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James Robinson

Managing Director at JP Morgan

Financial Advisor

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals39

Valued Deals39

Total Value£ 132.82 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.41 B

Market Context

Awards

2022 Top Investment Bankers in the UK

2022 Top Investment Bankers in EMEA

2021 Top Investment Bankers in the UK

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20 Jun 2017|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: TOUCHSTONE INNOVATIONS PLC

Bidder: IP GROUP PLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 434 M

Value

19 May 2017|United Kingdom|Diamonds and Gemstones

Target: GEMFIELDS PLC

Bidder: PALLINGHURST RESOURCES LIMITED

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 169 M

Value

20 Apr 2017|United Kingdom|Engineering Consulting

Target: WS ATKINS PLC

Bidder: ATKINSREALIS (EX SNC-LAVALIN GROUP INC)

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 2.12 B

Value

13 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Engineering Consulting

Target: AMEC FOSTER WHEELER PLC

Bidder: JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

14 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 3.22 B

Value

06 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

Bidder: STANDARD LIFE PLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

9 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 3.78 B

Value

13 Jul 2016|United Kingdom|Diversified Retailers

Target: POUNDLAND GROUP PLC

Bidder: STEINHOFF INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS NV

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

8 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 475 M

Value

17 Feb 2016|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: KBC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES PLC

Bidder: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 170 M

Value

15 Oct 2014|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: CSR PLC

Bidder: QUALCOMM INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

10 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 1.41 B

Value

30 Apr 2014|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: HERITAGE OIL PLC

Bidder: QATAR ROYAL FAMILY

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 896 M

Value

24 Jun 2013|United Kingdom|Metal Fabricating

Target: EURASIAN NATURAL RESOURCES CORPORATION PLC

Bidder: ALEXANDER MACHKEVITCH

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

12 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 3.19 B

Value

06 Nov 2017|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: ALDERMORE GROUP PLC

Bidder: FIRSTRAND LIMITED

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

21 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 1.08 B

Value

23 Feb 2018|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE LIMITED

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP HOLDINGS

18 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

105 Dealmakers

5 Target | 51 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 3.20 B

Value

02 Nov 2015|Ireland|Gaming

Target: KING DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT PLC

Bidder: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

7 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 3.82 B

Value

08 May 2018|Ireland|Biotechnology

Target: SHIRE PLC

Bidder: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED

29 Service Providers

13 Target | 16 Bidder

154 Dealmakers

49 Target | 106 Bidder

£ 44.35 B

Value

31 Jul 2018|United Kingdom|General Mining

Target: VEDANTA RESOURCES PLC

Bidder: VOLCAN INVESTMENTS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 4.95 B

Value

18 Sep 2018|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: JARDINE LLOYD THOMPSON GROUP PLC

Bidder: MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

18 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 4.29 B

Value

22 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Consumer Lending

Target: PROVIDENT FINANCIAL PLC

Bidder: NON-STANDARD FINANCE PLC

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

20 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 1.31 B

Value

21 May 2019|United Kingdom|Gold Mining

Target: ACACIA MINING PLC

Bidder: BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

14 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 343 M

Value

29 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: JUST EAT PLC

Bidder: TAKEAWAY.COM.NV

27 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

150 Dealmakers

61 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 6.30 B

Value

14 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: SOPHOS GROUP

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

35 Target | 30 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.12 B

Value

29 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Equipment Rental

Target: REDDE PLC

Bidder: NORTHGATE PLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 1.10 B

Value

08 Jan 2020|United Kingdom|Fertilizers

Target: SIRIUS MINERALS PLC

Bidder: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

15 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 386 M

Value

23 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Travel and Tourism

Target: AA PLC

Bidder: TOWERBROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

131 Dealmakers

26 Target | 105 Bidder

£ 219 M

Value

05 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Multi-Utilities

Target: AGGREKO PLC

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

25 Service Providers

7 Target | 18 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

33 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 2.32 B

Value

08 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC

Bidder: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

135 Dealmakers

122 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 4.29 B

Value

23 Apr 2021|United States|Transportation Services

Target: FIRST STUDENT

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

3 Target | 41 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 3.30 B

Value

07 May 2021|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: ST. MODWEN PROPERTIES

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

15 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 2.47 B

Value

10 Aug 2021|United States|Software

Target: NORTONLIFELOCK

Bidder: AVAST SOFTWARE SRO

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 7 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

63 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 6.21 B

Value

16 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: ULTRA ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

28 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 2.57 B

Value

15 Dec 2021|Russian Federation|Coal

Target: PAO RASPADSKAYA

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

1 Target | 44 Vendor

£ 3.02 B

Value

28 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Machinery: Specialty

Target: OXFORD INSTRUMENTS PLC

Bidder: SPECTRIS PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 1.80 B

Value

18 May 2022|United Kingdom|Property Services

Target: HOMESERVE PLC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

34 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 4.10 B

Value

26 May 2022|United Kingdom|Transportation Services

Target: FIRSTGROUP

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

8 Service Providers

7 Target | 1 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

15 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 1.20 B

Value

21 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AVEVA GROUP

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

49 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.03 B

Value

04 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

11 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 1.68 B

Value

19 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: AGEAS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL NV

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

32 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 3.17 B

Value

21 May 2024|Singapore|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: XP POWER LTD

Bidder: ADVANCED ENERGY

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 571 M

Value

29 May 2024|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Bidder: DAR AL-HANDASAH CONSULTANTS SHAIR & PARTNERS (SIDARA)

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

20 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 1.59 B

Value

13 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|General Mining

Target: TRIDENT ROYALTIES

Bidder: DETERRA ROYALTIES

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

13 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 144 M

Value