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Our team’s transaction experience both at and prior to joining BMS.
Transactions
We recognise that every transaction and every client is unique. We work hard to find the insurance solution to your business needs.
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January 2022
Sector: Education
Sale of a chain of pre-school learning centres across Singapore from the co-founders of the Target
EV: USD 50m and below
January 2022
Sector: TMT
The sale of a German e-gaming company by a group of sellers to an India-based company
EV: USD 50 – USD 100m
December 2021
Sector: Pharmaceuticals
An Asian PE fund on its acquisition of an Indian pharmaceutical company
EV: USD 100m – USD 200m
November 2021
Sector: F&B
An acquisition of a franchise steakhouse chain in Korea by a Korean PE fund
EV: USD 200 – USD 300m
October 2021
Sector: Consumer Products
Acquisition of a Singapore headquartered omnichannel technology platform (primarily operating in Thailand and Malaysia) by a Hong Kong based corporate
EV: USD 50m and below
September 2021
Sector: Services
Acquisition of a Korean customer service operation platform by a Korean PE firm
EV: USD 100m – USD 300m
September 2021
Sector: F&B
Placement of a tax insurance policy for a grocery store chain in Malaysia
EV: USD 100m – USD 200m
September 2021
Sector: Infrastructure
The sale of a tower company in Indonesia by global PE firms to the largest independent telecommunication tower operator in Indonesia.
EV: USD 1bn+
July 2021
Sector: Real Estate
Acquisition of a Singaporean office building by a PE firm based in Singapore
EV: USD 200m – USD 500m
September 2020
Sector: Consumer Products
Canadian based rental car business buy-out of its largest competitor.
EV: $1.1bn
September 2020
Sector: Professional Services, TMT
Mid-market US PE buy-out of a Toronto, Canada IT consulting firm.
EV: $42m
April 2020
Sector: Infrastructure
Canadian asset manager's purchase of a toll road in Puerto Rico.
EV: $343m
April 2020
Sector: TMT
Family office based in Toronto, Canada and their purchase of certain assets from a global space and satellite company.
EV: $1bn
April 2020
Sector: TMT
Canadian telecom buy-out of the Canadian operations of a large home security company.
EV: $700m
February 2020
Sector: Professional Services
Large Canadian insurer's buy-out of a competitors life insurance business.
EV: $180m
January 2020
Sector: Manufacturing
Sale of controlling stake in South Korean cardboard manufacturing companies by a local independent private equity firm.
EV: $150m
January 2020
Sector: Manufacturing
Canadian pension plan sought tax insurance on a transaction they were involved with a US plastics manufacturer.
EV: $740m
December 2019
Sector: Real Estate
Acquisition of a Singaporean commercial property by a SGX listed insurance company.
EV: $35m
December 2019
Sector: Logistics
A US headquartered global packaging business fund on its acquisition of an Italian headquartered packaging business.
EV: Undisclosed
December 2019
Sector: Energy
Acquisition by a global private equity fund of South Korea's largest industrial gas supplier.
EV: $2.4bn
December 2019
Sector: TMT
Acquisition by a global private equity fund of a South Korean IT service company.
EV: $700m
December 2019
Sector: Infrastructure
Divestment of an Indonesian toll road concession holder and operator by a sovereign wealth fund.
EV: $500m
November 2019
Sector: TMT
A US private equity fund on its acquisition of a German based IT business.
EV: USD 50m – USD 250m
November 2019
Sector: TMT
A mid-market private equity fund on its acquisition of a leading digital marketing agency in the UK.
EV: Sub £50m
November 2019
Sector: TMT
$20m limit tax liability insurance policy. Mauritian seller of an Indian target business insured against the risk that the India – Mauritius Double Tax Treaty would not be considered to apply to the disposal of the business by the Indian tax authorities and would therefore be subject to Indian capital gains tax.
EV: N/A
November 2019
Sector: Consumer Products
A US private equity fund on its acquisition of a South Korean bubble tea franchise.
EV: $300m
November 2019
Sector: Consumer Products
Large publicly traded Canadian company buy-out of a local food manufacturer.
