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Adam Howard

Counsel at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

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Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals24

Total Value£ 105.26 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.39 B

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09 Feb 2018|United Kingdom|Corporate Travel Services

Target: HOGG ROBINSON GROUP PLC

Bidder: AMERICAN EXPRESS GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

14 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 442 M

Value

09 Aug 2017|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: VANTIV INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

42 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 9.25 B

Value

25 Jul 2017|United Kingdom|Luxury Items

Target: JIMMY CHOO PLC

Bidder: MICHAEL KORS HOLDINGS LIMITED

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

8 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 1.03 B

Value

24 Apr 2017|United Kingdom|Commercial REITs

Target: KENNEDY WILSON EUROPE REAL ESTATE PLC

Bidder: KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 2.03 B

Value

29 May 2015|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: TELECITYGROUP PLC

Bidder: EQUINIX INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

11 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 2.67 B

Value

19 Feb 2015|United Kingdom|Containers and Packaging

Target: REXAM PLC

Bidder: BALL CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

10 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 5.58 B

Value

28 Sep 2016|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: ABBEY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

6 Bidder

£ 935 M

Value

24 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: CITYFIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: ANTIN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS SAS

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

12 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 538 M

Value

23 Feb 2018|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE LIMITED

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP HOLDINGS

18 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

105 Dealmakers

5 Target | 51 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 3.20 B

Value

14 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: ESURE GROUP PLC

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

9 Target | 16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.21 B

Value

18 Mar 2019|United States|Transaction Processing

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

15 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 32.33 B

Value

21 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: STALLERGENES GREER

Bidder: ARES LIFE SCIENCES

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

14 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 104 M

Value

06 Dec 2019|United Kingdom|Life Insurance

Target: REASSURE GROUP PLC

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP HOLDINGS

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

3 Target | 35 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 3.20 B

Value

15 Dec 2019|United States|Food Products

Target: DUPONT (NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES BUSINESS)

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 19.64 B

Value

31 Jul 2020|Russian Federation|Gold Mining

Target: HIGHLAND GOLD MINING LIMITED

Bidder: FORTIANA HOLDINGS LIMITED

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

10 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 1.09 B

Value

27 Jan 2020|Romania|Commercial REITs

Target: GLOBALWORTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LTD

Bidder: CPI PROPERTY GROUP

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 195 M

Value

18 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity

Target: WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION

Bidder: NATIONAL GRID

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

106 Dealmakers

2 Target | 54 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 14.40 B

Value

18 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Gold Mining

Target: TRANS-SIBERIAN GOLD PLC

Bidder: HORVIK LTD

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

13 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 102 M

Value

14 Apr 2021|Romania|Commercial REITs

Target: GLOBALWORTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LTD

Bidder: AROUNDTOWN

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

9 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 671 M

Value

13 Jul 2021|Ireland|Life Insurance

Target: ARK LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD

Bidder: IRISH LIFE GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 197 M

Value

15 Jul 2021|Finland|General Mining

Target: NORDKALK

Bidder: SIGMAROC PLC

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 4 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

4 Target | 22 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 427 M

Value

18 Jul 2022|Poland|Freight Forwarding

Target: VGL SOLID GROUP

Bidder: LIGENTIA

19 Service Providers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

12 Target | 19 Bidder | 2 Vendor

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Value

25 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: OPENTEXT

22 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

99 Dealmakers

42 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 5.07 B

Value

21 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AVEVA GROUP

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

49 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.03 B

Value

28 Jun 2024|Bermuda|Insurance Brokers

Target: ARGUS GROUP

Bidder: BF&M LIMITED

6 Service Providers

5 Target | 1 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

10 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 98 M

Value