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James McKay

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Deal Bio

Total Deals23
Valued Deals10
Total Value£ 986 M
Avg. Deal Size£ 99 M

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25 Oct 2018|United Kingdom|Capital Goods
Manthorpe Building Products Holdings
Polypipe Group

Target: MANTHORPE BUILDING PRODUCTS HOLDINGS LIMITED

Bidder: POLYPIPE GROUP PLC

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

5 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2019|United Kingdom|E-commerce
PLUMBWORLD
Management Of Online Home Retail

Target: PLUMBWORLD

Bidder: MANAGEMENT OF ONLINE HOME RETAIL

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Sep 2018|United Kingdom|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres
Lucite Acrylic Sheet
Schweiter Technologies

Target: LUCITE ACRYLIC SHEET

Bidder: SCHWEITER TECHNOLOGIES

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 92 M

Value

13 May 2019|Hong Kong|Marine Services
Videotel Marine Asia
Oakley Capital

Target: VIDEOTEL MARINE ASIA LIMITED

Bidder: OAKLEY CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 69 M

Value

04 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Water
Alpha Scientific
Adey Innovation

Target: ALPHA SCIENTIFIC

Bidder: ADEY INNOVATION

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Food Products
Tulip
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

Target: TULIP LIMITED

Bidder: PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 290 M

Value

01 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|Building Materials: Other
Alderburgh Group
Polypipe Group

Target: ALDERBURGH GROUP

Bidder: POLYPIPE GROUP PLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 14 M

Value

23 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Outsourced HR and Staffing
Improve International
Rjd Partners

Target: IMPROVE INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: RJD PARTNERS LTD

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 12 M

Value

01 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Building Materials: Other
STAIRBOX
Grafton Group

Target: STAIRBOX

Bidder: GRAFTON GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 44 M

Value

17 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Digital Services
ENTURA
Corsearch

Target: ENTURA

Bidder: CORSEARCH INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 May 2021|United Kingdom|Digital Services
Reward Gateway
Abry Partners

Target: REWARD GATEWAY

Bidder: ABRY PARTNERS LLC

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|FinTech
Lmax Group
Jc Flowers & Co

Target: LMAX GROUP

Bidder: JC FLOWERS & CO LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 216 M

Value

17 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals
Centaur Healthcare
Souter Investments

Target: CENTAUR HEALTHCARE

Bidder: SOUTER INVESTMENTS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing
Vima Group
Kbr

Target: VIMA GROUP

Bidder: KBR INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

16 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 75 M

Value

03 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other
SIXWORKS
Chiltern Capital

Target: SIXWORKS

Bidder: CHILTERN CAPITAL LLP

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

7 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Nov 2022|Ireland|Software
AVVIO
Serent Capital

Target: AVVIO

Bidder: SERENT CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Aug 2023|United Kingdom|E-commerce
SHIPSERV
MARCURA

Target: SHIPSERV

Bidder: MARCURA

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

14 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Oct 2023|United States|Information / Data Services
CUREX
Lmax Group

Target: CUREX

Bidder: LMAX GROUP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Education Services
Crm Students
The Dot Group

Target: CRM STUDENTS

Bidder: THE DOT GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other
SIXWORKS
Ibm Corporation

Target: SIXWORKS

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 117 M

Value

31 Jul 2024|New Zealand|Investment Banking
Blackbull Markets
Lmax Group

Target: BLACKBULL MARKETS

Bidder: LMAX GROUP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jun 2025|Ireland|Digital Services
Cybit Cyber (cyber Operations)
VIATEL

Target: CYBIT CYBER (CYBER OPERATIONS)

Bidder: VIATEL

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Sep 2025|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials
MONODRAUGHT
Genuit Group

Target: MONODRAUGHT

Bidder: GENUIT GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 55 M

Value

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