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James Ashcroft

Senior Associate at A&O Shearman

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London

Deal Bio

Total Deals8

Valued Deals5

Total Value£ 24.39 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.88 B

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20 Nov 2017|Canada|Restaurants and Bars

Target: BENTO SUSHI

Bidder: YO! SUSHI

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 58 M

Value

03 Sep 2018|United Kingdom|Education Services

Target: COGNITA SCHOOLS

Bidder: JACOBS HOLDINGS AG

21 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 11 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

13 Target | 29 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 1.99 B

Value

14 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: LOVEHONEY GROUP LTD

Bidder: TELEMOS CAPITAL

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jun 2018|United States|Freight Forwarding

Target: WORLDWIDE FLIGHT SERVICES

Bidder: CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

1 Target | 74 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 1.05 B

Value

06 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|Software

Target: INTELLIFLO LIMITED

Bidder: INVESCO LTD

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Jul 2019|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: SNOWFOX

Bidder: YO! SUSHI

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Feb 2023|Italy|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: TELECOM ITALIA (NETCO)

Bidder: MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE OF ITALY

37 Service Providers

19 Bidder | 16 Vendor

141 Dealmakers

77 Bidder | 62 Vendor

£ 19.59 B

Value

15 May 2025|Italy|Conventional Electricity

Target: PLENITUDE

Bidder: ARES MANAGEMENT

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 42 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.71 B

Value

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