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David Ives

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 15.17 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 843 M

Market Context

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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

14 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels

Target: OVO ENERGY

Bidder: MITSUBISHI CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

6 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 216 M

Value

31 May 2019|Germany|Full Line Insurance

Target: LEGAL & GENERAL (GERMAN INSURANCE BUSINESS)

Bidder: ALLIANZ GROUP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 242 M

Value

16 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: MOODY’S (ANALYTICS KNOWLEDGE SERVICES)

Bidder: EQUISTONE PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: CONTEXT INFORMATION SECURITY

Bidder: ACCENTURE PLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 107 M

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

14 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: TESCO UNDERWRITING LIMITED

Bidder: TESCO BANK

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 104 M

Value

13 May 2021|Australia|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: SAI GLOBAL ASSURANCE

Bidder: INTERTEK GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 471 M

Value

26 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: RIVER AND MERCANTILE (SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SCHRODERS PLC

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 230 M

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

02 Feb 2022|Mauritius|Financial Data and Systems

Target: GLOBAL CREDIT RATING COMPANY LIMITED

Bidder: MOODY’S CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

14 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Mar 2022|United States|Digital Services

Target: AVA SECURITY LIMITED

Bidder: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC

5 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

13 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: AGEAS INSURANCE (UK COMMERCIAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: AXA INSURANCE

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 47 M

Value

04 May 2022|South Africa|Diversified Financials

Target: SANLAM / ALLIANZ JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: ALLIANZ GROUP

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

28 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Aug 2022|Italy|Clothing and Accessories

Target: YOOX NET-A-PORTER SPA (YNAP)

Bidder: FARFETCH LTD

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jul 2022|China|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: SHANGHAI SECCO PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY LTD

Bidder: INEOS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.28 B

Value

01 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Clothing and Accessories

Target: JOULES

Bidder: NEXT PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

4 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 34 M

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

16 Jan 2023|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: MBCC GROUP (ADMIXTURE ASSETS)

Bidder: INEOS

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Feb 2023|South Korea|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: DEEP WIND OFFSHORE (OFFSHORE WIND PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: DEEP WIND OFFSHORE

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

21 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Aug 2023|United Kingdom|General Mining

Target: CORNISH LITHIUM

Bidder: UK INFRASTRUCTURE BANK

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 53 M

Value

21 Sep 2023|Norway|General Mining

Target: ERAMET TITANIUM & IRON

Bidder: INEOS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 197 M

Value

25 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Life Insurance

Target: AIG LIFE LIMITED

Bidder: AVIVA PLC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 460 M

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

07 Oct 2024|Italy|Clothing and Accessories

Target: YOOX NET-A-PORTER SPA (YNAP)

Bidder: MYTHERESA

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 6 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

2 Target | 34 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

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

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

18 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Aerospace

Target: SENIOR (AEROSTRUCTURES BUSINESS)

Bidder: SULLIVAN STREET PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 200 M

Value