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Yohan Liyanage

Partner at Linklaters

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals72

Valued Deals45

Total Value£ 66.46 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.48 B

Market Context

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20 Nov 2017|Canada|Restaurants and Bars

Target: BENTO SUSHI

Bidder: YO! SUSHI

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 58 M

Value

30 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: J SAINSBURY PLC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

2 Target | 66 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 7.30 B

Value

14 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: LOVEHONEY GROUP LTD

Bidder: TELEMOS CAPITAL

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 May 2018|Netherlands|Rental Services: Consumer

Target: TIP TRAILER SERVICES

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

1 Target | 68 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Jul 2017|Spain|Clothing and Accessories

Target: PRONOVIAS GROUP

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

100 Dealmakers

2 Target | 98 Bidder

£ 450 M

Value

10 Aug 2017|Ireland|Full Line Insurance

Target: AEGON IRELAND

Bidder: ATHORA HOLDING LTD

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 154 M

Value

11 May 2019|United States|Biotechnology

Target: GENERAL ELECTRIC (FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS)

Bidder: QIAGEN NV

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

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

24 Sep 2019|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: JANE’S INFORMATION GROUP

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 377 M

Value

08 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: ARQIVA (TELECOMS DIVISION)

Bidder: CELLNEX TELECOM SA

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

112 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 96 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

04 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: EBURY

Bidder: BANCO SANTANDER SA

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

3 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 350 M

Value

16 Jan 2020|Switzerland|Digital Services

Target: GLOBAL BLUE SA

Bidder: ANT FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP CO LIMITED

37 Service Providers

11 Target | 24 Bidder | 2 Vendor

112 Dealmakers

36 Target | 69 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

27 Jan 2020|France|Containers and Packaging

Target: ALBEA (DISPENCING BUSINESS)

Bidder: SILGAN HOLDINGS INC

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

60 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 689 M

Value

03 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: HEARTSTYLES

Bidder: YUM! BRANDS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: KANDY THERAPEUTICS LTD

Bidder: BAYER AG

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 8 Vendor

100 Dealmakers

29 Target | 57 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 326 M

Value

24 Jul 2020|Greece|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: WIND HELLAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

79 Dealmakers

2 Target | 77 Bidder

£ 471 M

Value

16 Sep 2020|Japan|Medical Equipment

Target: TAKEDA (TACHOSIL)

Bidder: GTCR LLC

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 66 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

23 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: A-PLAN INSURANCE

Bidder: HYPERION INSURANCE GROUP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

10 Target | 8 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 700 M

Value

30 Nov 2020|Denmark|Management Consulting

Target: PA CONSULTING LLC

Bidder: JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

3 Target | 20 Bidder | 55 Vendor

£ 1.82 B

Value

09 Jun 2020|Belgium|IT Services: Other

Target: SILVERFIN

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

2 Target | 34 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: EVALUATE GROUP

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

51 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Feb 2021|Portugal|Containers and Packaging

Target: LOGOPLASTE

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

24 Service Providers

6 Target | 15 Bidder | 3 Vendor

248 Dealmakers

13 Target | 65 Bidder | 171 Vendor

£ 1.22 B

Value

16 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: DAVIES GROUP LTD

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

13 Target | 51 Bidder | 20 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Mar 2021|Denmark|Specialty Retailers

Target: STAPLES SOLUTIONS (EUROPEAN BUSINESS UNITS)

Bidder: LYRECO

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

176 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 175 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: THE AVASCENT GROUP (DEFENCE MARKET ANALYTICS BUSINESS)

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 May 2021|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services

Target: TRAVIS PERKINS (UK PLUMBING & HEATING BUSINESS)

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 325 M

Value

26 May 2021|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: VECTURA GROUP PLC

Bidder: PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL

22 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

24 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 1.02 B

Value

03 May 2021|Portugal|E-commerce

Target: STAPLES (PORTUGAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: FIRMO

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Gas Distribution

Target: SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS LTD

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

3 Target | 47 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.84 B

Value

09 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: WILLIAM HILL (NON-US ASSETS)

Bidder: 888 HOLDINGS PLC

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

2 Target | 55 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 2.05 B

Value

18 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: PLAYTECH PLC

Bidder: ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

15 Target | 74 Bidder

£ 2.10 B

Value

01 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: MCKESSON UK

Bidder: AURELIUS GROUP

13 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 61 Vendor

£ 477 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

03 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: PSP/CADILLAC FAIRVIEW/LONG HARBOUR JV

Bidder: CADILLAC FAIRVIEW

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

37 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Jul 2021|Netherlands|E-commerce

Target: CARNEXT

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

90 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Jan 2022|Hong Kong|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: ELEVATE LIMITED

Bidder: LRQA

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 29 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: CANADA WATER MASTERPLAN

