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Alexander Cox

Partner at Ashurst

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Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 10.53 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 620 M

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22 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: LADBROKES CORAL GROUP PLC

Bidder: GVC HOLDINGS PLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

18 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 4.22 B

Value

02 Mar 2015|United Kingdom|Commercial REITs

Target: BRINDLEYPLACE

Bidder: CBRE GLOBAL INVESTORS

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

9 Vendor

£ 131 M

Value

24 Jul 2015|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: LADBROKES CORAL GROUP PLC

Bidder: GALA CORAL

6 Service Providers

6 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

£ 2.30 B

Value

15 Jan 2016|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: BABYLON HEALTH

Bidder: KINNEVIK AB

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Mar 2016|United Kingdom|Printing and Copying Services

Target: POLESTAR GROUP

Bidder: PROVENTUS CAPITAL PARTNERS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Jul 2016|United Kingdom|Health Care Facilities

Target: EXEMPLAR HEALTHCARE

Bidder: AGILITAS PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

16 Bidder

£ 150 M

Value

03 Jan 2017|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: FRAMESTORE

Bidder: CULTURAL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS CO LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

8 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jan 2017|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: OMNI CAPITAL RETAIL FINANCE LIMITED

Bidder: CASTLE TRUST CAPITAL PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

17 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Apr 2017|Finland|Machinery: Specialty

Target: OXFORD INSTRUMENTS INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS

Bidder: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

14 Vendor

£ 80 M

Value

05 Sep 2017|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AVEVA GROUP

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

31 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 550 M

Value

12 Oct 2017|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: LGC FORENSICS LIMITED

Bidder: EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC SE

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

14 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: SINGLE STRATEGY

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 600 M

Value

08 Feb 2018|United Kingdom|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: YEO VALLEY DAIRIES LTD

Bidder: ARLA FOODS UK HOLDING LTD

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

17 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Feb 2018|United Kingdom|Water

Target: HYDRO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Bidder: AGILITAS PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

15 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: CM DOWNTON

Bidder: EMERGEVEST LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

19 Bidder

£ 75 M

Value

20 Sep 2018|Egypt|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: MERLON PETROLEUM EL FAYUM COMPANY

Bidder: SOCO INTERNATIONAL PLC

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 180 M

Value

24 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: DB SYMMETRY

Bidder: TRITAX BIG BOX REIT

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

9 Target | 48 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 321 M

Value

23 Dec 2019|United Kingdom|Gas Distribution

Target: FULCRUM (GAS CONNECTION ASSETS)

Bidder: ES PIPELINES

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

10 Vendor

£ 46 M

Value

25 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Software

Target: BOLDON JAMES LIMITED

Bidder: HELPSYSTEMS

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 30 M

Value

13 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Education Services

Target: LEARNING CURVE GROUP

Bidder: AGILITAS PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

11 Target | 22 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 125 M

Value

14 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Automobiles

Target: ARRIVAL LTD

Bidder: BLACKROCK

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 90 M

Value

30 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: AURORA ENERGY RESEARCH

Bidder: CGE PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

23 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Nov 2020|United States|Entertainment

Target: COMPANY 3

Bidder: CRESTVIEW PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 9 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Paper

Target: JPI MEDIA PRINT HOLDINGS

Bidder: DAILY MAIL AND GENERAL TRUST PLC

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Jul 2020|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: GREEN RECOVERY PROJECTS

Bidder: ICON INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LLP

8 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

44 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 198 M

Value

08 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CLINIGEN GROUP PLC

Bidder: STEPSTONE GROUP

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

38 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 1.21 B

Value

08 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: GOCARDLESS

Bidder: PERMIRA FUNDS

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

3 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 230 M

Value

04 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: SANCTUARY & SEVEN GROUP

Bidder: AGILITAS PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value