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Daniel Schaffer

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals22

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 71.47 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.76 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

18 Sep 2018|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: JARDINE LLOYD THOMPSON GROUP PLC

Bidder: MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

18 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 4.29 B

Value

31 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|Plastics

Target: RPC GROUP PLC

Bidder: BERRY GLOBAL INC

47 Service Providers

12 Target | 18 Bidder

104 Dealmakers

35 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 4.83 B

Value

20 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Alternative Electricity

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (NUCLEAR BUSINESS)

Bidder: JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 250 M

Value

03 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: GLOBAL RISK PARTNERS LTD

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

16 Service Providers

9 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

36 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 May 2020|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: ASCENTRIC

Bidder: M&G PLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

32 Service Providers

9 Target | 23 Bidder

184 Dealmakers

51 Target | 139 Bidder

£ 7.20 B

Value

16 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: ULTRA ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS PLC (COBHAM ULTRA GROUP)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

28 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 2.57 B

Value

15 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: IMSERV

Bidder: BLUEWATER PRIVATE EQUITY

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services

Target: GLADMAN

Bidder: BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

18 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 250 M

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING DIVISION)

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

08 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters

Target: EUROTHERM

Bidder: WATLOW

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 42 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AVEVA GROUP

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

49 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.03 B

Value

03 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: ESSENTRA (FILTERS BUSINESS)

Bidder: CENTAURY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

6 Service Providers

6 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

31 Vendor

£ 262 M

Value

20 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: BUNZL (UK HEALTHCARE DIVISION)

Bidder: MEDIQ

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Dec 2022|China|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TIANJIN NANGANG ETHYLENE PROJECT

Bidder: INEOS

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

45 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Household Equipment and Products

Target: NISBETS

Bidder: BUNZL PLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

4 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 339 M

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

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|Energy / Utility Services

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Bidder: DAR AL-HANDASAH CONSULTANTS SHAIR & PARTNERS (SIDARA)

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

20 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 1.59 B

Value

26 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: REPSOL RESOURCES UK

Bidder: NEO ENERGY

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

20 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Household Equipment and Products

Target: RECKITT (ESSENTIAL HOME BUSINESS)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

1 Target | 37 Bidder | 50 Vendor

£ 2.50 B

Value