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Victoria Hills

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 32.96 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.35 B

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25 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Brewers

Target: FULLER (BEER BUSINESS)

Bidder: ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 250 M

Value

25 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: WEIR (FLOW CONTROL DIVISION)

Bidder: FIRST RESERVE CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

3 Target | 56 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 275 M

Value

29 Jun 2018|Switzerland|Medical Equipment

Target: ALCON INC

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Vendor

92 Dealmakers

3 Target | 89 Vendor

£ 20.63 B

Value

18 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Railroads

Target: INTERCITY EXPRESS PROGRAMME PHASE 2

Bidder: AIP MANAGEMENT

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 421 M

Value

01 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Apparel Retailers

Target: ARCADIA (BRANDS)

Bidder: ASOS

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 265 M

Value

12 May 2021|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON (REINSURANCE, SPECIALTY AND RETAIL BROKERAGE OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 64 Vendor

£ 2.52 B

Value

16 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: MEDIVET

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

36 Target | 21 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: EKATERRA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

222 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 196 Vendor

£ 3.78 B

Value

02 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)

Target: SPARROWS GROUP

Bidder: ALTRAD SA

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

29 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 May 2022|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: BASECAMP (PBSA ASSETS)

Bidder: XIOR STUDENT HOUSING

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 799 M

Value

21 Jun 2022|Netherlands|Hotels and Motels

Target: THE STUDENT HOTEL INC

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Mortgage Finance

Target: KENSINGTON MORTGAGES

Bidder: BARCLAYS PLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 2.30 B

Value

09 Mar 2022|Germany|Hotels and Motels

Target: SHERATON BERLIN GRAND HOTEL ESPLANADE

Bidder: DEUTSCHE FINANCE INTERNATIONAL

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 96 M

Value

27 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: ELEVEN SPORTS (SPORTS MEDIA BUSINESSES)

Bidder: DAZN GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Dec 2022|Greece|Recreational Services

Target: NAMMOS GROUP

Bidder: MONTEROCK INTERNATIONAL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Feb 2023|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: THE QUEENS HOTEL

Bidder: PANDOX AB

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

£ 53 M

Value

03 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: SCHOEN CLINIC LONDON

Bidder: FORTIUS CLINIC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

12 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Electricity Distribution

Target: SHELL ENERGY (UK AND GERMANY BUSINESS)

Bidder: OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: AERMONT CAPITAL LLP

Bidder: KEPPEL CORP LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 306 M

Value

02 Feb 2024|Italy|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS (ITALY DIVISION)

Bidder: MATICMIND

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 36 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Jun 2024|Singapore|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: ST TELEMEDIA GLOBAL DATA CENTRES

Bidder: KKR & CO

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

6 Target | 38 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.02 B

Value

11 Jun 2024|Netherlands|Hotels and Motels

Target: ZIEN GROUP

Bidder: LEONARDO HOTELS

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: NIDO LIVING

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Aug 2024|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT (THREE APARTHOTELS IN LONDON)

Bidder: PANDOX AB

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

£ 230 M

Value