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Duncan BlaikieSlaughter & May

Duncan Blaikie

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals39
Valued Deals29
Total Value£69,622M
Avg. Deal Size£2,401M

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RomaniaHungary
Cable Television
DisposalPrivateCross BorderMajorityAcquisition
Liberty Global (german, Czech, Hungarian & Romanian Business)

target

Liberty Global (german, Czech, Hungarian & Romanian Business)

Vodafone Group

bidder

Vodafone Group

£16,100m

108 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Restaurants and Bars
PrivateDisposalMajority
Costa Coffee

target

Costa Coffee

The Coca-cola Company

bidder

The Coca-cola Company

£3,900m

58 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Consumer Lending
PrivateAcquisition
NODDLE

target

NODDLE

Credit Karma

bidder

Credit Karma

value n/a

19 dealmakers

BangladeshIndia
Soft Drinks
AcquisitionMergerPublicMajority
Gsk Hfd

target

Gsk Hfd

UNILEVER

bidder

UNILEVER

£4,079m

48 dealmakers

Switzerland
Cable Television
AcquisitionDisposalPrivateMajority
Upc Switzerland

target

Upc Switzerland

Sunrise Communications Group

bidder

Sunrise Communications Group

£4,736m

73 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Brewers
MajorityPrivateJoint VentureDomesticAcquisition
Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company

target

Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company

The Carlsberg Group Uk

bidder

The Carlsberg Group Uk

£312m

61 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Business Process Outsourcing
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic
Interserve (support Services Arm)

target

Interserve (support Services Arm)

Mitie Group

bidder

Mitie Group

£190m

159 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Insurance Brokers
Venture CapitalAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivateCross Border
Ki Insurance

target

Ki Insurance

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£386m

14 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Food Products
PrivatePrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionDisposalDomestic
Csm Ingredients

target

Csm Ingredients

INVESTINDUSTRIAL

bidder

INVESTINDUSTRIAL

£736m

92 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Specialty Retailers
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic
Drax Generation Enterprise

target

Drax Generation Enterprise

Vpi Holding

bidder

Vpi Holding

£193m

46 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Software
Private EquityAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublic
Proactis Holdings

target

Proactis Holdings

Pollen Street Capital

bidder

Pollen Street Capital

£74m

44 dealmakers

China
Food Products
MajorityCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionDisposalPrivate
Reckitt (child Nutrition Business)

target

Reckitt (child Nutrition Business)

Primavera Capital

bidder

Primavera Capital

£1,549m

82 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Data Centers and Hosting
DomesticAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPrivate
IMSERV

target

IMSERV

Bluewater Private Equity

bidder

Bluewater Private Equity

value n/a

26 dealmakers

Netherlands
Glass
Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity
Advanced Glass Technologies

target

Advanced Glass Technologies

Fenzi Group

bidder

Fenzi Group

£178m

60 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Real Estate Services
PrivateAcquisitionMajorityDomestic
GLADMAN

target

GLADMAN

Barratt Developments

bidder

Barratt Developments

£250m

43 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Full Line Insurance
MajorityPrivatePrivate EquityDomesticAcquisition
Bgl Insurance

target

Bgl Insurance

Markerstudy Group

bidder

Markerstudy Group

value n/a

53 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Digital Services
Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivateMajority
ZEIGO

target

ZEIGO

Schneider Electric

bidder

Schneider Electric

value n/a

15 dealmakers

Australia
IT Services: Other
PrivateAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate EquityMajority
GBST

target

GBST

Anchorage Capital

bidder

Anchorage Capital

value n/a

37 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters
Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivate
EUROTHERM

target

EUROTHERM

WATLOW

bidder

WATLOW

value n/a

66 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Construction Services
DemergerPrivateAcquisitionDomestic
Tilbury Douglas Group

target

Tilbury Douglas Group

Institutional Investors

bidder

Institutional Investors

value n/a

23 dealmakers

United Kingdom
IT Services: Other
PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMajority
Emis Group

target

Emis Group

Optum

bidder

Optum

£1,243m

49 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Apparel Retailers
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPublic
Ted Baker

target

Ted Baker

Authentic Brands Group

bidder

Authentic Brands Group

£211m

46 dealmakers

Hungary
Mobile
AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivate
Vodafone Hungary

target

Vodafone Hungary

4IG

bidder

4IG

£1,383m

30 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Online and Social Platforms
AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority
ZEPHR

target

ZEPHR

Zuora

bidder

Zuora

£42m

48 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Construction Services
PrivateCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
AMEY

target

AMEY

One Equity Partners

bidder

One Equity Partners

£400m

40 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Telecommunications Services: Other
Joint VentureCross BorderAcquisitionMergerMajorityPrivate
Three Uk

target

Three Uk

Vodafone Group

bidder

Vodafone Group

£15,000m

219 dealmakers

Philippines
Soft Drinks
AcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPrivate
Coca-cola Beverages Philippines

target

Coca-cola Beverages Philippines

Coca-cola European Partners

bidder

Coca-cola European Partners

£1,406m

41 dealmakers

FranceUnited Kingdom
Health Care Services
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate
Atlanta Group

target

Atlanta Group

Markerstudy Group

bidder

Markerstudy Group

value n/a

71 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Restaurants and Bars
AcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityPublic
The Restaurant Group

target

The Restaurant Group

Apollo Global Management

bidder

Apollo Global Management

£701m

56 dealmakers

United States
Software
Cross BorderMajorityPrivateAcquisition
Flywheel Digital

target

Flywheel Digital

Omnicom Group

bidder

Omnicom Group

£741m

50 dealmakers

Spain
Cable Television
AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority
Vodafone Spain

target

Vodafone Spain

Zegona Communications

bidder

Zegona Communications

£4,361m

94 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Media Agencies
DomesticPrivateJoint VentureMajority
News Uk/dmg Media Joint Venture

target

News Uk/dmg Media Joint Venture

Daily Mail And General Trust

bidder

Daily Mail And General Trust

value n/a

26 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Integrated Oil and Gas
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate
H2NORTHEAST

target

H2NORTHEAST

Kellas Midstream

bidder

Kellas Midstream

value n/a

21 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Banks
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross Border
Virgin Money Holdings (uk)

target

Virgin Money Holdings (uk)

Nationwide Building Society

bidder

Nationwide Building Society

£2,900m

84 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Asset Managers and Custodians
AcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticMajorityPublic
Mattioli Woods

target

Mattioli Woods

Pollen Street Capital

bidder

Pollen Street Capital

£432m

48 dealmakers

Italy
Mobile
AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority
Vodafone Italy

target

Vodafone Italy

Swisscom

bidder

Swisscom

£6,834m

46 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Electronic Components and Equipment
AcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate EquityDomestic
Johnson Matthey (medical Device Components Business)

target

Johnson Matthey (medical Device Components Business)

Montagu Private Equity

bidder

Montagu Private Equity

£550m

33 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Software
DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
The Grc Group

target

The Grc Group

Inflexion Private Equity

bidder

Inflexion Private Equity

£430m

35 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Semiconductors
Private EquityCross BorderPrivateMinorityVenture CapitalAcquisition
Highview Power

target

Highview Power

Goldman Sachs

bidder

Goldman Sachs

£300m

29 dealmakers

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