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Zheng Zhou

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals19

Total Value£ 21.69 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.14 B

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13 Jul 2020|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: SILVER PEAK

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

5 Target | 32 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 733 M

Value

10 Sep 2020|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: VIRTUSA CORPORATION

Bidder: BPEA EQT

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

16 Target | 39 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.54 B

Value

19 Feb 2020|Netherlands|Software

Target: CORNERSTONE TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: GOOGLE LLC

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

14 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Oct 2020|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: CARLOTZ INC

Bidder: ACAMAR PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

14 Target | 13 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 632 M

Value

02 Mar 2021|United States|Biotechnology

Target: RESOLUTION BIOSCIENCE

Bidder: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

16 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 394 M

Value

04 Aug 2021|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY (BUSINESS SOLUTIONS UNIT)

Bidder: BAUPOST GROUP

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 52 Vendor

£ 654 M

Value

26 May 2022|China|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: SUNCAR

Bidder: GOLDENBRIDGE

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

9 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 684 M

Value

29 Apr 2022|United States|Commercial Vehicles and Parts

Target: ROSENBAUER AMERICA LLC

Bidder: ROSENBAUER INTERNATIONAL AG

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Aug 2022|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: CARLOTZ INC

Bidder: SHIFT TECHNOLOGIES

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

40 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Aug 2022|United States|E-commerce

Target: TCGPLAYER

Bidder: EBAY INC

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

25 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 249 M

Value

09 Nov 2022|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: RTS PACKAGING LLC

Bidder: SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 288 M

Value

04 Jan 2023|Japan|Biotechnology

Target: ORICIRO GENOMICS

Bidder: MODERNA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 70 M

Value

31 Jan 2023|Singapore|Automobiles

Target: LOTUS TECHNOLOGY INC

Bidder: L CATTERTON ASIA ACQUISITION CORP

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

32 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 4.36 B

Value

09 Mar 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: E-MSION

Bidder: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Mar 2023|India|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 223 M

Value

19 May 2023|Belgium|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: INTERNATIONAL GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

15 Target | 55 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 May 2023|Italy|Software

Target: CERTILOGO

Bidder: EBAY INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Sep 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: RESOLUTION BIOSCIENCE

Bidder: EXACT SCIENCES

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Dec 2023|China|Biotechnology

Target: GRACELL BIOTECHNOLOGIES INC

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

18 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 971 M

Value

10 Apr 2024|United States|Consumer Services: Other

Target: GOLDIN AUCTIONS

Bidder: EBAY INC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 38 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Apr 2024|United States|Storage Facilities

Target: EBAY VAULT

Bidder: COLLECTORS UNIVERSE INC

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 38 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Mar 2024|United States|Software

Target: PERCH

Bidder: RAZOR GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 331 M

Value

24 Jun 2024|Switzerland|Containers and Packaging

Target: EVIOSYS

Bidder: SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

35 Target | 70 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 3.08 B

Value

10 Dec 2024|India|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC

Bidder: ABU DHABI FUTURE ENERGY COMPANY (MASDAR)

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

4 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 817 M

Value

18 Dec 2024|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: SONOCO (THERMOFORMED AND FLEXIBLES PACKAGING BUSINESS)

Bidder: TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 43 Vendor

£ 1.42 B

Value

21 May 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: VIGIL NEUROSCIENCE

Bidder: SANOFI SA

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

22 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 448 M

Value

21 May 2025|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: LUMEN (MASS MARKETS FIBER BUSINESS)

Bidder: AT&T INC

13 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 4.25 B

Value

08 Sep 2025|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: SONOCO (THERMOSAFE UNIT)

Bidder: ARSENAL CAPITAL PARTNERS INC

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 41 Vendor

£ 535 M

Value