The largest recent transactions, all worth at least $1 billion, involving targets or acquirers from each of six European jurisdictions or regions: France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Nordic countries. All deals were announced between April 1, 2014, and Sept. 30, 2014. Deals that were pending at press time are starred(*). Research by mergermarket and Rebecca Geiger.

FRANCE

Target: Lafarge SA*
Counsel: AZB & Partners; Baer & Karrer; Bredin Prat; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; McCarthy Tétrault
Counsel for shareholder NNS Holding Sárl (13.9%): Allen & Overy
Bidder: Holcim Ltd
Counsel: Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co; Blake, Cassels & Graydon; Freshfields Bruckhaus
Deringer; Homburger; Lenz &
Staehelin; Linklaters
Value: $39.6 billion

Target: SFR SA*
Counsel: Cotty Vivant Marchisio & Lauzeral
Seller: Vivendi SA
Counsel: Allen & Overy; August &
Debouzy; Bird & Bird; Bredin Prat; Cabinet Bompoint; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Nabarro & Hinge; Veil Jourde
Counsel for financial adviser Perella Weinberg Partners: Sullivan &
Cromwell
Bidders: Altice SA and Numericable Group
Counsel: Cabinet François Sureau; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Franklin Societe d’Avocats; Luther; Mayer Brown; Ropes & Gray
Counsel for financial advisers Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and JPMorgan Chase & Co.: Latham & Watkins
Value: $23.3 billion

Target: Global Village Telecom (Holding) S.A.*
Seller: Vivendi SA
Counsel: Allen & Overy; Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Bidders: Telefónica, S.A. and Telefónica Brasil, S.A.
Counsel: Clifford Chance; Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice
Value: $9.9 billion
Target: Corio N.V.*
Counsel: Allen & Overy
Counsel for financial advisers Deutsche Bank AG and Goldman Sachs International: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Seller: APG Group NV
Counsel: Clifford Chance
Counsel for Corio shareholder BNP Paribas: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Bidder: Klépierre S.A.
Counsel: Bredin Prat; De Brauw
Blackstone Westbroek; Loyens & Loeff
Value: $9.7 billion

Target: Hermès International SCA (23% stake)*
Counsel: Ginestié Paley-Vincent & Associés
Counsel for Hermès management: Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
Seller: LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA
Counsel: Davis Polk & Wardwell
Bidder: LVMH shareholders Christian Dior and Groupe Arnault
Value: $7.5 billion

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