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James Scott

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals10

Total Value£ 25.58 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.56 B

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09 Feb 2018|United Kingdom|Corporate Travel Services

Target: HOGG ROBINSON GROUP PLC

Bidder: AMERICAN EXPRESS GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

15 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 442 M

Value

25 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: WEIR (FLOW CONTROL DIVISION)

Bidder: FIRST RESERVE CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

3 Target | 56 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 275 M

Value

16 May 2019|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NESTLE SKIN HEALTH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

6 Target | 68 Bidder | 125 Vendor

£ 7.81 B

Value

30 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Life Insurance

Target: ROTHESAY LIFE

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

15 Target | 22 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 5.75 B

Value

20 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: ITRS GROUP

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

3 Target | 24 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Jun 2021|Italy|Health Care Services

Target: ARCAPLANET

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 15 Bidder | 7 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 858 M

Value

25 Jun 2021|Italy|Food Products

Target: MAXI ZOO ITALIA

Bidder: AGRIFARMA SPA

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jan 2022|Netherlands|Leasing

Target: LEASEPLAN CORPORATION NV

Bidder: ALD SA

23 Service Providers

9 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

25 Target | 53 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 4.10 B

Value

07 Apr 2022|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: SICCAR POINT ENERGY LTD

Bidder: ITHACA ENERGY

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 1.12 B

Value

24 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Mortgage Finance

Target: KENSINGTON MORTGAGES

Bidder: BARCLAYS PLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 2.30 B

Value

07 Aug 2023|Israel|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: WEBBING

Bidder: WIRELESS LOGIC GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: MILLER INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

8 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS (337 MORRISONS PETROL FORECOURTS)

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

19 Service Providers

12 Bidder | 7 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 2.50 B

Value

08 Feb 2024|United States|Investment Banking

Target: PARTNERS CAPITAL

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Jun 2024|Denmark|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: INTERO INTEGRITY SERVICES

Bidder: RIVEAN CAPITAL (EX-GILDE BUY OUT PARTNERS)

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder | 29 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: GRANT THORNTON UK

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

6 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Nov 2024|Ireland|Digital Services

Target: DISTILLED LIMITED

Bidder: BLACKSHEEP FUND MANAGEMENT

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Aug 2025|Italy|Life Insurance

Target: PRIMA ASSICURAZIONI SPA

Bidder: AXA SA

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 431 M

Value

11 Sep 2025|Czechia|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ZENTIVA GROUP AS

Bidder: GTCR LLC

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

22 Target | 1 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Sep 2025|Germany|Management Consulting

Target: GRANT THORNTON GERMANY

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

8 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value