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Tom Richards

Partner at Weil Gotshal and Manges

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals29

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 35.27 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.96 B

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01 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: LAIRD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

14 Target | 68 Bidder

£ 1.15 B

Value

12 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: KANTAR GROUP

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

28 Service Providers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 10 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

2 Target | 40 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 3.04 B

Value

25 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: COBHAM PLC

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

33 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 4.14 B

Value

02 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Reinsurance

Target: RIVERSTONE EUROPE

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 719 M

Value

01 Feb 2021|Ireland|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS

Bidder: EATON CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 2.06 B

Value

25 Feb 2021|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: XPLOR TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: TRANSACTION SERVICES GROUP LTD

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 42 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: LAIRD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS

Bidder: DUPONT

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 1.65 B

Value

19 Apr 2021|United States|Software

Target: NUMERATOR

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

6 Target | 49 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.09 B

Value

10 May 2021|Ireland|Food Products

Target: VALEO FOODS GROUP

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

22 Service Providers

10 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

18 Target | 31 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Jun 2021|Sweden|Management Consulting

Target: HOIST GROUP HOLDING INTERESSENTER AB

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

3 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Sep 2021|Sweden|Biotechnology

Target: SWEDISH ORPHAN BIOVITRUM AB (SOBI)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

8 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 5.81 B

Value

13 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: ASTON LARK

Bidder: HOWDEN GROUP

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 8 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 1.10 B

Value

21 Dec 2021|United States|Software

Target: ENCORA

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jan 2022|France|IT Services: Other

Target: INETUM (GFI INFORMATIQUE)

Bidder: NB RENAISSANCE PARTNERS

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 5 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 1.53 B

Value

04 Apr 2022|France|Recreational Products

Target: THE LIGUE DE FOOTBALL PROFESSIONNEL

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 1.25 B

Value

30 Apr 2022|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: HKA

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

24 Target | 13 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Jul 2022|Belgium|Digital Services

Target: STEPUP RGM

Bidder: KANTAR GROUP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Sep 2022|Australia|Airlines

Target: NATIONAL JET EXPRESS

Bidder: REGIONAL EXPRESS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 29 M

Value

18 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: DALE UNDERWRITING PARTNERS

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

4 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Oct 2023|United States|Digital Services

Target: VIVVIX

Bidder: MEDIARADAR

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

1 Target | 45 Bidder | 42 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: MYPOS

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 436 M

Value

22 Jun 2023|United Arab Emirates|Cosmetics

Target: ARTESSENCE FZE

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Express Courier / Parcels

Target: YODEL

Bidder: SHIFT

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

10 Target | 2 Bidder | 18 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Medical Equipment

Target: HAMILTON THORNE LTD

Bidder: ASTORG PARTNERS SAS

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

10 Target | 68 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 218 M

Value

22 Jul 2024|United States|Health Care Services

Target: COOK MEDICAL (REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BUSINESS)

Bidder: ASTORG PARTNERS SAS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 50 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: ESURE GROUP PLC

Bidder: AGEAS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL NV

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

1 Target | 39 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 1.29 B

Value

07 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Electrical Components

Target: SPECTRIS PLC

Bidder: KKR & CO

22 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

125 Dealmakers

30 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 4.70 B

Value

10 Aug 2025|Netherlands|Digital Services

Target: HSO SOFTWARE

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

16 Target | 70 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 800 M

Value

07 Aug 2025|France|Insurance Brokers

Target: DIOT-SIACI GROUP

Bidder: ARDIAN SAS

30 Service Providers

12 Target | 13 Bidder | 5 Vendor

117 Dealmakers

34 Target | 64 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 4.23 B

Value