EV: $425m
October 2019
Sector: TMT
A US private equity fund on its acquisition of a German based IT business.
EV: USD 50m – USD 250m
October 2019
Sector: Healthcare
Global pharmaceutical manufacturers buy-out of Quebec based pharma company.
EV: $95m
October 2019
Sector: TMT
A US private equity fund on its acquisition of a New Zealand based software business.
EV: Undisclosed
October 2019
Sector: TMT
Canadian telecom company's buy-out of an agriculture software company based in the UK.
EV: £24m
October 2019
Sector: Logistics
A US private equity fund on its acquisition of a majority stake in a Norwegian maritime services business.
EV: Undisclosed
September 2019
Sector: Professional Services
Buy-out of Toronto, Canada IT specialty company by a US mid-market PE fund based out of Boston, MA.
EV: $31m
September 2019
Sector: TMT, Consumer Products
A FTSE 250 listed online gaming operator on its reverse takeover of an online software development and gaming business.
EV: £250m – £500m
September 2019
Sector: TMT
Canadian telecom buy-out of certain assets from a large US call-centre and marketing business.
EV: $915m
September 2019
Sector: Healthcare
Joint venture between a US private equity fund and a Malaysian conglomerate to purchase several Southeast Asian healthcare assets.
EV: $1.2bn
July 2019
Sector: Logistics
Global packaging company strategic buy-out of an Ontario based packaging and delivery company.
EV: $162m
September 2019
Sector: Professional Services
The private equity arm of a large independent financial advisory group on its acquisition of a leading Dutch insurance distribution platform.
EV: Undisclosed
July 2019
Sector: Real Estate
Joint acquisition by a German insurer and a Hong Kong private equity fund of a Singapore mixed-use real estate development.
EV: $1.2bn
June 2019
Sector: Energy
Sale of two wind farm assets based in South Korea by a private equity fund of a multinational independent financial services company.
EV: $200m
June 2019
Sector: Education
Acquisition of a controlling stake in a Malaysian education business.
EV: $200m
June 2019
Sector: TMT
Canadian asset managers purchase of certain assets from a large, US publicly traded company in the security and real estate sector.
EV: $13bn
May 2019
Sector: Professional Services
Acquisition of a majority stake in a South Korea-based management, repair and operation (MRO) unit under a South Korean multinational electronics company.
EV: $500m
April 2019
Sector: Real Estate
A South Korean asset management business on its acquisition of a landmark building in Edinburgh.
EV: £50m - £250m
April 2019
Sector: Real Estate
Acquisition of suburban Shanghai malls from a China-based investment management firm.
EV: Undisclosed
April 2019
Sector: Healthcare
A pan-European private equity fund on its acquisition of a leading fertility services provider in the UK.
EV: Undisclosed
February 2019
Sector: Manufacturing
Strategic buy-out of a packaging manufacturer based in Quebec, Canada.
EV: $130m
January 2019
Sector: TMT, Consumer Products
A Spanish media group on the sale of a publishing business to a listed French media conglomerate.
EV: EUR 500m – EUR 1bn
January 2019
Sector: Education
An international education company on the acquisition of a school in East Africa.
EV: sub USD 50m
January 2019
Sector: Real Estate
Acquisition of a Singaporean office building.
EV: $500m
December 2018
Sector: Professional Services
A global private equity group on its acquisition of a Claims Management business.
EV: USD 5bn – USD 10bn
September 2018
Sector: Consumer Products, Manufacturing
Acquisition of a diaper manufacturing company, with plants across Southeast Asia, by a Japanese household products company.
EV: $600m
August 2018
Sector: Professional Services
Sale of several Thailand and Indonesian insurance businesses by one of the largest multinational insurance company based in Australia.
EV: $350m
August 2018
Sector: Manufacturing
An offshore acquisition by a South Korean multinational electronics company of an Austrian-headquartered autopart manufacturer.
EV: $1.2bn
July 2018
Sector: Professional Services
A private equity fund on its acquisition of a leading Polish insurance services provider.
EV: Undisclosed
June 2018
Sector: Manufacturing
Acquisition of a South Korean supplier of electrical components, involving a group of individual sellers.
