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Jane Edwarde

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals30

Valued Deals24

Total Value£ 44.51 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.85 B

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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

09 May 2018|Romania|Cable Television

Target: LIBERTY GLOBAL (GERMAN, CZECH, HUNGARIAN & ROMANIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

18 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

53 Bidder | 55 Vendor

£ 16.10 B

Value

30 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: J SAINSBURY PLC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

2 Target | 66 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 7.30 B

Value

31 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: COSTA COFFEE LIMITED

Bidder: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 3.90 B

Value

05 Nov 2018|United Kingdom|Consumer Lending

Target: NODDLE

Bidder: CREDIT KARMA

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Dec 2018|United Kingdom|Infrastructure Funds

Target: GATWICK AIRPORT LIMITED

Bidder: VINCI AIRPORTS SAS

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 9 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

6 Target | 14 Bidder | 46 Vendor

£ 2.90 B

Value

14 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels

Target: OVO ENERGY

Bidder: MITSUBISHI CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

6 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 216 M

Value

09 May 2019|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: HAMLEYS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED (RIL)

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 68 M

Value

17 Apr 2020|United Kingdom|Commercial Vehicles and Parts

Target: NORTON MOTORCYCLES

Bidder: TVS MOTOR COMPANY

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 16 M

Value

22 May 2020|United Kingdom|Brewers

Target: CARLSBERG MARSTON'S BREWING COMPANY

Bidder: THE CARLSBERG GROUP UK

10 Service Providers

10 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

61 Bidder

£ 312 M

Value

25 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: INTERSERVE (SUPPORT SERVICES ARM)

Bidder: MITIE GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

159 Dealmakers

132 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 190 M

Value

02 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: ZUBER ISSA

23 Service Providers

2 Target | 15 Bidder | 4 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 56 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

22 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: ADARE INTERNATIONAL LTD

Bidder: HH GLOBAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: IMSERV

Bidder: BLUEWATER PRIVATE EQUITY

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Nov 2021|Netherlands|Glass

Target: ADVANCED GLASS TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: FENZI GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 57 Vendor

£ 178 M

Value

09 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: PARK LEISURE 2000 LTD

Bidder: SUN COMMUNITIES

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 182 M

Value

22 Dec 2021|Australia|IT Services: Other

Target: GBST

Bidder: ANCHORAGE CAPITAL LLP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 33 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 May 2022|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: CITY ROAD ISLAND EC1

Bidder: DERWENT LONDON

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 239 M

Value

17 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: EMIS GROUP PLC

Bidder: OPTUM INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

17 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.24 B

Value

01 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Clothing and Accessories

Target: JOULES

Bidder: NEXT PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

4 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 34 M

Value

25 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Life Insurance

Target: AIG LIFE LIMITED

Bidder: AVIVA PLC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 460 M

Value

12 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: THE RESTAURANT GROUP PLC

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

41 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 701 M

Value

03 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: NEWS UK/DMG MEDIA JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: DAILY MAIL AND GENERAL TRUST PLC

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

25 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Water

Target: SUTTON AND EAST SURREY WATER PLC

Bidder: PENNON GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

2 Target | 39 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 380 M

Value

20 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: JOHNSON MATTHEY (MEDICAL DEVICE COMPONENTS BUSINESS)

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 550 M

Value

19 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: CLOSE BROTHERS ASSET MANAGEMENT

Bidder: OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

11 Target | 15 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 200 M

Value

03 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: BAKER STREET W1

Bidder: DERWENT LONDON

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 44 M

Value

20 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: ST. MODWEN HOMES

Bidder: MILLER HOMES LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 215 M

Value

11 Dec 2024|Germany|Recreational Services

Target: THERME ERDING

Bidder: THERME GROUP

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 May 2025|Poland|Electrical Components

Target: JOHNSON MATTHEY BATTERY SYSTEMS

Bidder: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC

10 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

45 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 1.80 B

Value