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William RuckerLazard

William Rucker

Chairman at Lazard

Financial Advisor

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals17
Valued Deals17
Total Value£ 140.78 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 8.28 B

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12 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars
The Restaurant Group
Apollo Global Management

Target: THE RESTAURANT GROUP PLC

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

41 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 701 M

Value

31 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Brewin Dolphin Holdings
Royal Bank Of Canada

Target: BREWIN DOLPHIN HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

11 Service Providers

8 Target | 3 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

14 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 1.49 B

Value

26 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|Management Consulting
River And Mercantile (solutions Business)
Schroders

Target: RIVER AND MERCANTILE (SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SCHRODERS PLC

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 230 M

Value

26 May 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services
Spire Healthcare Group
Ramsay Health Care

Target: SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

Bidder: RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 7 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

32 Target | 79 Bidder

£ 2.06 B

Value

07 May 2021|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development
St. Modwen Properties
Blackstone Group

Target: ST. MODWEN PROPERTIES

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

15 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 2.47 B

Value

08 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Security Services
G4s
Allied Universal

Target: G4S PLC

Bidder: ALLIED UNIVERSAL

30 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

142 Dealmakers

57 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 3.82 B

Value

06 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Diversified Retailers
Via Outlets
Apg Group

Target: VIA OUTLETS

Bidder: APG GROUP NV

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 8 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

3 Target | 14 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 274 M

Value

07 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development
Galliford Try Homes
Vistry Group (ex-bovis Homes Plc)

Target: GALLIFORD TRY HOMES LIMITED

Bidder: VISTRY GROUP PLC (EX-BOVIS HOMES PLC)

17 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 11 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

33 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 1.07 B

Value

28 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Recreational Services
Merlin Entertainments
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Target: MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

31 Service Providers

8 Target | 23 Bidder

81 Dealmakers

27 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 4.77 B

Value

06 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Retail REITs
Intu Properties
Hammerson

Target: INTU PROPERTIES PLC

Bidder: HAMMERSON PLC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

44 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 8.07 B

Value

06 Nov 2017|United Kingdom|Banks
Aldermore Group
Firstrand

Target: ALDERMORE GROUP PLC

Bidder: FIRSTRAND LIMITED

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

21 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 1.08 B

Value

12 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Textile Rental / Washroom Services
Berendsen
Elis

Target: BERENDSEN PLC

Bidder: ELIS SA

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

20 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 2.61 B

Value

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