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Waleed Rasromani

Partner at Linklaters

Lawyer

Riyadh

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 33.93 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.89 B

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06 Oct 2015|South Africa|Platinum and Precious Metals

Target: AQUARIUS PLATINUM LTD

Bidder: SIBANYE GOLD LIMITED

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 193 M

Value

29 Apr 2019|Saudi Arabia|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: SCHLUMBERGER (SAUDI DRILLING BUSINESS)

Bidder: ABU DHABI NATIONAL ENERGY COMPANY (TAQA)

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

15 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: UNILEVER (SPREADS BUSINESS)

Bidder: KKR & CO

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

178 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 173 Vendor

£ 6.00 B

Value

15 Sep 2019|Bahrain|Banks

Target: AHLI UNITED BANK

Bidder: KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 9.65 B

Value

21 Jul 2017|United Kingdom|Alternative Electricity

Target: FIRST HYDRO

Bidder: BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

21 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Sep 2021|Sweden|Biotechnology

Target: SWEDISH ORPHAN BIOVITRUM AB (SOBI)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

8 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 5.81 B

Value

07 Sep 2021|Saudi Arabia|Internet

Target: ZAIN SAUDI ARABIA

Bidder: PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND

5 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

20 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 466 M

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

18 Aug 2021|Iceland|Biotechnology

Target: EPIENDO PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: EUROPEAN INNOVATION COUNCIL FUND

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 16 M

Value

21 Dec 2021|Mozambique|Coal

Target: MOATIZE COAL MINE

Bidder: VULCAN MINERALS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 204 M

Value

24 Jan 2022|Mauritius|Fertilizers

Target: ETG INPUTS HOLDCO

Bidder: SABIC AGRI-NUTRIENTS INVESTMENT COMPANY

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

21 Bidder

£ 236 M

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING DIVISION)

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

10 Nov 2022|Saudi Arabia|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: CONTACT CENTER COMPANY

Bidder: ARABIAN INTERNET AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES COMPANY (SOLUTIONS)

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 104 M

Value

21 Dec 2022|United Arab Emirates|Ports

Target: DP WORLD (UAE ASSETS)

Bidder: HASSANA INVESTMENT COMPANY

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.99 B

Value

03 Sep 2023|Saudi Arabia|Iron and Steel

Target: SAUDI IRON & STEEL COMPANY (HADEED)

Bidder: PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 2.62 B

Value

09 Oct 2023|Saudi Arabia|Mobility

Target: ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY

Bidder: SAUDI ELECTRICITY

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 55 M

Value

20 Dec 2023|South Africa|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: CMC NETWORKS

Bidder: CENTER3

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Jun 2024|Saudi Arabia|Alternative Electricity

Target: RABIGH ARABIAN WATER & ELECTRICITY COMPANY

Bidder: HASSANA INVESTMENT COMPANY

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

£ 176 M

Value

17 Sep 2024|Bahrain|Aluminium

Target: ALUMINIUM BAHRAIN

Bidder: MA'ADEN

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 724 M

Value

14 Jan 2025|Saudi Arabia|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: ADDOHA POULTRY COMPANY

Bidder: BRF ARABIA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 69 M

Value

18 Mar 2025|Saudi Arabia|Water

Target: BERAIN WATER

Bidder: HASSANA INVESTMENT COMPANY

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value