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Jan Putnis

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 102.41 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.69 B

Market Context

Awards

2019 Top Financing Lawyers in EMEA

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18 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS (UK) PLC

Bidder: CYBG PLC

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

24 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 1.68 B

Value

27 Sep 2018|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: MASTHAVEN BANK LIMITED

Bidder: VARDE PARTNERS INC

9 Service Providers

7 Target | 2 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

10 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

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

14 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: CHARTER COURT FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP PLC

Bidder: ONESAVINGS BANK PLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

52 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.75 B

Value

28 May 2019|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES INC

Bidder: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

81 Dealmakers

44 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 20.25 B

Value

11 Sep 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

Bidder: HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING LTD (HKEX)

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

22 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 31.60 B

Value

27 May 2020|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: ASCENTRIC

Bidder: M&G PLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: POLLEN STREET SECURED LENDING PLC

Bidder: HONEYCOMB INVESTMENT TRUST

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 1.50 B

Value

17 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: KI INSURANCE

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 386 M

Value

15 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: REVOLUT LIMITED

Bidder: SOFTBANK VISION FUND 2

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

4 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 577 M

Value

08 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: CURRENCIES DIRECT

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

15 Target | 22 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 140 M

Value

04 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: BGL INSURANCE

Bidder: MARKERSTUDY GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 May 2022|United Kingdom|Property Services

Target: HOMESERVE PLC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

34 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 4.10 B

Value

15 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: POLLEN STREET CAPITAL LIMITED

Bidder: HONEYCOMB INVESTMENT TRUST

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

5 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 285 M

Value

14 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: GOJI

Bidder: EUROCLEAR PLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

3 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: SILICON VALLEY BANK UK

Bidder: HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Sep 2023|France|Health Care Services

Target: ATLANTA GROUP

Bidder: MARKERSTUDY GROUP

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

100 Dealmakers

2 Target | 90 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: TESCO BANK (RETAIL BANKING BUSINESS)

Bidder: BARCLAYS PLC

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 600 M

Value

07 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS (UK) PLC

Bidder: NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

33 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 2.90 B

Value

08 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: MATTIOLI WOODS PLC

Bidder: POLLEN STREET CAPITAL LIMITED

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

18 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 432 M

Value

15 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: PORTAKABIN

Bidder: ANTIN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS SAS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

95 Dealmakers

10 Target | 35 Bidder | 50 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Consumer Lending

Target: ARGOS (CARDS PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: NEWDAY CARDS LTD

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 720 M

Value

17 Oct 2024|Singapore|FinTech

Target: MARKETNODE

Bidder: EUROCLEAR PLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: THE OPENWORK PARTNERSHIP

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Apr 2025|United States|Consumer Lending

Target: GLOBAL PAYMENTS (ISSUER SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 10.19 B

Value

17 Apr 2025|United States|Transaction Processing

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC

27 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 18 Vendor

117 Dealmakers

8 Target | 42 Bidder | 67 Vendor

£ 18.30 B

Value

03 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Life Insurance

Target: PENSION INSURANCE CORPORATION GROUP

Bidder: ATHORA HOLDING LTD

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

6 Target | 16 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 5.70 B

Value