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Tom d'Ardenne

Senior Associate at A&O Shearman

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals17

Valued Deals10

Total Value£ 7.78 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 778 M

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27 Feb 2015|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: OPTOS PLC

Bidder: NIKON CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

6 Target | 1 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

17 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 265 M

Value

24 May 2016|United Kingdom|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: MP&SILVA GROUP

Bidder: BEIJING BAOFENG TECHNOLOGY

1 Service Providers

1 Target

40 Dealmakers

40 Target

n/a

Value

20 Apr 2017|United Kingdom|National Agency

Target: UK GREEN INVESTMENT BANK PLC

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

201 Dealmakers

8 Target | 384 Bidder

£ 2.30 B

Value

18 May 2017|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: SAFETYKLEEN EUROPE

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

16 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 6 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Apr 2015|United Kingdom|Ports

Target: ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

40 Vendor

£ 528 M

Value

03 Nov 2017|United Kingdom|Airports

Target: LEEDS BRADFORD AIRPORT LTD

Bidder: AMP CAPITAL INVESTORS LIMITED

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

36 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 May 2017|United States|Household Equipment and Products

Target: THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY (OPERATIONS IN EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA)

Bidder: EXPONENT PRIVATE EQUITY

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

1 Target | 96 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Mar 2016|India|Leasing

Target: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION'S COMMERCIAL LENDING AND LEASING BUSINESSES

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

12 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 May 2019|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: NEWCASTLE UNITED

Bidder: PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND (PIF)

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

3 Target | 71 Bidder

£ 305 M

Value

22 Sep 2020|Ireland|Storage Terminals

Target: INTER PIPELINE (EUROPEAN STORAGE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CLH GROUP

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

70 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 420 M

Value

01 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Medical Services

Target: FISHAWACK HEALTH

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

22 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 240 M

Value

06 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: PREMIER OIL

Bidder: CHRYSAOR E&P

25 Service Providers

15 Target | 10 Bidder

160 Dealmakers

118 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 3.03 B

Value

05 Oct 2020|Netherlands|Security Equipment

Target: SK FIRESAFETY

Bidder: API GROUP INC

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

99 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 83 Vendor

£ 260 M

Value

28 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: INSPIRED THINKING GROUP

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

2 Target | 35 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Apr 2022|Denmark|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: EET GROUP

Bidder: EET GROUP MANAGEMENT

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Feb 2025|Cyprus|Banks

Target: ASTROBANK LIMITED

Bidder: ALPHA BANK SA

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 212 M

Value

14 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Bidder: DAR AL-HANDASAH CONSULTANTS SHAIR & PARTNERS (SIDARA)

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

121 Dealmakers

22 Target | 99 Bidder

£ 216 M

Value