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Wheatly MacNamara

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

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Total Deals26

Valued Deals19

Total Value£ 31.53 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.66 B

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02 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Other Specialty REITs

Target: LOGICOR EUROPE LIMITED

Bidder: CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF)

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 8 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Vendor

£ 10.65 B

Value

03 Jul 2018|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: ROUND HILL CAPITAL

Bidder: DYAL CAPITAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Sep 2018|Spain|Real Estate Services

Target: TESTA RESIDENCIAL SOCIMI SA

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

8 Target | 5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 2.25 B

Value

05 Dec 2018|Italy|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: KRYALOS SGR

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Oct 2017|Spain|Hotels and Motels

Target: HOTEL INVESTMENT PARTNERS

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services

Target: HANSTEEN HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: M7 REAL ESTATE

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 1.37 B

Value

27 Jul 2017|France|Hotels and Motels

Target: SIMPLY HOTELS GROUP

Bidder: MATA CAPITAL

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Nov 2016|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: OFFICEFIRST IMMOBILIEN AG

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Oct 2016|Sweden|Real Estate Services

Target: D CARNEGIE & CO

Bidder: VEGA HOLDCO SARL

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Sep 2019|Canada|Commercial REITs

Target: DREAM GLOBAL REIT

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

25 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 3.76 B

Value

20 Sep 2019|Greece|Hotels and Motels

Target: LOUIS GROUP (HOTEL BUSINESSES)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 157 M

Value

09 Jan 2020|Czechia|Residential REITs

Target: RESIDOMO

Bidder: HEIMSTADEN BOSTAD

14 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 9 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 1.07 B

Value

29 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: BOURNE LEISURE

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

47 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 3.00 B

Value

06 Dec 2021|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: OPTIMUM / BLACKSTONE JV

Bidder: OPTIMUM ASSET MANAGEMENT

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

17 Bidder

£ 681 M

Value

20 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: BUTLIN'S

Bidder: THE HARRIS FAMILY TRUSTS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 300 M

Value

19 Dec 2022|Poland|Diversified Retailers

Target: FORUM GDANSK SHOPPING CENTER

Bidder: NEPI ROCKCASTLE PLC

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 218 M

Value

31 Oct 2023|Spain|Hotels and Motels

Target: HOTEL INVESTMENT PARTNERS

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

9 Target | 7 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Dec 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: DIGITAL REALTY / BLACKSTONE JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: DIGITAL REALTY

6 Service Providers

6 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

27 Bidder

£ 696 M

Value

04 Apr 2024|Italy|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: MILANESE BUILDING ON VIA MONTE NAPOLEONE 8

Bidder: KERING SA

17 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 13 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

13 Aug 2024|United States|Residential REITs

Target: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE (3000 SHARED OWNERSHIP HOMES)

Bidder: UNIVERSITIES SUPERANNUATION SCHEME LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 405 M

Value

18 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: CALA GROUP

Bidder: PATRON CAPITAL ADVISERS LLP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 1.35 B

Value

06 Sep 2024|South Africa|Commercial REITs

Target: BURSTONE (PAN-EUROPEAN LOGISTICS PLATFORM)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 843 M

Value

02 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (33 MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL HOTELS IN THE UK)

Bidder: AMANTE CAPITAL

12 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 900 M

Value

04 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: WAREHOUSE REIT

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

19 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 730 M

Value

25 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: SEGRO / PURE DC JV

Bidder: SEGRO PLC

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

34 Bidder

£ 1.00 B

Value

13 Oct 2025|United Kingdom|Industrial Distribution

Target: BLACKSTONE (LOGISTICS PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: TRITAX BIG BOX REIT

10 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 1.03 B

Value