bidder: VERLINVEST

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

8 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2021|Greece|Pharmaceuticals

Target: PHARMATHEN

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

2 Target | 62 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 1.37 B

Value

08 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: ASTA

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

11 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Facilities

Target: ELYSIUM HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Bidder: RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 775 M

Value

22 Nov 2021|United States|Management Consulting

Target: SIONIC ADVISORS

Bidder: DAVIES GROUP LTD

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Feb 2019|Finland|Building Materials: Other

Target: CORENSO (EUROPEAN AND CHINESE BUSINESSES)

Bidder: VPK PACKAGING

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

2 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Jul 2023|Italy|Machinery: Specialty

Target: IMA INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE SPA

Bidder: BDT & MSD PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

23 Target | 10 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 2.41 B

Value

11 Oct 2024|Sweden|Paper

Target: NORDIC PAPER HOLDING AB

Bidder: STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

4 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 246 M

Value

12 Dec 2024|Germany|Diversified Industrials

Target: BOSCH GROUP (SECURITY AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT BUSINESS)

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

42 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Feb 2025|Serbia|Cable Television

Target: SERBIA BROADBAND

Bidder: E& PPF TELECOM

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 687 M

Value