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Veronica Roberts

Partner, Head of Competition/Antitrust, Regulation and Trade at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals38

Valued Deals22

Total Value£ 40.52 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.84 B

Market Context

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05 Aug 2016|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: HOOVER FERGUSON GROUP INC

Bidder: BRAMBLES LTD

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Aug 2016|Czechia|Casinos and Gambling

Target: SAZKA GROUP AS

Bidder: EMMA GAMMA LIMITED

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

13 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Oct 2018|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: AIRTEL AFRICA LTD

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

9 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 960 M

Value

11 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Airlines

Target: FLYBE GROUP

Bidder: VIRGIN ATLANTIC LTD

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

4 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 84 M

Value

03 Jul 2020|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

13 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 840 M

Value

05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: LA CAISSE (EX CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC)

32 Service Providers

9 Target | 23 Bidder

184 Dealmakers

51 Target | 139 Bidder

£ 7.20 B

Value

15 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

22 Target | 15 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 294 M

Value

04 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: KPMG (UK RESTRUCTURING BUSINESS)

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 400 M

Value

18 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity

Target: WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION

Bidder: NATIONAL GRID

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

106 Dealmakers

2 Target | 54 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 14.40 B

Value

18 Mar 2021|United States|Conventional Electricity

Target: NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC

Bidder: PPL CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 54 Vendor

£ 2.74 B

Value

27 Apr 2021|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: EUTELSAT GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

11 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 396 M

Value

12 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: HANWHA GROUP

5 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

9 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 216 M

Value

29 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: BHARTI GLOBAL LIMITED

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 360 M

Value

18 Oct 2021|Czechia|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: CETIN GROUP

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED (GIC)

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

2 Target | 29 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Engineering Consulting

Target: HOARE LEA

Bidder: TETRA TECH INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Jun 2022|Italy|Education Services

Target: PEARSON (K12 COURSEWARE BUSINESSES ITALY AND GERMANY)

Bidder: SANOMA OYJ

12 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 163 M

Value

13 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: GO-AHEAD

Bidder: OPTRUST (OPSEU PENSION TRUST)

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

39 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 699 M

Value

26 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: EUTELSAT GROUP

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

30 Target | 30 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 2.83 B

Value

28 Jul 2022|Chile|Auto Services

Target: DERCO HOLDINGS

Bidder: INCHCAPE PLC

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 9 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

8 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 1.30 B

Value

14 Nov 2022|Spain|Defense

Target: EXPAL SYSTEMS

Bidder: RHEINMETALL AG

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

1 Target | 55 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 1.05 B

Value

03 Aug 2022|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: SAIETTA / CONMET JV

Bidder: CONSOLIDATED METCO

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Aerospace

Target: REACTION ENGINES

Bidder: THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT FUND

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

9 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Mar 2023|Indonesia|Automobiles

Target: MERCEDES-BENZ (INDONESIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: INCHCAPE PLC

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

11 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Sep 2023|Sweden|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: CELLNEX (SWEDEN AND DENMARK OPERATIONS)

Bidder: STONEPEAK PARTNERS LP

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 631 M

Value

25 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: TOUCAN ENERGY (SOLAR PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: SCHRODERS GREENCOAT

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 700 M

Value

13 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Life Insurance

Target: SCOTTISH WIDOWS (BULK ANNUITY PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: ROTHESAY LIFE

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 43 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Jun 2023|Switzerland|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: ASTERIA INVESTMENT MANAGERS

Bidder: MAN GROUP

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

11 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Apr 2024|Germany|Travel and Tourism

Target: FTI GROUP

Bidder: CERTARES MANAGEMENT LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

6 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 106 M

Value

09 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: PHARMAXO GROUP

Bidder: ICON GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

4 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Aug 2024|United Kingdom|Internet

Target: BT GROUP PLC

Bidder: BHARTI ENTERPRISES LTD

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

2 Target | 69 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 3.13 B

Value

10 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: COOPER PARRY

Bidder: LEE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

21 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: AIRTEL-VODAFONE

Bidder: SURE

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

13 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Auto Services

Target: DAWSONGROUP

Bidder: KKR & CO

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

22 Target | 41 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: ALWEN HOUGH JOHNSON LTD (AHJ)

Bidder: MILLER INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

4 Target | 31 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: BARNETT WADDINGHAM

Bidder: HOWDEN GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

41 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|General Mining

Target: ADRIATIC METALS PLC

Bidder: DUNDEE PRECIOUS METALS INC

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

35 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 956 M

Value

18 Jun 2025|France|Aerospace

Target: LAUAK GROUP

Bidder: WIPRO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Dec 2025|United Kingdom|Infrastructure Funds

Target: LOW CARBON

Bidder: CVC DIF

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 1.05 B

Value