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Duncan Blaikie

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals43

Valued Deals31

Total Value£ 71.63 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.31 B

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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

31 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: COSTA COFFEE LIMITED

Bidder: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 3.90 B

Value

05 Nov 2018|United Kingdom|Consumer Lending

Target: NODDLE

Bidder: CREDIT KARMA

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Dec 2018|Bangladesh|Soft Drinks

Target: GSK HFD

Bidder: UNILEVER

18 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 9 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

2 Target | 11 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

27 Feb 2019|Switzerland|Cable Television

Target: UPC SWITZERLAND LLC

Bidder: SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AG

21 Service Providers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 7 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

3 Target | 40 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 4.74 B

Value

22 May 2020|United Kingdom|Brewers

Target: CARLSBERG MARSTON'S BREWING COMPANY

Bidder: THE CARLSBERG GROUP UK

10 Service Providers

10 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

61 Bidder

£ 312 M

Value

25 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: INTERSERVE (SUPPORT SERVICES ARM)

Bidder: MITIE GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

159 Dealmakers

132 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 190 M

Value

17 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: KI INSURANCE

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 386 M

Value

06 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: CSM INGREDIENTS

Bidder: INVESTINDUSTRIAL

19 Service Providers

11 Bidder | 8 Vendor

92 Dealmakers

66 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 736 M

Value

15 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: DRAX GENERATION ENTERPRISE LTD

Bidder: VPI HOLDING LTD

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 193 M

Value

30 Apr 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: PROACTIS HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: POLLEN STREET CAPITAL LIMITED

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

17 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 74 M

Value

05 Jun 2021|China|Food Products

Target: RECKITT (CHILD NUTRITION BUSINESS)

Bidder: PRIMAVERA CAPITAL

10 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 58 Vendor

£ 1.55 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

24 Nov 2021|Netherlands|Glass

Target: ADVANCED GLASS TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: FENZI GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 57 Vendor

£ 178 M

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

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

13 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: ZEIGO

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Dec 2021|Australia|IT Services: Other

Target: GBST

Bidder: ANCHORAGE CAPITAL LLP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 33 Vendor

n/a

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

08 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: TILBURY DOUGLAS GROUP

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: EMIS GROUP PLC

Bidder: OPTUM INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

17 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.24 B

Value

16 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Apparel Retailers

Target: TED BAKER

Bidder: AUTHENTIC BRANDS GROUP LLC

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 211 M

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

24 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Online and Social Platforms

Target: ZEPHR

Bidder: ZUORA INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

15 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 42 M

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

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

02 Aug 2023|Philippines|Soft Drinks

Target: COCA-COLA BEVERAGES PHILIPPINES

Bidder: COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 1.41 B

Value

15 Sep 2023|France|Health Care Services

Target: ATLANTA GROUP

Bidder: MARKERSTUDY GROUP

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

100 Dealmakers

2 Target | 90 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: THE RESTAURANT GROUP PLC

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

41 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 701 M

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

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

03 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: NEWS UK/DMG MEDIA JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: DAILY MAIL AND GENERAL TRUST PLC

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

25 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: H2NORTHEAST

Bidder: KELLAS MIDSTREAM

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

21 Bidder

n/a

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

15 Mar 2024|Italy|Mobile

Target: VODAFONE ITALY

Bidder: SWISSCOM AG

17 Service Providers

11 Bidder | 6 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 6.83 B

Value

20 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: JOHNSON MATTHEY (MEDICAL DEVICE COMPONENTS BUSINESS)

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 550 M

Value

22 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: THE GRC GROUP

Bidder: INFLEXION PRIVATE EQUITY (CONTINUATION FUND)

14 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 430 M

Value

12 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: HIGHVIEW POWER

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS INC

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

4 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 300 M

Value

08 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Brewers

Target: CARLSBERG MARSTON'S BREWING COMPANY

Bidder: THE CARLSBERG GROUP

7 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 206 M

Value

06 Nov 2024|Bermuda|Marine Transportation

Target: ALTERA SHUTTLE TANKER

Bidder: ANGELICOUSSIS GROUP

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: OAKLAND GROUP SERVICES

Bidder: SOFTCAT PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

6 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 May 2025|Poland|Electrical Components

Target: JOHNSON MATTHEY BATTERY SYSTEMS

Bidder: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC

10 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

45 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 1.80 B

Value