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Cathy ConnollySlaughter & May

Cathy Connolly

Partner at Slaughter & May

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Deal Bio

Total Deals9
Valued Deals7
Total Value£ 21.25 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 3.04 B

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17 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials
Gkn
Melrose Industries

Target: GKN PLC

Bidder: MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 11 Bidder

107 Dealmakers

49 Target | 58 Bidder

£ 8.09 B

Value

18 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|Banks
Virgin Money Holdings (uk)
Cybg

Target: VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS (UK) PLC

Bidder: CYBG PLC

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

24 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 1.68 B

Value

09 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Auto Parts
Gkn (driveline Division)
Dana Incorporated

Target: GKN PLC (DRIVELINE DIVISION)

Bidder: DANA INCORPORATED

21 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 8 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 64 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers
Asda Group
J Sainsbury

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: J SAINSBURY PLC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

2 Target | 66 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 7.30 B

Value

30 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|Iron and Steel
Tata Steel Group
Thyssenkrupp

Target: TATA STEEL GROUP

Bidder: THYSSENKRUPP AG

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

95 Dealmakers

54 Target | 42 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 May 2019|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers
Hamleys Global Holdings
Reliance Industries

Target: HAMLEYS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 68 M

Value

31 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Neptune Investment Management
Liontrust Asset Management

Target: NEPTUNE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Bidder: LIONTRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

14 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 40 M

Value

17 Apr 2020|United Kingdom|Commercial Vehicles and Parts
Norton Motorcycles
Tvs Motor Company

Target: NORTON MOTORCYCLES

Bidder: TVS MOTOR COMPANY

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 16 M

Value

29 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas
Bp (petrochemicals Business)
INEOS

Target: BP (PETROCHEMICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: INEOS

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 4.05 B

Value

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