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Warner Mandel

Partner at Rothschild & Co

Financial Advisor

London, England, United Kingdom

Deal Bio

Total Deals35

Valued Deals25

Total Value£ 18.91 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 757 M

Market Context

Awards

2020 Top Technology Bankers in EMEA

2019 Top Technology Bankers in EMEA

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20 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: FIDESSA GROUP PLC

Bidder: ION INVESTMENT GROUP LTD

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

16 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 1.44 B

Value

30 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: UBM PLC

Bidder: INFORMA PLC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

71 Dealmakers

41 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 4.13 B

Value

25 Sep 2017|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC

Bidder: CANYON BRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

11 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 579 M

Value

20 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: TOUCHSTONE INNOVATIONS PLC

Bidder: IP GROUP PLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 434 M

Value

21 Nov 2016|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: ALTERNATIVE NETWORKS PLC

Bidder: TOSCAFUND ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 184 M

Value

17 Nov 2016|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: CRESTON PLC

Bidder: DBAY ADVISORS LIMITED

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 53 M

Value

25 Nov 2014|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: ADVANCED COMPUTER SOFTWARE GROUP LTD

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 764 M

Value

01 Sep 2014|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: PERFORM GROUP PLC

Bidder: ACCESS INDUSTRIES INC

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 372 M

Value

30 Jun 2014|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: MECOM GROUP PLC

Bidder: DE PERSGROEP NV

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 222 M

Value

31 May 2012|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: LOGICA PLC

Bidder: CGI GROUP INC

5 Service Providers

5 Target

12 Dealmakers

9 Target

£ 2.03 B

Value

24 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: CITYFIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: ANTIN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS SAS

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

12 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 538 M

Value

11 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: BCA MARKETPLACE PLC

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Jul 2015|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED (THE)

Bidder: NIKKEI INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

6 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 May 2018|Switzerland|Payroll

Target: EQUATEX GROUP HOLDING AG

Bidder: COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

4 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Mar 2017|Spain|Digital Services

Target: PAGINAS AMARILLAS SOLUCIONES DIGITALES SAU

Bidder: EVOLVERE CAPITAL SAS

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

3 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Landline

$Infracapital Partners$

Target: GIGACLEAR PLC

Bidder: INFRACAPITAL PARTNERS

1 Service Providers

1 Target

3 Dealmakers

3 Target

n/a

Value

26 Feb 2019|Netherlands|Software

Target: EXACT GROUP

Bidder: KKR & CO

18 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

5 Target | 16 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 1.45 B

Value

24 Apr 2019|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: KCOM GROUP

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

15 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 628 M

Value

12 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: ADVANCED COMPUTER SOFTWARE GROUP LTD

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

03 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: HUNTSWORTH PLC

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

19 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 524 M

Value

27 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Software

Target: SDL PLC

Bidder: RWS HOLDINGS

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

55 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 854 M

Value

10 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Payments / Commerce

Target: WAMEJA

Bidder: MASTERCARD INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

9 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 97 M

Value

19 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: IDOX PLC

Bidder: DYE & DURHAM LIMITED

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

11 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 342 M

Value

18 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: TELIT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

Bidder: DBAY ADVISORS LIMITED

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

23 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 240 M

Value

25 Feb 2021|Ireland|Media Agencies

Target: COMMUNICORP

Bidder: BAUER MEDIA GROUP

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

3 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: WIRELESS LOGIC GROUP

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: THE ACCESS GROUP

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

19 Target | 29 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Jul 2022|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: TELIT CINTERION

Bidder: TELIT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

7 Service Providers

7 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Sep 2022|Spain|Equipment Rental

Target: GRUPO REDEXT

Bidder: WILDSTONE

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Aug 2023|United Kingdom|Software

Target: BLANCCO TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

14 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 175 M

Value

03 Jul 2023|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: TELIT CINTERION (CELLULAR AUTOMOTIVE MODULE UNIT)

Bidder: KONTRON AG

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 21 M

Value

30 Oct 2023|United States|Software

Target: FLYWHEEL DIGITAL

Bidder: OMNICOM GROUP INC

16 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 13 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 67 Vendor

£ 741 M

Value

30 Oct 2023|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: WGSN

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

21 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 13 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 700 M

Value

07 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: FD TECHNOLOGIES PLC (FIRST DERIVATIVE BUSINESS)

Bidder: EPAM SYSTEMS INC

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 9 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 230 M

Value

14 Jan 2025|Germany|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: STARFACE GMBH

Bidder: GAMMA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 167 M

Value