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James Cook

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals19

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 50.16 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.34 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

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

11 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: THE KAO DATA CAMPUS

Bidder: LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

4 Target | 16 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 114 M

Value

18 Dec 2019|United States|Publishing

Target: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC

Bidder: BERTELSMANN SE & CO KGAA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 530 M

Value

05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

32 Service Providers

9 Target | 23 Bidder

184 Dealmakers

51 Target | 139 Bidder

£ 7.20 B

Value

09 Oct 2017|Turkey|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: ZENIUM TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS (TURKISH DATA CENTER BUSINESS)

Bidder: EQUINIX INC

10 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 71 M

Value

26 May 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: SPIRE HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC

Bidder: RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LIMITED

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 7 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

32 Target | 79 Bidder

£ 2.06 B

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

07 Dec 2021|Nigeria|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: MAINONE

Bidder: EQUINIX INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 241 M

Value

21 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: GREENCOAT CAPITAL LLP

Bidder: SCHRODERS PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 358 M

Value

18 May 2022|United Kingdom|Property Services

Target: HOMESERVE PLC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

34 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 4.10 B

Value

09 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Health Care Facilities

Target: MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL PLC

Bidder: REMGRO LIMITED

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

152 Dealmakers

38 Target | 114 Bidder

£ 3.70 B

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

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

22 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: THE GRC GROUP

Bidder: INFLEXION PRIVATE EQUITY

14 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 430 M

Value

26 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: LD8 IBX DATA CENTRE

Bidder: EQUINIX INC

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

11 Bidder

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|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: DALMORE CAPITAL LIMITED

Bidder: ROYAL LONDON

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

20 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Household Equipment and Products

Target: RECKITT (ESSENTIAL HOME BUSINESS)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

1 Target | 37 Bidder | 50 Vendor

£ 2.50 B

Value