Bidder: AUSTRALIANSUPER

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

46 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 290 M

Value

27 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Gas Distribution

Target: NATIONAL GRID (GAS TRANSMISSION AND METERING BUSINESS)

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

15 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

191 Dealmakers

34 Bidder | 157 Vendor

£ 5.76 B

Value

09 May 2022|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: TYSERS

Bidder: AUB GROUP

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

2 Target | 45 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 600 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

01 Jun 2022|Croatia|Auto Parts

Target: RIMAC AUTOMOBILI

Bidder: PORSCHE AUTOMOBIL HOLDING SE

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

10 Target | 73 Bidder

£ 425 M

Value

09 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Health Care Facilities

Target: MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL PLC

Bidder: REMGRO LIMITED

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

152 Dealmakers

38 Target | 114 Bidder

£ 3.70 B

Value

19 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: EMERGING PORTFOLIO FUNDS RESEARCH

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

1 Target | 57 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Marine Transportation

Target: LLOYD’S LIST INTELLIGENCE

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

1 Target | 70 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 385 M

Value

27 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Gaming

Target: ROXOR GAMING

Bidder: ARISTOCRAT LEISURE LTD

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

6 Target | 29 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels

Target: CF PATHWAYS

Bidder: ARA PARTNERS GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

2 Target | 54 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Dec 2022|Italy|Tires

Target: VITTORIA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: TELEMOS CAPITAL

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

16 Target | 53 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2022|United States|Food Products

Target: MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL (GUM BUSINESS)

Bidder: PERFETTI VAN MELLE

8 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

02 Mar 2023|South Africa|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: SHOWMAX GROUP

Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

54 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Apr 2023|United Arab Emirates|Payments / Commerce

Target: NETWORK INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

100 Dealmakers

30 Target | 66 Bidder

£ 2.20 B

Value

09 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Retail REITs

Target: ST KATHARINE DOCKS COMPLEX IN LONDON

Bidder: CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 395 M

Value

28 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Travel and Tourism

Target: MR & MRS SMITH

Bidder: HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

4 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 53 M

Value

20 Jun 2023|Germany|Investment Banking

Target: NASDAQ (EUROPEAN POWER TRADING AND CLEARING BUSINESS)

Bidder: EEX GROUP

7 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 61 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Environmental Consulting

Target: ANTHESIS GROUP

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

133 Dealmakers

9 Target | 125 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Jun 2023|Spain|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: APPLUS+ SERVICES

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

29 Service Providers

3 Target | 18 Bidder

119 Dealmakers

3 Target | 91 Bidder

£ 1.58 B

Value

19 Jul 2023|United Kingdom|Gas Distribution

Target: NATIONAL GRID (GAS TRANSMISSION AND METERING BUSINESS)

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

199 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 184 Vendor

£ 1.92 B

Value

21 Jul 2023|United States|Aerospace

Target: COLLINS (ACTUATION AND FLIGHT CONTROL BUSINESS)

Bidder: SAFRAN SA

11 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

41 Bidder | 46 Vendor

£ 1.40 B

Value

01 Aug 2023|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 50 M

Value

11 Sep 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS

Bidder: AUSTRALIANSUPER

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

168 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder | 136 Vendor

£ 1.29 B

Value

05 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: ALLIANCE MEDICAL GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: ICON INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LLP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

2 Target | 54 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 910 M

Value

04 Apr 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS (A PORTFOLIO OF EUROPEAN SITES)

Bidder: INFRANITY

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

200 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 195 Vendor

£ 2.21 B

Value

06 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: EG GROUP (218 KFC RESTAURANTS)

Bidder: YUM! BRANDS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

60 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: LAST MILE INFRASTRUCTURE

Bidder: MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

37 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Automobiles

Target: VOLTA TRUCKS (UK BUSINESS AND ASSETS)

Bidder: LUXOR CAPITAL GROUP LP

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Jun 2024|United Arab Emirates|Education Services

Target: GEMS EDUCATION

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

160 Dealmakers

32 Target | 127 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.58 B

Value

25 Jun 2024|United States|Automobiles

Target: RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE / VOLKSWAGEN JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: VOLKSWAGEN AG

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

124 Dealmakers

124 Bidder

£ 4.53 B

Value

01 Jul 2024|Spain|Education Services

Target: GLOBEDUCATE

Bidder: WENDEL

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

104 Dealmakers

6 Target | 59 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 529 M

Value

04 Jul 2024|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: LOMBARD INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: UTMOST GROUP

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 200 M

Value

12 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: UNITED TRUST BANK

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2024|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: STORION ENERGY

Bidder: LARGO INC

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

37 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Jan 2025|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: NASDAQ (NORDIC POWER FUTURES BUSINESS)

Bidder: EURONEXT NV

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 35 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jan 2025|Jersey|Diversified Financials

Target: HIGHVERN

Bidder: PERMIAN AS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 37 Bidder

n/a

Value