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William TongDavis Polk & Wardwell

William Tong

Counsel at Davis Polk & Wardwell

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals21
Valued Deals10
Total Value£6,028M
Avg. Deal Size£603M

Market Context

Expertise (21)

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom
FinTech
PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMajority
Fidessa Group

target

Fidessa Group

Ion Investment Group

bidder

Ion Investment Group

£1,440m

84 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Software
PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border
Sequel Business Solutions Ltd.

target

Sequel Business Solutions Ltd.

Verisk Analytics

bidder

Verisk Analytics

£250m

20 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Software
PrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
Comodo Certificate Authoritiy Ltd.

target

Comodo Certificate Authoritiy Ltd.

Francisco Partners

bidder

Francisco Partners

value n/a

12 dealmakers

Egypt
Integrated Oil and Gas
PrivateAcquisitionDisposalDomesticMinority
Egyptian Drilling Company

target

Egyptian Drilling Company

Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation

bidder

Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation

£75m

3 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Online and Social Platforms
PrivateMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity
MAGICLAB

target

MAGICLAB

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

58 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Food Products
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross Border
Eat Natural

target

Eat Natural

Ferrero International

bidder

Ferrero International

£35m

21 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Food Products
Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPrivate
Burton's Biscuit Co

target

Burton's Biscuit Co

Ferrero International

bidder

Ferrero International

value n/a

28 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Financial Data and Systems
Cross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajority
Wren Sterling

target

Wren Sterling

Lightyear Capital

bidder

Lightyear Capital

value n/a

17 dealmakers

Ireland
Mobile
PrivateCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisition
DING

target

DING

Pollen Street Capital

bidder

Pollen Street Capital

value n/a

17 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Investment Banking
Cross BorderPrivateMajorityAcquisition
Hubwise Holdings

target

Hubwise Holdings

Ss&c Technologies Holdings

bidder

Ss&c Technologies Holdings

value n/a

13 dealmakers

Greece
FinTech
PrivateCross BorderMinorityAcquisition
Viva Wallet

target

Viva Wallet

Jp Morgan Chase & Co

bidder

Jp Morgan Chase & Co

£584m

47 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Software
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate
Mycom Osi

target

Mycom Osi

AMDOCS

bidder

AMDOCS

£149m

15 dealmakers

United States
Health Care Services
Private EquityMajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate
Open Health

target

Open Health

Astorg Partners

bidder

Astorg Partners

£790m

25 dealmakers

France
Gaming
AcquisitionMinorityPublicCross Border
Guillemot Brothers

target

Guillemot Brothers

Tencent Holdings

bidder

Tencent Holdings

£254m

25 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Software
PrivateMinorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomestic
Evora Global

target

Evora Global

Bridges Fund Management

bidder

Bridges Fund Management

value n/a

24 dealmakers

Australia
Cosmetics
PrivateMajorityCross BorderAcquisition
AESOP

target

AESOP

L'oreal

bidder

L'oreal

£2,043m

39 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Information / Data Services
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross Border
Trove Research

target

Trove Research

Msci

bidder

Msci

value n/a

16 dealmakers

Ireland
Software
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate
Cubic Telecom

target

Cubic Telecom

Softbank Group Corp

bidder

Softbank Group Corp

£405m

34 dealmakers

United Kingdom
IT Services: Other
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate
FOXBERRY

target

FOXBERRY

Msci

bidder

Msci

value n/a

20 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Trucking
MajorityPrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisition
Fox Brothers Holdings Group

target

Fox Brothers Holdings Group

Stellex Capital Management

bidder

Stellex Capital Management

value n/a

10 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Health Care Services
Private EquityAcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic
Helios Medical Communications

target

Helios Medical Communications

Telemos Capital

bidder

Telemos Capital

value n/a

14 dealmakers

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