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Jim Ford

Partner at A&O Shearman

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals36

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 19.72 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.31 B

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20 Mar 2015|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: TSB BANKING GROUP PLC

Bidder: BANCO SABADELL SA

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

7 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.70 B

Value

04 Apr 2016|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: WM/REUTERS FOREIGN EXCHANGE BENCHMARKS

Bidder: THOMSON REUTERS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

30 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2016|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC (TRACKING AND TRACING)

Bidder: IMPALA PRIVATE EQUITY

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

7 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: SINGLE STRATEGY

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 600 M

Value

23 Jan 2015|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: POLAMCO LTD

Bidder: TE CONNECTIVITY LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

16 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Apr 2015|United Kingdom|Oil Refining and Marketing

Target: MILFORD HAVEN OIL

Bidder: PUMA ENERGY

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

25 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Apr 2015|United Kingdom|Recreational Services

Target: VIRGIN ACTIVE LTD

Bidder: BRAIT SE

1 Service Providers

1 Target

17 Dealmakers

17 Target

n/a

Value

26 Nov 2015|Ireland|E-commerce

Target: WOWCHER

Bidder: EXPONENT PRIVATE EQUITY

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

13 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Sep 2017|United Kingdom|Leasing

Target: MARSHALL LEASING

Bidder: BANK OF IRELAND

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: HORLICKS LTD

Bidder: COTT CORPORATION

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

25 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jan 2015|Switzerland|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: TE CONNECTIVITY LTD (BROADBAND BUSINESS)

Bidder: COMMSCOPE HOLDING CO INC

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

29 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Sep 2018|Lithuania|Banks

Target: LUMINOR BANK AB

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 890 M

Value

02 May 2017|United States|Household Equipment and Products

Target: THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY (OPERATIONS IN EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA)

Bidder: EXPONENT PRIVATE EQUITY

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

1 Target | 96 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Jul 2017|Austria|Consumer Electronics

Target: VON ERL GMBH

Bidder: FONTEM VENTURES

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

20 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 May 2015|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: CSRA INC

Bidder: SRA INTERNATIONAL INC

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

45 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Dec 2018|Spain|Education Services

Target: LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (OPERATIONS IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL)

Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 692 M

Value

19 Jul 2019|Australia|Brewers

Target: CARLTON & UNITED BREWERIES

Bidder: ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 9.05 B

Value

20 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: QUILTER PLC

Bidder: OLD MUTUAL (SHAREHOLDERS)

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

126 Dealmakers

110 Target | 4 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 2.77 B

Value

29 May 2020|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: WILLIAMS GRAND PRIX ENGINEERING LIMITED

Bidder: DORILTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 136 M

Value

22 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Storage Terminals

Target: INTER PIPELINE (EUROPEAN STORAGE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CLH GROUP

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

70 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 420 M

Value

09 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: ADDO FOOD GROUP

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

5 Target | 45 Bidder | 22 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 May 2021|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: CORTEX METERING SOLUTIONS

Bidder: ENERGY ASSETS GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 25 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CRESTOR

Bidder: GRUNENTHAL

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 262 M

Value

21 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: EXSCIENTIA / GT APEIRON THERAPEUTICS JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: EXSCIENTIA

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

5 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Sep 2021|Netherlands|Specialty Contracting

Target: DYNNIQ MOBILITY

Bidder: SWARCO

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: EDGEPETROL

Bidder: DOVER CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Engineering Consulting

Target: WILLIAMS ADVANCED ENGINEERING LIMITED

Bidder: FORTESCUE METALS GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

9 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 164 M

Value

08 Mar 2022|United States|Fruit and Grain Processing

Target: INTERNATIONAL FRUIT GENETICS

Bidder: SPECIAL NEW FRUIT LICENSING

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

2 Target | 73 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.34 B

Value

28 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: INSPIRED THINKING GROUP

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

2 Target | 35 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Apr 2022|Russian Federation|Banks

Target: ROSBANK

Bidder: INTERROS CAPITAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: NUVIAS GROUP (CYBER SECURITY AND SECURE NETWORKING)

Bidder: INFINIGATE

9 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

32 Bidder | 34 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Oct 2023|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: WGSN

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

21 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 13 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 700 M

Value

10 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: REVENTUS POWER

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

27 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: QUINTAIN ESTATES AND DEVELOPMENT PLC

Bidder: ARES MANAGEMENT

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 755 M

Value

01 May 2025|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: EASYHOTEL

Bidder: TRISTAN CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

14 Target | 10 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 206 M

Value

30 May 2025|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: RANGERS FOOTBALL CLUB

Bidder: 49ERS ENTERPRISES

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

27 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 20 M

Value