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Cover Image Hywel Davies

Hywel Davies

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals17

Valued Deals13

Total Value£ 105.03 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 8.08 B

Market Context

Awards

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08 Apr 2015|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: BG GROUP PLC

Bidder: SHELL PLC

26 Service Providers

11 Target | 15 Bidder

119 Dealmakers

42 Target | 79 Bidder

£ 55.13 B

Value

08 Oct 2018|United States|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: ROWAN COMPANIES INC

Bidder: ENSCO PLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

22 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 1.88 B

Value

29 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: BP (PETROCHEMICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: INEOS

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 4.05 B

Value

24 Jul 2020|United States|Electricity Distribution

Target: DIRECT ENERGY

Bidder: NRG ENERGY

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 9 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

3 Target | 43 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 2.84 B

Value

07 Jan 2020|United Kingdom|Oil: Crude Producers

Target: BP (NORTH SEA ASSETS)

Bidder: PREMIER OIL

11 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 476 M

Value

06 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: PREMIER OIL

Bidder: CHRYSAOR E&P

25 Service Providers

15 Target | 10 Bidder

160 Dealmakers

118 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 3.03 B

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CAPRICORN ENERGY (EX-CAIRN ENERGY)

Bidder: TULLOW OIL PLC

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

38 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 655 M

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

29 Sep 2022|Israel|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: NEWMED ENERGY (EX-DELEK DRILLING)

Bidder: CAPRICORN ENERGY (EX-CAIRN ENERGY)

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

18 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 577 M

Value

11 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ALPHA PETROLEUM

Bidder: WALDORF PRODUCTION LIMITED

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

10 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Dec 2022|China|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TIANJIN NANGANG ETHYLENE PROJECT

Bidder: INEOS

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

45 Bidder | 1 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

21 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

24 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Entertainment

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

25 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|General Mining

Target: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

Bidder: BHP GROUP PLC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

130 Dealmakers

88 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 31.10 B

Value

29 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: ENSEK

Bidder: CENTRICA PLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

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

03 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: INEOS (COMPOSITES BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

1 Target | 46 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 1.41 B

Value

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