EV: $500m
June 2018
Sector: Manufacturing
First offshore acquisition of German metal-related businesses by a Japan-based manufacturer of non-ferrous resources and materials.
EV: $450m
July 2018
Sector: Consumer Products
A Swiss multinational conglomerate on its acquisition of a British online pet food business.
EV: £50m – £250m
March 2018
Sector: Manufacturing
"Stapling" of W&I insurance to the sell side's (global private markets investment manager) auction process, involving the sale of a Hong Kong-headquartered apparel-labeling producer.
EV: $520m
January 2018
Sector: Logistics, Real Estate
Divestment of a logistics warehouse based in China by a global real estate and asset management firm.
EV: Undisclosed
January 2018
Sector: Infrastructure
A tax policy placed in South Korea covering withholding tax obligation of a GP on an exit of an investment.
EV: $350m
January 2018
Sector: Education
Acquisition of a Singapore based private education institution.
EV: Undisclosed
December 2017
Sector: Manufacturing
A US private equity fund on its acquisition of a Swedish manufacturing business.
EV: Undisclosed
December 2017
Sector: TMT, Logistics
Acquisition of a digital maritime shipping solutions and services provider based in Singapore by a multinational naval engineering company.
EV: $15m
August 2017
Sector: Real Estate
A private equity fund on its acquisition of a UK based house builder.
EV: £500m - £1bn
August 2017
Sector: Energy
Acquisition of solar farms by a Thai zinc mining company.
EV: $60m
March 2017
Sector: Energy
A North-Asia focused private equity firm's acquisition of a South Korean nationwide supplier of industrial gases.
EV: $1.5bn
November 2016
Sector: Real Estate
Transactions in UK land risk - £47m tax liability insurance policy. A global asset manager insured the risk that the disposal of a London real estate asset would be treated as being held on trading account and therefore subject to corporation tax pursuant to the Transactions in UK land rules.
EV: N/A
October 2016
Sector: Real Estate
A Hong Kong listed business on its acquisition of a landmark building in the City of London.
EV: £250m - £500m
June 2016
Sector: Real Estate
A sovereign wealth fund's acquisition of one of the largest single-tower real estate transaction in Asia Pacific.
EV: $1.85bn
May 2016
Sector: Professional Services, TMT
A France-based financial services company's acquisition of an epayment business division covering Asian operations.
EV: $100m
December 2015
Sector: Consumer Products, Manufacturing
A global private equity group on its acquisition of a retail merchandising & fixtures business.
EV: Undisclosed
February 2013
Sector: Real Estate
A sovereign wealth fund on its acquisition of a portfolio of hotels in the UK from administrators.
EV: £500m - £1bn
May 2012
Sector: Energy
Two Japanese conglomerates on the acquisition of a leading supplier of offshore installation and maintenance vessels.
EV: Undisclosed
Tan Pawar
Head of Private Equity and M&A
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Dean Andrews
Head of Tax and Restructuring Liability Insurance
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Sophie Wallace
Divisional Director
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Harry Leitch
Director, Head of Deal Origination
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Chandini Kanwar
Associate Director
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UK
One America Square
London EC3N 2LS
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0)20 7480 7288
Eric Freilich
Director, Legal Counsel, Private Equity and M&A
M: +1 647 533 9699
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Toronto
161 Bay Street, Suite 4140,
Toronto, ON M5J 2S1
Jessica Xi
Associate Director, Greater China Client Lead - PEMAT
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M: +852 6713 1883
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Hong Kong
20/F Leighton Centre
77 Leighton Road
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Sydney
Level 3,
222 Clarence Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
T: +61 (2) 9165 3511
Singapore
61 Robinson Road,
#09-05,
Singapore 068893
T: +65 6018 0537
Madrid
Paseo de la Castellana 28, entreplanta
28046 Madrid
T: +34 91 419 76 40
Seoul
S-Tower Kwanghwamun Co-Workers,
Sinmun-ro 1-ga, #1818 18F,
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Seoul 03185
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Miami (US)
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Tokyo
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Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo