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George Knighton

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals33

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 19.43 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 971 M

Market Context

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23 Dec 2015|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: INTERBULK GROUP PLC

Bidder: DEN HARTOGH HOLDING BV

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

3 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 95 M

Value

29 Jul 2015|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: QUINTAIN ESTATES AND DEVELOPMENT PLC

Bidder: LONE STAR FUNDS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

6 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 905 M

Value

23 May 2016|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: ARGUS MEDIA LTD

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Dec 2016|United Kingdom|Payments / Commerce

Target: PAYBYPHONE

Bidder: VOLKSWAGEN FINANCIAL SERVICES

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

36 Bidder

£ 27 M

Value

28 Sep 2017|Germany|Diversified Financials

Target: HSH NORDBANK AG

Bidder: CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

100 Dealmakers

25 Target | 75 Bidder

£ 832 M

Value

18 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS (UK) PLC

Bidder: CYBG PLC

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

24 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 1.68 B

Value

07 Aug 2017|Spain|Building: Climate Control

Target: URSA INSULATION SA

Bidder: XELLA INTERNATIONAL GMBH

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

35 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Feb 2018|Netherlands|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: NRGVALUE RETAIL BV

Bidder: EURO GARAGES LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

5 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Oct 2016|Netherlands|Specialty Retailers

Target: EUROPEAN FORECOURT RETAIL GROUP BV

Bidder: EURO GARAGES LTD

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: KEEPMOAT REGENERATION LTD

Bidder: ENGIE SA

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

2 Dealmakers

2 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jul 2015|Netherlands|Aerospace

Target: FOKKER TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING BV

Bidder: GKN PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Target

4 Dealmakers

4 Target

n/a

Value

16 Jun 2015|Belgium|Household Equipment and Products

Target: BALTA GROUP NV

Bidder: LONE STAR FUNDS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

5 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Dec 2019|United Kingdom|Life Insurance

Target: REASSURE GROUP PLC

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP HOLDINGS

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

3 Target | 35 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 3.20 B

Value

09 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ICELAND FOODS

Bidder: TARSEM DHALIWAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 115 M

Value

05 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: HASTINGS GROUP PLC

Bidder: RAND MERCHANT INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

20 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.17 B

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

21 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: ASCO GROUP

Bidder: ZANDER TOPCO

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: NO MEAT

Bidder: THE LIVEKINDLY COMPANY INC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: LAIRD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS

Bidder: DUPONT

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 1.65 B

Value

18 Apr 2021|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: LEON RESTAURANTS

Bidder: EG GROUP LIMITED

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

6 Target | 9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 100 M

Value

03 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Payments / Commerce

Target: JAJA FINANCE LIMITED

Bidder: KKR & CO

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: HASTINGS GROUP PLC

Bidder: SAMPO PLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 685 M

Value

13 Apr 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: WAGESTREAM

Bidder: SILICON VALLEY BANK

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 134 M

Value

09 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: BUD FINANCIAL

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 64 M

Value

31 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Diversified Retailers

Target: THE CO-OPERATIVE GROUP (132 SITES)

Bidder: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 600 M

Value

06 Mar 2023|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: EG GROUP (415 SINGLE-TENANT CONVENIENCE STORE PROPERTIES)

Bidder: REALTY INCOME CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 8 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 1.25 B

Value

30 May 2023|Ireland|Specialty Retailers

Target: EG GROUP (UK AND IRELAND OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

19 Service Providers

16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

48 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 2.07 B

Value

21 Jul 2023|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: DWF GROUP PLC

Bidder: INFLEXION PRIVATE EQUITY

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

16 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 342 M

Value

06 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: EG GROUP (218 KFC RESTAURANTS)

Bidder: YUM! BRANDS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

60 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: FUERST DAY LAWSON LIMITED

Bidder: ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: EG GROUP (UK FORECOURT BUSINESS)

Bidder: ZUBER ISSA

8 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 228 M

Value

06 Feb 2025|Ireland|Media Agencies

Target: RED FLAG GLOBAL

Bidder: ANKURA CONSULTING GROUP LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 May 2025|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: EASYHOTEL PLC

Bidder: TRISTAN CAPITAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 206 M

Value