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James Johnson

Partner at White & Case

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals13

Total Value£ 11.15 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 858 M

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08 Jul 2019|China|Education Services

Target: CATS COLLEGES HOLDINGS LIMITED

Bidder: BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

3 Target | 40 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 150 M

Value

19 Jul 2019|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: ESTERA

Bidder: OCORIAN

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Nov 2020|Netherlands|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: KADANS SCIENCE

Bidder: AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 446 M

Value

17 Oct 2020|Poland|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: ATM SA

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS (MERCHANT BANKING DIVISION)

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 163 M

Value

17 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: DIGITAL REALTY TRUST (11 DATA CENTRES)

Bidder: CAPITALAND LIMITED

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 483 M

Value

09 Apr 2021|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: COMBINED CYCLE GAS TURBINE

Bidder: EIG GLOBAL ENERGY PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 May 2021|United Kingdom|Machinery: Industrial

Target: EDBRO LIMITED

Bidder: ENDLESS LLP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 25 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 May 2021|Sweden|Biotechnology

Target: NORDIC BIOSITE HOLDING

Bidder: ADELIS EQUITY PARTNERS AB

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Jul 2021|Hong Kong|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: PCCW (DATA CENTER BUSINESS)

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 545 M

Value

13 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: NORTH STAR

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 26 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Apr 2022|United States|Consumer Services: Other

Target: CAA-GBG GLOBAL BRAND MANAGEMENT GROUP

Bidder: CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

1 Target | 86 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Nov 2021|United States|Auto Parts

Target: ACOUSTICS AND SOFT TRIM

Bidder: ADLER PELZER GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Containers and Packaging

Target: PETAINER

Bidder: ARA PARTNERS GROUP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

11 Target | 59 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: OCU GROUP

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

9 Target | 39 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VIRTUS DATA CENTRES

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

02 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: THE CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE AND GENETIC HEALTH

Bidder: FUTURELIFE

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: VIRIDOR (CRAYFORD MATERIALS RECYCLING FACILITY)

Bidder: N+P GROUP

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Nov 2022|Malaysia|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: AIMS GROUP

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

19 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: INCUBETA

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Mar 2023|Australia|Restaurants and Bars

Target: ZAMBRERO

Bidder: METRIC CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 207 M

Value

05 May 2023|United Kingdom|Iron and Steel

Target: SPECIAL MELTED PRODUCTS LTD

Bidder: COGNE ACCIAI SPECIALI

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 158 M

Value

01 Nov 2023|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: CYXTERA TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

7 Target | 46 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 637 M

Value

21 Nov 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: ULTRAEDGE

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 468 M

Value

22 Nov 2023|Germany|Diversified Materials

Target: CRH PLC (LIME OPERATIONS IN EUROPE)

Bidder: SIGMAROC PLC

16 Service Providers

12 Bidder | 4 Vendor

94 Dealmakers

72 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 877 M

Value

17 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: STRATEGIC OPERATOR

Bidder: BIOTICNRG MANDAT

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

16 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Oct 2024|Netherlands|IT Services: Other

Target: YONDR GROUP

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

32 Target | 139 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 4.47 B

Value

04 Feb 2025|Canada|Financial Data and Systems

Target: LIVINGSTON INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: PUROLATOR HOLDINGS

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

46 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 547 M

Value