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Cover Image David Shone
David ShoneSlaughter & May

David Shone

‎Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals9
Valued Deals8
Total Value£ 9.31 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 1.16 B

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27 May 2020|United Kingdom|Investment Banking
ASCENTRIC
M&g

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

08 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech
Currencies Direct
Blackstone Group

Target: CURRENCIES DIRECT

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

15 Target | 22 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 140 M

Value

24 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Entertainment
Manchester United
Jim Ratcliffe

Target: MANCHESTER UNITED

Bidder: JIM RATCLIFFE

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

13 Target | 45 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.23 B

Value

09 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Banks
Tesco Bank (retail Banking Business)
Barclays

Target: TESCO BANK (RETAIL BANKING BUSINESS)

Bidder: BARCLAYS PLC

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 600 M

Value

26 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Household Equipment and Products
NISBETS
Bunzl

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|Banks
Virgin Money Holdings (uk)
Nationwide Building Society

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

19 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Close Brothers Asset Management
Oaktree Capital Management

Target: CLOSE BROTHERS ASSET MANAGEMENT

Bidder: OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

11 Target | 15 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 200 M

Value

11 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems
Aquis Exchange
Six Group

Target: AQUIS EXCHANGE PLC

Bidder: SIX GROUP AG

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

30 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 194 M

Value

27 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers
Direct Line Insurance Group
Aviva

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

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