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Cover Image Kate Shirlaw
Kate ShirlawSlaughter & May

Kate Shirlaw

Associate at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals6
Valued Deals3
Total Value£ 18.39 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 6.13 B

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17 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials
Gkn
Melrose Industries

Target: GKN PLC

Bidder: MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 11 Bidder

107 Dealmakers

49 Target | 58 Bidder

£ 8.09 B

Value

09 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Auto Parts
Gkn (driveline Division)
Dana Incorporated

Target: GKN PLC (DRIVELINE DIVISION)

Bidder: DANA INCORPORATED

21 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 8 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 64 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers
Asda Group
J Sainsbury

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

29 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels
Bourne Leisure
Blackstone Group

Target: BOURNE LEISURE

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

47 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 3.00 B

Value

15 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting
IMSERV
Bluewater Private Equity

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

22 Dec 2021|Australia|IT Services: Other
GBST
Anchorage Capital

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

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