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Charlie McGarel-Groves

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals18

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 94.73 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 6.32 B

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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

09 May 2018|Romania|Cable Television

Target: LIBERTY GLOBAL (GERMAN, CZECH, HUNGARIAN & ROMANIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

18 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

53 Bidder | 55 Vendor

£ 16.10 B

Value

30 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

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

02 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: ZUBER ISSA

23 Service Providers

2 Target | 15 Bidder | 4 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 56 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

05 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: AGGREKO PLC

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

25 Service Providers

7 Target | 18 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

33 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 2.32 B

Value

02 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: INTERACTIVE INVESTOR SERVICES LIMITED

Bidder: ABRDN PLC (EX-STANDARD LIFE ABERDEEN)

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

31 Target | 37 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.49 B

Value

04 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: BGL INSURANCE

Bidder: MARKERSTUDY GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Aug 2022|Hungary|Mobile

Target: VODAFONE HUNGARY

Bidder: 4IG GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 1.38 B

Value

11 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: AMEY

Bidder: ONE EQUITY PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 400 M

Value

01 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: DELIVERY ASSOCIATES

Bidder: TRILL IMPACT

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: THREE UK

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

221 Dealmakers

3 Target | 220 Bidder

£ 15.00 B

Value

31 Oct 2023|Spain|Cable Television

Target: VODAFONE SPAIN

Bidder: ZEGONA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

27 Service Providers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 6 Vendor

95 Dealmakers

2 Target | 52 Bidder | 41 Vendor

£ 4.36 B

Value

07 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS (UK) PLC

Bidder: NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

33 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 2.90 B

Value

08 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: MATTIOLI WOODS PLC

Bidder: POLLEN STREET CAPITAL LIMITED

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

18 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 432 M

Value

10 Jan 2024|Poland|Insurance Brokers

Target: MJM HOLDINGS

Bidder: CORSAIR CAPITAL LLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|General Mining

Target: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

Bidder: BHP GROUP PLC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

130 Dealmakers

88 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 31.10 B

Value

29 May 2024|United Kingdom|Express Courier / Parcels

Target: INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PLC (ROYAL MAIL)

Bidder: EP GROUP

21 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

49 Target | 31 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 4.31 B

Value

28 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: LOUNGERS PLC

Bidder: FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

16 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 354 M

Value