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James Smethurst

Partner at Freshfields

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 53.50 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.97 B

Market Context

Awards

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09 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC (WTW)

Bidder: AON PLC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

136 Dealmakers

53 Target | 83 Bidder

£ 27.14 B

Value

03 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|Online and Social Platforms

Target: BRICKVEST

Bidder: PATRIZIA IMMOBILIEN AG

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

3 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Life Insurance

Target: ROTHESAY LIFE

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED (GIC)

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

15 Target | 22 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 5.75 B

Value

09 Oct 2020|Italy|Diversified Financials

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP HOLDINGS ITALIA SPA

Bidder: EURONEXT NV

34 Service Providers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 10 Vendor

117 Dealmakers

2 Target | 53 Bidder | 62 Vendor

£ 3.93 B

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

29 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: PENGUIN PORTALS GROUP

Bidder: RVU

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

1 Target | 40 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 508 M

Value

14 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: TESCO UNDERWRITING LIMITED

Bidder: TESCO BANK

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 104 M

Value

29 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: CAZOO

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INC

34 Service Providers

7 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

35 Target | 56 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 5.07 B

Value

12 May 2021|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON (REINSURANCE, SPECIALTY AND RETAIL BROKERAGE OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 64 Vendor

£ 2.52 B

Value

11 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: FNZ LTD

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

10 Target | 24 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 1.03 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

01 Feb 2022|Isle of Man|Life Insurance

Target: INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

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