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Valerie Ford Jacob

Co-head of Capital Markets & Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

New York, United States

Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 14.67 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.05 B

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21 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: SKY BETTING AND GAMING

Bidder: THE STARS GROUP INC

26 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 10 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 3.35 B

Value

30 Jul 2019|United States|Aerospace

Target: ONTIC

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

1 Target | 49 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

25 Sep 2019|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: DFE PHARMA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

19 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

15 Target | 71 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

07 Feb 2020|Germany|Travel and Tourism

Target: HAPAG-LLOYD CRUISES GMBH

Bidder: TUI CRUISES

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

2 Target | 32 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 509 M

Value

19 Feb 2020|Canada|Consumer Lending

Target: FAIRSTONE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS

Bidder: CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS LP

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

1 Target | 43 Bidder | 30 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 May 2020|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: QUINTANA ENERGY SERVICES INC

Bidder: KLX ENERGY SERVICES HOLDINGS INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

20 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Oct 2020|Belgium|Mobile

Target: VOXBONE

Bidder: BANDWIDTH

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

27 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 404 M

Value

22 Oct 2020|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: CARLOTZ INC

Bidder: ACAMAR PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

14 Target | 13 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 632 M

Value

19 Jan 2021|United States|Recreational Vehicles and Boats

Target: AZAMARA BRAND

Bidder: SYCAMORE PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 148 M

Value

29 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: CAZOO

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INC

34 Service Providers

7 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

35 Target | 56 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 5.07 B

Value

04 May 2021|Switzerland|Software

Target: ACRONIS

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

16 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 180 M

Value

17 Jun 2021|United States|Machinery: Specialty

Target: MIRION TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP

22 Service Providers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

15 Target | 62 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 1.85 B

Value

15 Mar 2022|Ireland|Software

Target: GLOBAL SHARES PLC

Bidder: JP MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

19 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jan 2022|United States|Digital Services

Target: CLEARLINK

Bidder: CLARKE CAPITAL PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Aug 2022|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: CARLOTZ INC

Bidder: SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

40 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Oct 2022|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: MOLEKULE

Bidder: AEROCLEAN TECHNOLOGIES

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

24 Target | 31 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: WTA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 123 M

Value

21 Feb 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: COMPLEX NETWORKS

Bidder: NTWRK

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 86 M

Value

10 Dec 2024|India|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC

Bidder: ABU DHABI FUTURE ENERGY COMPANY (MASDAR)

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

4 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 817 M

Value

12 Dec 2024|United States|Media Agencies

Target: FIRST WE FEAST

Bidder: SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

3 Service Providers

3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

34 Vendor

£ 65 M

Value