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Chloe Sanderson

Associate at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals18

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 42.74 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.05 B

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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

08 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: IWG PLC (DIGITAL ASSETS)

Bidder: INSTANT GROUP

10 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 52 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 May 2022|United Kingdom|Property Services

Target: HOMESERVE PLC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

34 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 4.10 B

Value

09 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Health Care Facilities

Target: MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL PLC

Bidder: REMGRO LIMITED

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

152 Dealmakers

38 Target | 114 Bidder

£ 3.70 B

Value

14 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: GOJI

Bidder: EUROCLEAR PLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

3 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Jan 2023|United Kingdom|Funeral Parlors and Cemetery

Target: DIGNITY PLC

Bidder: PHOENIX ASSET MANAGEMENT PARTNERS LIMITED

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

34 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 707 M

Value

22 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: THE GOAT AGENCY

Bidder: WPP PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 11 Vendor

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

222 Dealmakers

3 Target | 221 Bidder

£ 15.00 B

Value

30 Oct 2023|United States|Software

Target: FLYWHEEL DIGITAL

Bidder: OMNICOM GROUP INC

16 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 13 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 67 Vendor

£ 741 M

Value

07 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: REDROW PLC

Bidder: BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

131 Dealmakers

47 Target | 84 Bidder

£ 2.52 B

Value

07 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Containers and Packaging

Target: DS SMITH PLC

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

114 Dealmakers

50 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 7.80 B

Value

18 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: CALA GROUP

Bidder: PATRON CAPITAL ADVISERS LLP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 1.35 B

Value

02 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: ALTA PERFORMANCE MATERIALS (FORMERLY INEOS COMPOSITES BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

1 Target | 53 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 1.41 B

Value

27 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: AVIVA PLC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

27 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 3.70 B

Value

17 Oct 2024|Singapore|FinTech

Target: MARKETNODE

Bidder: EUROCLEAR PLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ALLIANCE PHARMA LC

Bidder: DBAY ADVISORS LIMITED

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

71 Dealmakers

26 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 362 M

Value

29 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Auto Parts

Target: DOWLAIS GROUP

Bidder: AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

40 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 1.16 B

Value

31 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: JUST GROUP PLC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD WEALTH SOLUTIONS

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

32 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 2.40 B

Value