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Alex Jupp

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

London, England, United Kingdom

Deal Bio

Total Deals55

Valued Deals31

Total Value£ 75.32 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.43 B

Market Context

Awards

2020 Top Tax Lawyers in EMEA

H1 2019 Top Tax Lawyers in EMEA

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31 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: COSTA COFFEE LIMITED

Bidder: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 3.90 B

Value

19 Dec 2018|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: CONSUMER HEALTH JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: PFIZER INC

23 Service Providers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

3 Target | 77 Bidder

£ 9.80 B

Value

13 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Cosmetics

Target: ELEMIS

Bidder: L'OCCITANE INTERNATIONAL

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

3 Target | 31 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 700 M

Value

04 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: NIGHTSTAR THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: BIOGEN INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

27 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 663 M

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

22 May 2019|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: EAT

Bidder: PRET A MANGER

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 60 M

Value

27 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Payments / Commerce

Target: TRANSACTION SERVICES GROUP LTD

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

19 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

19 Target | 12 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Software

Target: HIGHQ

Bidder: THOMSON REUTERS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

7 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: ARGUS MEDIA LTD

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 31 M

Value

25 Oct 2019|United States|Printing and Copying Services

Target: RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY (GDS BUSSINESS)

Bidder: PARAGON GROUP UK LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Dec 2019|Malaysia|Machinery: Construction

Target: MHE-DEMAG

Bidder: KONECRANES OYJ

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 124 M

Value

08 Apr 2019|Poland|Real Estate Services

Target: GLOBALWORTH POLAND REAL ESTATE NV

Bidder: GLOBALWORTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LTD

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 138 M

Value

18 Dec 2019|United Kingdom|Infrastructure Funds

Target: INFRARED CAPITAL PARTNERS

Bidder: SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

26 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 300 M

Value

09 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON

Bidder: AON PLC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

136 Dealmakers

53 Target | 83 Bidder

£ 27.14 B

Value

09 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ICELAND FOODS

Bidder: TARSEM DHALIWAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 115 M

Value

10 Jul 2020|Monaco|Marine Transportation

Target: SILVERSEA

Bidder: ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

4 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 206 M

Value

22 Jul 2020|France|Digital Services

Target: MEILLEURTAUX SAS

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

3 Target | 18 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 632 M

Value

23 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: THE CITATION GROUP

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Oct 2020|Australia|Food Products

Target: COCA-COLA AMATIL LIMITED

Bidder: COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

5 Target | 29 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 5.56 B

Value

06 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Gaming

Target: CODEMASTERS GROUP HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

22 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 906 M

Value

24 Feb 2021|India|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: RENEW POWER PRIVATE LTD

Bidder: RMG ACQUISITION CORP II

27 Service Providers

9 Target | 7 Bidder | 11 Vendor

111 Dealmakers

53 Target | 38 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 5.68 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 Jun 2018|Monaco|Marine Transportation

Target: SILVERSEA

Bidder: ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 748 M

Value

27 Apr 2021|Kuwait|Freight Forwarding

Target: AGILITY (GLOBAL INTEGRATED LOGISTICS BUSINESS)

Bidder: DSV PANALPINA A/S

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

4 Target | 25 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 3.02 B

Value

23 Jun 2021|United States|Gaming

Target: PLAYDEMIC

Bidder: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.01 B

Value

12 Jul 2021|Belgium|Household Equipment and Products

Target: NOVY

Bidder: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: SKYSHOWTIME

Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Sep 2021|Philippines|Conventional Electricity

Target: ABOITIZ POWER CORPORATION

Bidder: JERA CO INC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

14 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 1.15 B

Value

22 Sep 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: THE ROALD DAHL STORY COMPANY

Bidder: NETFLIX INC

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Oct 2021|United States|Knowledge Process Outsourcing

Target: HURON CONSULTING GROUP (LIFE SCIENCESS BUSINESS)

Bidder: OLIVER WYMAN & COMPANY LLC

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: UNILY

Bidder: SILVERSMITH CAPITAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

15 Target | 34 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: SELFRIDGES GROUP

Bidder: THE CENTRAL GROUP

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

13 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 4.00 B

Value

13 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Online and Social Platforms

Target: SONANTIC LIMITED

Bidder: SPOTIFY AB

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

3 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Jul 2022|Germany|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: AGILA TIERVERSICHERUNG AG

Bidder: PINNACLE PET GROUP

5 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jul 2022|Netherlands|Full Line Insurance

Target: VETERFINA

Bidder: PINNACLE PET GROUP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Jul 2022|Bermuda|Insurance Brokers

Target: FIDELIS MANAGING GENERAL UNDERWRITER

Bidder: CAPITAL Z PARTNERS

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

3 Target | 15 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: KMP ASSOCIATES

Bidder: SP PLUS CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

2 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2022|Ireland|Brewers

Target: MARCO BEVERAGE SYSTEMS

Bidder: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Feb 2023|Belgium|Software

Target: DRINK-IT

Bidder: APTEAN INC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Venture Capital

Target: KREOS CAPITAL

Bidder: BLACKROCK

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Jun 2023|Spain|Full Line Insurance

Target: LIBERTY SEGUROS COMPANIA DE SEGUROS Y REASEGUROS SA

Bidder: ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI SPA

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 5 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.82 B

Value

06 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC (BROKERED COMMERCIAL LINES OPERATIONS)

Bidder: INTACT FINANCIAL

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 550 M

Value

15 Sep 2023|France|Health Care Services

Target: ATLANTA GROUP

Bidder: MARKERSTUDY GROUP

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

100 Dealmakers

2 Target | 90 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Life Insurance

Target: AIG LIFE LIMITED

Bidder: AVIVA PLC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 460 M

Value

19 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: ARRIVA GROUP

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

3 Target | 25 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: DX GROUP PLC

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

9 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 314 M

Value

06 Dec 2023|Ireland|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

07 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: INTACT FINANCIAL (UK DIRECT PERSONAL LINES OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ADMIRAL GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 115 M

Value

11 Dec 2023|Indonesia|E-commerce

Target: GOTO/ TIKTOK JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: TIKTOK GLOBAL

6 Service Providers

6 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

18 Bidder

£ 1.20 B

Value

22 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: ARGUS MEDIA LTD

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

16 Target | 25 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Feb 2024|United States|Management Consulting

Target: GG+A

Bidder: HURON CONSULTING GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

3 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 May 2024|United States|Biotechnology

Target: EYEBIOTECH

Bidder: MERCK & CO

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

18 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 2.35 B

Value

14 May 2024|Netherlands|Production Technology Equipment

Target: ANDRA TECH GROUP

Bidder: CASTIK CAPITAL SARL

17 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

18 Target | 21 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: PREQIN

Bidder: BLACKROCK

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

20 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 2.55 B

Value

21 Aug 2024|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: SSG INSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: APTEAN INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value